Posts Tagged ‘Turkey’

TURK FM WANTS SERBIA TO APOLOGIZE

Friday, March 19, 2010 14:35

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Serbia must apologize for the crime committed against Muslims in Srebrenica. He said that his country will begin a new initiative for further improving relations between Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.

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TURKEY THREATENS TO EXPEL THOUSANDS OF ARMENIANS

Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:58

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened the future of thousands of Armenian illegal immigrants currently living in Turkey. Following votes in the U.S. and Sweden branding the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in World War One as genocide, Erdogan has lashed out at the country's 100,000 illegal Armenian immigrants.

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TURKEY, SWEDEN IN ARMENIA GENOCIDE ROW

Friday, March 12, 2010 9:06

Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I. The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation".

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TURKS AND ARMENIANS: THE COST OF RECONSTRUCTION

Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:43

It takes many hands to reconcile two peoples so divided by historyFOR centuries, a stone bridge spanning the emerald green waters of the Akhurian River connected the southern Caucasus to the Anatolian plains: a strategic pivot on the Silk Road, running through the ancient Armenian kingdom of Ani. Today ...

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STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS EASTERN TURKEY

Monday, March 8, 2010 11:23

An earthquake with a magnitude of around six has struck eastern Turkey, shaking the ground for about a minute. 51 people are dead and more than 71 injured, according to reports.

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TURKISH ANGER AT U.S. ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VOTE

Friday, March 5, 2010 10:11

Turkey has reacted angrily to a U.S. congressional panel's resolution describing as genocide the killings of Armenians in World War I. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country had been accused of a crime it did not commit, adding the resolution would harm Turkish-US relations.

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PAST IMPERFECT, PRESENT TENSE

Friday, March 5, 2010 8:36

Congress reconsiders America’s official position on the Armenian genocideTWO questions faced an American congressional panel on Thursday March 5th as it considered the mass killings of Armenians during and after the first world war by forces of the Ottoman Empire. First, was it genocide? The historical debate is as hot, ...

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U.S. BUSINESS LEADERS AGAINST “GENOCIDE BILL”

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:50

U.S. business leaders are urging the House of Representatives to reject a resolution that would label as genocide WW1 killings of Armenians by Turkish forces. In a letter, chief executives from the U.S. aerospace and defense industry warned passage of the measure by the House Foreign Affairs Committee could ...

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THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday, February 28, 2010 4:52

An election in deeply divided Iraq• IRAQIS finally go to the polls on Sunday March 7th to vote in their long-delayed national elections. But with many candidates barred from standing because of former ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath party, sectarian rivalries have once more come to the fore. It is ...

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TURKISH ARRESTS SPARK PLEA FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY

Saturday, February 27, 2010 14:25

As Turkey reels from the fallout of an alleged plot to unseat the government, politicians and military men have dominated the headlines. But what do ordinary Turks think about the showdown between the country’s Islamist-rooted government and secular armed forces?

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TURKISH MILITARY HOLD EMERGENCY TALKS

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:56

Turkey’s military leadership held emergency talks on Tuesday, following a rash of arrests on Monday. Retired commanders in the air force and navy, and the former deputy chief of the armed forces are among 49 people being detained and questioned.

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JEREMIć MEETS WITH TURKISH COUNTERPART

Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:19

Turkey and Serbia are ready to work together on the establishing of stability and peace in the Balkans, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglou says. His statement came after a meeting in Ankara on Saturday with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremić.

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AHMADINEJAD WARNS WORLD AGAINST FURTHER SANCTIONS

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:35

Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Iranian officials in what was billed as an attempt to resolve the ongoing crisis over Iran's nuclear program. But Iranian officials from President Ahmadinejad to Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki appear to be saying different things.

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EP RAPPORTEUR ON “MISLEADING STATEMENTS”

Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:35

EP rapporteur for Serbia Jelko Kacin cautioned on Wednesday against "misleading statements", his office said. He referred to discussing the date of entry into the EU of the Western Balkans countries, before voting took place on the three resolutions on the progress of Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey.

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AGREEMENT FOR BOSNIAN AMBASSADOR

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 13:57

Serbia has given its agreement for making Boriš Arnaut the new Bosnian ambassador to Serbia. This statement was given at a meeting of the foreign ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey held in Ankara on Tuesday.

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TRILATERAL MEETING ON BALKANS AND BOSNIA

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:24

Foreign ministers of Turkey, Serbia and Bosnia will meet in Ankara today to discuss the latest developments in the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Today's meeting of Ahmet Davutoglu, Vuk Jeremić and Sven Alkalaj will be the fifth since October 2009, when the initiative was launched.

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GIRL BURIED ALIVE IN HONOR KILLING IN TURKEY

Friday, February 5, 2010 8:46

A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeastern Turkey in a gruesome honor killing, daily Huriyyet says. The killing was carried out because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

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TURKEY STILL SUPPORTS KOSOVO, SAYS PRESIDENT

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:24

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that Turkey will continue to support Kosovo. At a joint press conference in Ankara with Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu, Gul said that “relations between Kosovo and Serbia” should be based on dialogue and understanding.

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