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Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies.

The Turkish leader's support of Sudan's Omar al-Bashir while condemning Gaza 'war crimes' play to fears on the Israeli right Despite glaring evidence to the contrary, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan , believes "it is not possible for those who belong to the Muslim faith to carry out genocide". Accordingly, he refuses to accept that ...

By the time you read this, God willing, I'll be home safe and sound from a 10-day interfaith visit to Turkey.

Col. Dursun Cicek, whose signature appears on a military plot aimed at destroying the country's ruling party and a faith-based civil society group, testified to civilian prosecutors on Wednesday, 19 days after he was summoned for testimony on a probe launched into the notorious plot.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to bolster the Islamic Republic's regional standing at an economic summit for Muslim leaders in Turkey on Monday, by declaring that a "new era is starting" after the "definite defeat" of capitalism.

Analysts say that Iran has had a legitimacy deficit since a disputed presidential election and weeks of violent street battles in June, and is now trying recover lost diplomatic ground.

"They've had a real crisis, of both confidence and appearance in regional fora," says Anoush Ehteshami, a professor of international relations at the University of Durham in England. "And I think Turkey provides a very neat way forward for them, given that in many Arab circles, Ahmadinejad is not very welcome."

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:41 +0400 GERMAN RELUCTANCE TOWARDS TURKEY JOINING THE EU Spero News http://www.speroforum.com/a/22271/German-reluctance-towards-Turkey-joining-the-EU Nov 9 2009 Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy have both voiced opposition to full admission of Turkey into the EU, the only majority Muslim country seeking to do so.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:26:32 +0400 FOR ERDOGAN THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN IS BETTER THAN ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 09.11.2009 20:41 GMT+04:00 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he prefers communicate with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir, and not with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netaniyahu.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:19:13 +0400 US ARMENIANS LAUNCH NEW 'GENOCIDE RECOGNITION' CAMPAIGN Hurriyet Daily News Nov 9 2009 Turkey A group of radical American-Armenians launched a new campaign Monday that aims to obtain formal U.S. recognition of what they call the "Armenian genocide." The Armenian National Committee of America, or ANCA, said in ...

Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:44:25 +0400 UK'S MILIBAND HAILS 'MOMENT OF TRUTH' Hurriyet Daily News Nov 5 2009 Turkey British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Turkey must take 'brave' steps toward the EU, regardless of what's happening to its East-West orientation, which has been a subject of heated international debate in recent days.

From : Sebouh Z Tashjian Date : Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:07:51 +0400 TURKEY'S PRIME MINISTER MET WITH IRAN'S PRESIDENT IN ISTANBUL PanARMENIAN.Net 09.11.2009 14:16 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Turkey on Sunday to attend a conference of the Permanent Committee of Social and Economic Cooperation Turkey's ...

Turkey runs hot and cold By Andrew Novo Autumn has proved a busy season for Turkey as the nation of more than 76 million continues to establish itself as a regional hegemon while pursuing a policy of "no problems with neighbors". While the process of reconciling with neighbors - a tenuous agreement with Armenia, de-mining the border with Syria, a ...

Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is considered by many as the architect of Turkey's neo-foreign policy.

A dispute between Turkey and the European Union over SudanA's indicted president highlights the risks Turkey will face when it hosts an Islamic summit with some new friends who are not to the taste of its Western allies.

When it comes to Israel the buck stops in Washington, having enabled and continued to support its worst excesses, writes Jeff Gates * Israel's "legitimacy" will not last.

Bashar Assad, left, the Syrian president receives the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Aleppo in July.

The Turkish premier announced on Friday that Turkey attracted investments around 6 billion USD in the first eight months of 2009.

"Erdogan has something to discuss with U.S leadership: political expert Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.

As the West seeks to pressure Iran for concessions on its nuclear program, Turkey, a Muslim nation with Western ties, is playing to both sides of the dispute amid new questions about its loyalties.

Date : Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:39:55 +0400 THE RISE AND RISE OF TURKEY Middle East Online http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/opinion/?id=35441 Nov 2 2009 Egypt One way and another, a resurgent Turkey is rewriting the rules of the power game in the Middle East, in a positive and non-confrontational manner.