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Turkish Daily News Diyarbakyr Bar President Sezgin Tanrykulu argued with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo an over education in Kurdish at a meeting in Ankara yesterday.

“No matter how hard they are, we believe reforms are important for Turkey's future.”

The Turkish government sent a proposal to parliament Monday aimed at softening a widely criticised law that curbs free speech. via SETimes news

EU to wait and see on Turkey EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said he was adopting a "wait-and-see" attitude toward EU hopeful Turkey in the light of recent developments, during a meeting of the European ...

Turkish security forces seized 108 kg of heroin in two operations staged in eastern province of Van, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. via People's Daily Online

“There are significant cost advantages here. We have attained noteworthy profits by establishing a factory here”

Adjara, an autonomous republic of Georgia in the southwestern corner of the country, has become popular with Turkish investors due to its increasing purchasing power, cheap input costs and strategic importance. via The Georgian Times

King Carl XVI Gustaf Wednesday received visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the start of the Turkish leader's official visit to Sweden. via Earth Times

Ankara, Turkey - A court ordered Turkey's leading comedian to pay 6,1-billion Turkish lira in compensation for mocking a state minister's public declaration of her virginity, it was reported on Thursday. via Daily News

ANKARA, Turkey : Hundreds of Kurdish demonstrators threw stones and firebombs at Turkish police and soldiers who prevented around 2,000 people from traveling to the village of imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief ... via International Herald Tribune

ASSYRIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST TURKISH PRIME MINISTER'S ARRIVAL IN STOCKHOLM Assyrian International News Agency http://www.aina.org/news/20080402171826.htm April 3 2008 Stockholm -- A group of Assyrians and ... via Groong Armenian News Network

“The capacity to service debt is an important point in terms of the credit rating”

ARCHIVE click for a new search 2001, December 10, Monday - finance THE TOPICS: Moody's sees debt rollovers, real interest rates key issue Treasury sells six-month bills in euro conversion TDN-ee, Economy ... via Turkish Daily News

“The AKP say they want democracy and the European Union, but they don't have much to show for this”

An AKP supporter waves the the party flag during a meeting on February 24 in Istanbul SEZAYI ERKEN/AFP/Getty Images Turkey is in a turmoil that has all the drama of a Hollywood epic. via Time

Turkey has again entered troubled days. When the Constitutional Court yesterday unanimously accepted the indictment seeking the closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party , economic indicators for the ... via TurkishPress.com

" Ankara blames the separatist group for the deaths of more than 32,000 people since the early 1980s when the PKK began its fight for independence or autonomy for the mainly Kurdish-populated southeast of ... via Nerve News

NATO heads of state and government are scheduled to meet in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday to Friday to discuss further enlargement of the alliance and key operations. via People's Daily Online

“Those who couldn't fight the AKP democratically prefer to fight with anti-democratic methods.”

Supreme court threatens Islamic party's government in Turkey: Turkey was thrown into crisis yesterday when the country's supreme court moved to oust the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and close down his ... via The Arabist

UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe met with Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. via SETimes news

The pathology department of a Croatian hospital gets a renovated wing. Also in news this week: Montenegro changes its internet domain and the Albanian and Turkish governments sign an agreement on co-operation. ... via SETimes news

Socialite Paris Hilton has been left with a swollen and grazed chin, after she was swarmed by paparazzi while exiting a restaurant in the Czech Republic. via KNXV

"Asimed Urges Wikipedia To Remove 'semi-protection' Over Article On Armenian Allegations Published: 3/30/2008 ERZURUM - The Turkish Association for Fight Against Unfounded Genocide Allegations launched an ... via Turkish Digest

“In a normal European democracy this kind of political issue should be debated in Parliament and decided in the ballot room, not in court”

The European Union's enlargement chief said Saturday he was very concerned about efforts to ban Turkey's Islamic-oriented ruling party and suggested the issue could have ramifications for Turkey's EU membership ... via CFRB