Global Turkey
US report urges European allies to act against PKK
26/05/2008
The United States has urged European allies to support Turkey's fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and criticized some capitals for allowing the group to maintain a large extortion, fundraising and propaganda network.
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European Parliament urges democratic consensus in Turkey
26/05/2008
With a row between the Islamist-rooted AKP government and the secular judiciary compounding Turkey's political crisis, the European Parliament (EP) has stepped in and urged both sides to refrain from controversial moves.
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New and Emerging
Turkish police, courts target al-Qaeda cells
08/04/2008
In a second major operation this year, police detained a group of al-Qaeda suspects last week. On Saturday, a Turkish court indicted 24 of them.
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Turkish commandos fight PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
25/02/2008
The Turkish military reiterated the sole goal of its ground offensive is to destroy PKK camps and that troops will return home as soon as this is achieved.
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Politics and Society
Turkey seeks an exit strategy from headscarf crisis
16/06/2008
After his election victory last year, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to become a "prime minister of all Turkey", but opponents accuse him of spearheading an Islamic agenda rather than moving on broadly supported liberal reforms. As the controversy threatens to engulf Turkish politics, some are urging a new consensus.
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EU urges judicial reform in Turkey
29/05/2008
The EU stressed judicial reforms in Turkey at a meeting Tuesday in Brussels. The case against the ruling AKP and possible chapter openings also were on the agenda.
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EU: democratic reforms key to Turkey's stability
07/05/2008
The EU is urging Turkey to speed up its reform process and build a new political dialogue based on compromise.
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Nabucco pipeline highlights Turkey's strategic importance to the EU
24/04/2008
Turkey is trying to parlay its strategic location into becoming a key energy route for the EU. Iraq's recent pledge to supply gas to the Nabucco pipeline increased the project's feasibility.
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Rice calls for respect of Turkey's secular democracy
17/04/2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urges respect for Turkey's "secular democratic principles", in light of a controversial court case to shut down the ruling party.
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Turkish government proposes amendments to law limiting freedom of speech
08/04/2008
The Turkish government sent a proposal to parliament Monday aimed at softening a widely criticised law that curbs free speech.
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Amid Turkish reforms, terrorists still defiant
31/03/2008
With the authorities becoming more open to Kurdish concerns, has the PKK's terror campaign lost its rationale?
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Turkish court decides to put ruling AKP on trial
31/03/2008
The eleven-member Constitutional Court judges voted unanimously Monday in favour of hearing a case brought by Turkey's chief prosecutor.
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Prosecutor seeks to shut down Turkey's ruling party
17/03/2008
The battle between Turkish secularists and the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flared again, with chief prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya demanding that the prime minister and 70 others be banned from politics.
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Turkey plans to pour billions into impoverished southeast
13/03/2008
Turkey is planning to invest up to $12 billion in a comprehensive five-year programme for its Kurdish-dominated southeast, in a bid to improve living standards in the region and draw young men away from militant activities.
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