Turkey

Ankara
Loaded with history, Ankara - the heart of Turkey - is a city that has been around since Bronze Age! Discover a page of its history!

The Ottoman Republic – Illusion, Panacea, Impasse or Necessity?
The Ottoman Empire was not a national empire, a Turkish Empire.

Marmaris Turkey Holidays - Discover Marmaris
Marmaris is a port city and a famous tourist destination on the Mediterranean coast, located in southwest Turkey, worth to visit if you are not too far!

Iraq's Turkmenia to Merge with Turkey: Primary Concern of All Turks and Muslims
The Turkmen of Tuz Khurmatu have been through the ages highly interconnected with Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, Azebaijan and Central Asia.

Jews and Turkmen Can Prosper Again in Tuz Khurmatu – With Turkey Annexing North Iraq
The Turkmen historicity of many lands falsely claimed as ‘Kurdish’ will be one of the obstacles to the evil plans of the Apostate Freemasonic Lodge to set up a bogus-state called Kurdistan that will be the Hell-on-Earth.

Turkey to Intervene in North Iraq Now, Terminate Evil Plans for a Fake State Kurdistan
The correct timing for a Turkish intervention is now as the exploded economic crisis is totally uncontainable either by America or the world’s top economies.

Turkish Courtroom Chaos Delays Trial of Alleged Coup Plotters
Chamber swamped by nationalist backers as 86 accused of planning spate of bombings

Turkish Terror Trial Delayed Amid Chaotic Scenes
The opening of a long-awaited trial billed as an attempt to expose Turkey's so-called "deep state" was delayed amid chaotic scenes today after the court was overwhelmed by nationalist demonstrators and journalists

Turkey – Georgia – Azerbaijan Confederation or Caucasus Contained
The only way to effectively defend Georgia, and preserve its interconnection with Azerbaijan is an immediate merge of the three states, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, into a Confederation under one Constitution.

Turkish Minister Apologises After 'tortured' Activist Dies in Prison
Prison officers suspended as case casts question mark over supposed 'zero tolerance' policy towards torture

First Woman on Banknote 'snub' to Secular Turkey
Turkey's central bank criticized by secularists for printing obscure Ottoman writer on new notes

Turkish Air Force Chief Attacked for Directing Anti-insurgency Operation From Golf Course
Senior commander claims trip was cleared in advance and accuses critics of seeking to undermine the military

Turkish Court Acquits British Artist Over Portraying Pm As Us Poodle
Michael Dickinson cleared of 'insulting the prime minister's dignity' in triumph for freedom of speech

China, Turkey, Islam, and the Rise of the Asiatic Landmass as Center of the World (Part I)
China must set up a political and military alliance with Turkey, and subsequently get more involved in the Middle East and help Turkey rise as a new Secular "Ottoman Empire" – strong nucleus of an Islamic World in full mutation.

Property in Turkey - Is It the New Property Hotspot?
Why is the property market in Turkey touted to become one of the top buys in the real estate world and what should be considered.

Hospital in Turkey Under Investigation As 13 Babies Die
Deaths re-ignite concerns about country's standards of postnatal care

Turkey, the Islamic World, China and the Prevalence of the Asiatic Landmass
Turkey and China must set a plan of Asiatic Islamo-Chinese political, cultural, and economic cooperation which will be extended at the level of concerted military action and alliance.

Turkey Scared to Admit Armenian Genocide, Says Historian
Remarks cast shadow over efforts to forge new Turkish-Armenian rapprochement

The Asiatic Landmass and the Geo-strategic Alliance Between China and Turkey
With the parallel past experience, the same historical enemies, and similar great potentialities in the future, China and Turkey must closely examine how concerted action, multifaceted cooperation and strategic alliance will guarantee for both great perspectives in the rising multi-polar world.

The Art of Belly Dancing in Turkey
All about Belly Dancing In Turkey.

Missing Link: Creationist Campaigner Has Richard Dawkins' Official Website Banned in Turkey
Internet users unable to access homepage after Turkish author calls contents defamatory and blasphemous

A Guide to the Best Hamams in Istanbul
Visiting a hamam, or Turkish bath, while backpacking in the Turkish city of Istanbul is something of a rite of passage. Hamams enjoyed their heyday in the 18th century, but fortunately for travelers, the most prolific baths are still operational today.

Yellow Pages Turkey - Turkey Telephone Number & Classifieds
Yellow Pages Turkey is the Turkey’s best search engine with all the information regarding Turkey business phone numbers, listings & classified information.

Turkish Military Will Defend Secular State, Government Warned
General also vows to defeat critics who falsely linked army to alleged anti-government coup attempt

Turkish Court Lifts Youtube Ban After Online Censorship Protest
Ban triggered by the posting of videos deemed insulting to the founder of the modern Turkish state

Abkhazia, Ossetia, Georgia, Russia, Europe, USA, Turkey, and the Yet Untold Truth
A Confederation that would bring together within one state Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, would automatically extend NATO’s eastern borders up to the Caspian Sea shore,

Turkey Pulls Out of Deal to Buy Iranian Gas Under Pressure From Us
Iranian president's two-day lobbying visit ends in disappointment as Istanbul rejects 1.87bn deal

Religion: Turkish Pm Appeases Critics By Disowning Anti-porn Bill
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's move appears designed to allay lingering fears of an Islamist state

Turkey Plays Down Ahmadinejad Snub to State's Founding Father
Iranian leader's reluctance to visit Ataturk mausoleum is glossed over, despite courtesy protocol

Turkey Appoints Anti-islamist Army Chief
Uncompromising message of support for country's secular system sent out by supreme military council

Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
In fact, the Turkish Constitutional Court ruled in its majority for Erdogan’s Islamic terrorist party's closure. Six (6) out of 11 (eleven) members cast their votes in full accordance with the rightful purposes of Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya.

FAQ: Turkish Court Rules Against Banning Ak Party
Turkey's highest court has rejected an attempt to close the governing AK Party on charges of trying to introduce Islamic rule. Robert Tait explains the issues

Turkey's Governing Party Avoids Being Shut Down for Anti-secularism
Political crisis staved off after governing party escapes being wound up for allegedly plotting an Islamic state

A Victory for Democracy
Simon Tisdall: The decision not to ban the ruling AKP in Turkey represents a score-draw between the secular and religious forces

Turkey and the Impartial Demand of Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
In Secular Turkey there is no, and there cannot be any, socio-political space for religion; this is what the Constitution stipulates and the outright majority of the Turks fervently support.

Turkey to Rightfully Prohibit Erdogan’s Islamic Terrorism Party
An eventual fall of the Turkish Secular Democratic establishment will open the Gates of Hell for the Entire Mankind, triggering events of cataclysmic dimensions in the Middle East that will affect the entire world.

Turkey: Pkk Denies Istanbul Blasts
Kurdish group blames the secularist organisation for the double bombing that killed 17 people

Istanbul Rocked By Bomb Attacks
Turkey's political landscape was plunged further into turmoil last night when two bomb blasts rocked a packed pedestrian square in Istanbul, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 150, in what officials called a "terrorist" attack

Tension Between Secular State and Religious Faith
Analysis: Islam may have been removed from the offices of state, but it has remained the majority culture, writes Robert Tait

15 Killed and Scores Injured As Bomb Blasts Hit Istanbul Square
Kurd separatists suspected of 'terrorist' attack in packed pedestrian square in Istanbul

Turkey: Tension Between Secular State and Religious Faith
Bomb attacks kill hundreds and bring carnage to Turkish cities, resorts and military targets for generation

'Terror' Attack: Bomb Blasts in Istanbul Kill 15 and Injure 150
'Heinous attack' in busy shopping street blamed on Kurdistan Workers party

Turkey: At Least 15 Killed in Two Explosions in Istanbul
Two consecutive explosions in an Istanbul suburb have killed at least 15 people and injured 137

Explainer: Islam in Turkey
AKP's lifting of the universities' headscarf ban - since annulled - triggered the attempt to close the party

Islam: Secularists Raise Tension As Turkish Court Prepares Landmark Judgment on Ruling Akp
Islamist party seeks a system of sharia law that would destroy country's secular structure, prosecutor says

Unity Plea to Avert Crisis in Turkey
Constitutional court to rule whether Prime Minister's party guilty of imposing strict Islamist regime

Forced Gentrification Plan Spells End for Old Roma District in Istanbul
550-year-old community and Unesco battle city's blueprint for urban renewal

Secularists Charged As Battle for Turkey's Future Intensifies
Indictment for 86 alleged conspirators while constituational court awaits verdict on case to close government party

86 Charged Over 'coup Plot' in Turkey
86 hardline secularists indicted on terrorism charges for allegedly plotting a violent coup against the Islamic-leaning government

US Steps Up Security in Turkey After Istanbul Embassy Attack Kills Six
Turkey on high alert after deadly attack on the US consulate in Istanbul

Turkish Coup Plot Awakens Fear of Violent Nationalism
Evidence of conspiracy to overthrow pro-Western Islamist government lays bare resentment of country's secular elite

Sharia Law Row: Turkey's Ruling Party Fights for Survival Amid Coup Threat
Constitutional court told secular establishment planned to overthrow twice-elected government

Turkish Party Fights for Survival After Foiled Coup Attempt
Turkey's governing party mounted a desperate legal fight for its survival today as documents allegedly showed it had been the target of a foiled coup attempt planned to begin next week

Chicanery in Turkey
Martin Woollacott: The AKP is crying foul over the attempt to rule it unconstitutional, but it too has been playing fast and loose with democracy

Secularism: New Arrests As Turkish Court Hears Attempt to Ban Ruling Party
Police arrest 24 people suspected of acting in a secular-nationalist cabal to overthrow the government

Adrenaline-fuelled Turks Sense Greatness in Their Grasp
The class of 2008 may yet do justice to the nation's passion for football, writes Richard Williams

Dissent in Turkey: Bulent Ersoy the latest target
Bulent Ersoy, one of Turkey's best known singers, made a remark on a television show that has resulted in an indictment. In reference to the ongoing Turkish military fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Ersoy simply stated that if she had a son, she "would not let him fight in other people's wars."

Publisher Convicted of Insulting Turkey
Judge sentences publisher, Ragip Zarakolu, to five months in prison under Turkey's notorious Article 301

Turkish Publisher Convicted Over Armenian Genocide Claims
Publisher of a book by a British author acknowledging the 1915 Armenian genocide sentenced to five months

Turkish Student Faces Jail Over Anti-atatürk Tv Remarks
Prosecutors launch inquiry after student says she does not like the much-revered leader

Not the First Ban, Not the Last
Explainer: Turkey has a long history of shutting down political parties. Twenty-four parties have been closed since 1962, when rules were tightened up following a military coup

Turkish Pm Fights for Survival With Plea for Islamists and Secular Judges to Avoid Clash
Erdogan looks to end feud that threatens to split the country, close his party and oust him from office

Families Seek Redress for Turkish Incursions
British lawyers seek compensation for deaths and damage inflicted in northern Iraq upon Kurds

Fears for Turkish Ruling Party As Court Overturns Headscarf Law
Decision a blow for ruling justice and development party, who could possibly be outlawed in a separate case

Turkish Court Upholds University Headscarf Ban
Turkey's highest court deals a heavy blow to the Islamist-leaning government and its chances of survival

Turkish Star Faces Jail for Criticising Army
Singer accused of trying to weaken public support for armed forces may face up to three years in jail

Secular Turks Attack Religious Council's Code for Women
Article on sexual behavior equates flirting with adultery and condemns women for wearing perfume

Turkey: A Time for Truth
Why an effort to eliminate the Anti-Turkish enemies of the secular, democratic and progressive state of Kemal Ataturk can lead to an Un-Turkish Turkey?

Reluctant Turks Prepare for Smoking Ban
Prohibition prompted by public health concerns and desire to bring Turkish law in line with Europe

New Alcohol Law Prompts Fears for Turkish Bar Trade
Critics say sale of drinks by the glass could end in bars and restaurants

Turkey – the Bosporus Conundrum
Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya’s motion is right and well-documented; however, what will truly justify and reconfirm its validity is a new vision for Turkey.

Buying Investment Property in Turkey
Since the 2001 currency crash Turkey has seen many changes with inflation now under control, the economy on a firmer footing and signs that the big multi-nationals, who suffered in the aftermath of the 2001 crash, are actually making their way back into the country. Foreign investment is up, the GDP figure is rising and we are now starting to see property investors dip a toe into the water.

Mulatu Teshome Interview in Turkish Daily Zaman – the Neo-Nazi Dogma of Fake ‘Ethiopia’
I call you all to immediately protest writing mails and forwarding the present article to Pinar Vurucu, editor of Zaman.

Crossing the Dead Zone for Coffee - a Historic Moment for Divided Island
Greek and Turkish friends reunite as barricades go from Nicosia's Ledra Street

Supreme Court Threatens Islamic Party's Government in Turkey
11-judge court to hear case calling for the closure of the ruling Justice and Development party for trying to impose Islamic law

Turkish Court to Consider Call to Ban Ruling Party
Turkey's constitutional court considers ban on ruling party for allegedly trying to turn country into Islamic state

Turkey Strives for 21st Century Form of Islam
Turkey attempts to rewrite basis for Islamic sharia law while reinterpreting Qur'an for modern age

Turkey Withdraws Troops From Northern Iraq, Military Says
Ankara says it has pulled military out of Kurdish Iraq after achieving its objectives in conflict with PKK separatists, not due to international pressure

Turkey to Pull Out of Iraq in Days As Us Calls for Swift End to Conflict
Military operations against Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq will last another three or four days

Turkey Refuses Timetable on Iraq Incursion
Turkey resists US pressure for quick end to fighting with Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq

Turkey Strives for 21st Century Form of Islam
Turkey attempts to rewrite basis for Islamic sharia law while reinterpreting Qur'an for modern age

Iraq Demands Turkey Withdraw From Border Conflict With Kurds
Government calls for dialog to end Turkish conflict with Kurd separatists and denounces incursion and 'military interference'

Turkish Onslaught Paves Way for Major Assault on Iraq Kurds
News agencies report troops moving towards remote border area after fierce fighting

Turkish Barrage Paves Way for Major Assault on Iraqi Kurds
News agencies report troops moving towards remote border area after fierce fighting

Turkish Forces Stage Raid Into Iraq
Ankara says it gave US warning of incursion as thousands of Turkish troops pursue Kurdish rebels

Q&A: Turkey and the Kurds
Mark Tran and Louise Radnofsky look at the crisis in northern Iraq, where Turkey is targeting Kurdish fighters blamed for an upsurge in violent attacks

Turkey Jails Academic for Insulting Ataturk
A political science professor who criticized the legacy of Turkey's revered leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was today given a 15-month suspended prison sentence.

False Historical Dogmas to Destroy Peace in Europe
The various Turkic tribes that arrived from the East were most welcome in most of the provinces of Anatolia, the backbone of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Five Dead After Turkish Raid on Suspected Al-qaida Cells
Police officer and four militants killed during operation in south-eastern city of Gaziantrep

Turkish Police Raid Suspected Al-qaida Cells
At least two killed including a police officer during operation in south-eastern city of Gaziantrep

Turkey, Ataturk, Islam, the West, and the East
No less than 70 years after his death, Ataturk remains a most useful theoretical approach to our societies, an analytical tool for our ideas in mutation.

Bishop Locked Out of Churches Over Turkish Priest
The head of the Anglican church in Europe, Dr Geoffrey Rowell, was locked out of six churches in Turkey by their congregations after his controversial decision to ordain a local convert to the priesthood

Turkey, and the Fictitious Europe of the Irreverent German Minister Markus Söder
European politicians must realize that modern Turkey – as depository of the Ottoman Cultural Heritage – is the heir of a leading European contributor to the phenomenon of Renaissance.

Markus Soeder, Turkey, and the Search for European Identity
For the Bavarian minister, a visit to Ephesus – in Turkey – would trigger the awakening of his European conscience, and the end of his unacceptable intellectual lethargy.

Turkey as Birthplace of the European Identity, and Mr. Markus Soeder's Historical Ignorance
As late as the Early Middle Ages, the present Turkish territory was culturally 'Europe' and the present Scandinavian, Central European, British, Iberian and Russian territory was culturally 'Asia'.

Markus Söder, Germany, Turkey, Europe, and the Apostate Free Masonic, Anglo-French Elite
As heir of the Ottoman and the Eastern Roman Empires, and as premier advocate of the Enlightenment among Muslims in Europe, Turkey is more European than many other countries currently member states of the European Union.

Russia, Turkey, America, and the Apostate Freemasonic Anglo-French Elite
American Democrats and Republicans should foster a triple American – Russian – Turkish alliance to ensure peace in the world, democracy and secular society in the Middle East, low Oil prices for the entire world, and nation-building process for numerous oppressed African nations.

Five Killed in Turkish Bomb Attack
At least 68 people injured, including 30 soldiers, as explosion hits military vehicle in southeast city of Diyarbakir

Turkey and France – the future of a centuries old conflict
Corsicans, Bretons, Basks, Catalans and Occitans must be incited to rebellion, attacks of all sorts against the criminal, French Freemasonic establishment, and secession.

The Dangers for Turkey in Iraq
Turkish army must invade Dahuk, Mosul, Arbil, Suleymaniyeh and Kirkuk. A multicultural Mesopotamia should then be launched, with Aramaic, Turkmen, and three ‘Kurdish’ dialects officially accepted. The Oil of Kirkuk belongs to Turkey.

Turkey vs. France: a Clash – Part of the Freemasonic Plan for Europe
If France is involved in Kurdistan, Turkey must fuel mayhem in Corsica to lead Corsicans to Final Secession from France and Independence.

Turkey’s Global Strategy against the Freemasonic Anglo-French elites: the Afro-Asiatic Alliance
Turkey is better placed than India, Russia or China to conceptualize an Anti-Colonial, ‘Oriental’ Vision of colonial-free, Liberated and Democratic Africa.

Turkey and ‘Kurdistan’: How to Outfox the Anglo-French Freemasonic Plot
Turkey’s Global Strategy against the Freemasonic Anglo-French elites

Turkey, Kurds, Anglo-French Freemasonry, Islam, and Orientalism
Turks should realize, the sooner the better, that Turkey is in War with France and England, and that this war will never end, as it is a continuation of an Anti-Ottoman effort waged long before Napoleon sailed to Egypt.

Turkey, Kurds, France and Freemasonic Messianism
When Napoleon arrived in Egypt, the Ottoman establishment could not imagine that the target was the very existence of the Humanity.

US Pleads for Calm After Turkish Troops Pursuing Pkk Enter Iraq
Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas yesterday, as the US warned against any action that could further destabilize the region

Reconciliation, Sealed With a Bombing Run
Weekend air raids aimed at Kurdish PKK separatists were the biggest Turkish incursion since the US seized Baghdad in 2003. But their significance is more political than military

Desert Turkey
In the latest installment of his embed diary, David Smith finds Thanksgiving Day in Baghdad comes complete with pumpkin pie and bomb attacks

More Than 50 Drown As Migrant Boat Sinks in Aegean
Greek and Turkish coastguards were tonight searching the Aegean sea for the survivors from a boat carrying up to 100 illegal migrants

Deterioration of the Turkish – Israeli relationship
A few days after the terrible Isparta airplane crash in SW Turkey, Turkey eliminated Israel from the Göktürk satellite project.

The Isparta Crime: Undeclared War against Turkey
When Turkey will advance in the nuclear path, the Freemasonic elites of US, UK, and France will shamefully and scandalously demonize Turkey as possible threat against the Mankind.

Trial of Publisher Revives Row Over Turkish 'insult' Law
British author fears attack over Armenian book · Ankara accepts need for change, says Labour MEP

Desert Turkey
In the latest installment of his embed diary, David Smith finds Thanksgiving Day in Baghdad comes complete with pumpkin pie and bomb attacks

Desert Turkey
In the latest installment of his embed diary, David Smith finds Thanksgiving Day in Baghdad comes complete with pumpkin pie and bomb attacks

UN Security Council Reform: Veto Right for Turkey and the Muslim World
If we consider the Islamic terrorism as a most preoccupying subject, then an international recognition of Turkey will clearly demonstrate to the worst enemies of Democracy that the future does not belong to their erroneous version of Islam.

Repression Blocking Talks on Eu Bid, Turkey Told
The EU yesterday told Turkey to move promptly to ditch laws criminalizing the free expression of views deemed to insult Turkishness and warned that Ankara's talks on joining the EU were being jeopardized by the prosecution of writers and journalists.

Turkish Troops Freed to Head Off Attack on Iraqi Kurdistan
Eight Turkish soldiers captured last month by Kurdish rebels were freed yesterday in an attempt to divert Ankara from attacking northern Iraq.

Turkey Defends Cross-border Raids on Kurdish Guerrillas
Turkey may ban flights to northern Iraq and introduce sanctions as Ankara talks tough over pro-Kurdish groups.

Iraqi Kurds Braced for Turkish Sanctions
Officials reportedly considering restricting the flow of traffic and goods across key border crossing and cutting off vital electricity provision.

Turkey Bans Flights to Northern Iraq
Turkey bans flights to northern Iraq as Ankara gets tough with pro-Kurdish groups.

Turkey Kills 20 Kurdish Rebels As Hopes Fade for Peaceful Solution
Invasion fears rise after Ankara rejects Iraqi plan· Istanbul protesters call for release of PKK leader

Turkey Refuses to Back Down on Its Threat to Invade Iraq
Turkey sharpened its threat to invade northern Iraq yesterday when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared its army ready to attack Kurdish rebels 'when needed', regardless of international opposition.

Iraq Meeting 'final Chance' for Diplomacy, Says Turkey
Iraqi delegation travels to Turkey amid reports of further clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.

Iraq Tries to Stop Turkish Attack With Vow to Crack Down on Pkk
Iraq vowed yesterday to do all it could to disrupt the PKK fighters sheltering near its borders with Turkey, as pressure intensified on Ankara and Baghdad to find a way of avoiding a Turkish invasion.

Turkey Kills 34 Kurdish Fighters in Northern Iraq
Turkey has carried out air sorties and shelling against Kurdish positions inside northern Iraq.

12 Reasons for Turkey to enter in Northern Iraq
- Are the US ‘national interests’ … holier than Turkey’s?

Q&A: Turkey and the Kurds
The Turkish government is under increasing pressure to launch an attack against Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq after Turkish soldiers were killed in an ambush. Mark Tran looks at the background.

Diplomacy Staves Off Turkish Incursion
Iraqi president says PKK set to announce ceasefire· Ankara intensifies military operations near border

Turkey, Armenians. Kurds, Iraq and the US
The best way for Turkey to act is to act now, before November 5, and before the snow covers the mountainous Zagros mountains that consists in the subterfuge of the abundantly subsidized PKK.

Turkey Holds Back From Northern Iraq Invasion
Prime minister agrees to give US time to act against Kurdish separatists.

Turkey Bombards Northern Iraq After Ambush
Fears of incursion grow as troops killed and captured · Iraqi Kurdish leaders tell rebels to disarm or get out

Iraqis Who Fled Homes in Fear Face New Terror As Turkey Targets Pkk Rebels
Refugees from across the country found peace in the Kurdish north, but are now threatened by shelling and cross-border raids.

A Fight on Many Fronts
Jonathan Steele: Turkey's vote to sanction an invasion of northern Iraq also strikes a blow against Washington.

Iraqi Kurds March for Peace As Raids By Turkey Loom
Direct talks urged to avert army strike on PKK rebels · Turkish leaders defiant amid foreign criticism

Turkey's Mps Back Attacks on Iraqi Kurds
PM gets blank check for raids on rebel bases· Leaders in Baghdad appeal for restraint on both sides

Iraq Promises Hard Line Against Rebel Attacks on Turkey
Iraq has confirmed it will take a hard line against Kurdish rebels attacking Turkey from the north, as Turkey prepares to launch cross-border raids.

US Tries to Halt Turkey Attack
Diplomats fly to Ankara to stop military move against Iraqi Kurds after 'genocide' resolution.

The Spectre That Haunts Turkey
The death of hundreds of thousands of Armenians between 1915 and 1917 after the collapse of the Ottoman empire and the emergence of modern Turkey in 1923 has not been forgotten and now bedevils US-Turkey relations.

Turkey Condemns Us Over Armenian Genocide Resolution
Turkey today condemned a US congressional committee for approving a resolution that recognises the 1915 massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.

Turkish Government Taking Unilateral Action In Iraq
Turkey has apparently broken ranks with UK and US forces by launching rocket attacks across the Iraq boarder at Kurdish rebel camps.

Turkey and Us Head for Showdown Over Vote on Armenian 'genocide'
Turkey and the US were heading for a diplomatic showdown today over a Congressional vote on whether the 1915 killings of Christian Armenians by Muslim Turks was genocide.

Turkish Pm Agrees to Raids Into Northern Iraq
Limited action allowed against Kurdish insurgents· Government yields to pressure from generals

Turkish Pm Clears Way for Iraq Assault
Erdogan gives go-ahead for a possible military operation into northern Iraq after a spate of deadly attacks by separatist Kurdish guerrillas.

Upsurge in Kurdish Attacks Raises Pressure on Turkish Prime Minister to Order Iraq Invasion
Bomb brings death toll of soldiers in one day to 15· Erdogan caught between public opinion and US

What Lies Ahead for Turkey?
Recent victory of Turkey's Islamist party in democratic elections, in defiance of military's interference, has elated both Islamists and the secular-democrats all over the world. They believe this marks the beginning of flourishing of true secular democracy not only in Turkey but also in the wider Islamic world. Well, it can also mark the beginning of the end of Muslim world's only secular-democracy, howsoever imperfect it may have been.

An Amazing Discovery in Turkey
(excerpted from the author’s book "Cancer’s Natural Enemy")

Gul Sworn in As Turkey's President
· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time

Secular Turkey in Turmoil As Ex-islamist Runs for President
· Gul renominated despite controversial past· Prime minister capitalizes on grassroots support

Freemasonic History, Apostasy, Kemal Ataturk, Turkey and Islamists
Questions about the Freemasonic involvement in Turkey.

Erdogan: Turkey’s Bani Sadr in a Sinister ‘Second Republic’?
Second Republic of Freemasonic Soft Power or Second Republic of Theocratic Paranoia for Turkey? Freemasons allied with Islamists: déjà vu, and disastrous.

Target Priorities for Turkey’s Secular Establishment
Social pressure is a valuable tool in the hands of a statesman or political establishment under any circumstances whatsoever; in the case of today’s Turkey, grassroots organizations consist in the unique tool that can lead Erdogan and his gang to political death.

How to oust Erdogan and his gang of Islamists
Turkey is characterized by the lack of effective sociopolitical tools of pressure that could be valuable weapons in the hands of the Secular – Democratic establishment.

The Search for Turkey’s Identity and Real Soul
In this article, we will focus on the critical issue of the Cultural – National – Historical considerations that will help the Turkish Secular – Democratic establishment get Turkey rid of the Erdogan pestilence.

US Joins Turkey's War Against Rebel Kurds
The Pentagon confirmed today that it is working closely with the Turkish government to crush Kurdish guerrillas operating from bases in northern Iraq.

The Master Plan to terminate the Perilous Erdogan Predicament
In this article, we will develop a few more points of across-the-board political considerations about which the Turkish parties of the opposition and several independent deputies must draw the correct conclusions as soon as possible.

A Master Plan to force Islamist Erdogan out – Orhan Pamuk for President
‘Orhan Pamuk for President’ is the first act and slogan of a thunderous, unconventional opposition pre-destined to successfully terminate the career of the uneducated Islamist Erdogan.

A Secular Democratic Master Plan to oust Islamist Simulator Erdogan
A Multilateral Task Force must be immediately formed to deliberate and decide on a master Plan to eliminate Erdogan.

Investors Hail Turkey Poll Result
Turkey's stock market hit a record high today as business groups and European leaders applauded the ruling party's landslide election victory.

Turkey Raises Hopes of Peace With Kurds
Poll victory gives Erdogan power to resist military - Kurdish party wins 23 seats in new parliament

The Frontal Battle against Islamism starts now in Turkey
As the election results are being commented in various ways, the great majority of the Turks are about to draw the conclusion that the results were finally good for several reasons.

Gamble Pays Off As Turkey's Pm Wins Historic Landslide
Early election a response to military pressure - Ultra-nationalists enter parliament with 14%

Why Westernized, Secular and Democratic Turks voted for Erdogan
The clash between secular democratic and civilized Turks and the minority of the fanaticized Islamists has not ended; it has just started.

All about Turkish Elections
When Westernized Turks perceive correctly Western Contradictions and Anti-Turkish biases, strange things can happen.

When Rupert Murdoch votes for Ossama Bin Laden
The anti-Turkish stance of a sizable part of the Western press has not been properly understood by average people in the West.

Turkey and Israel to expand ties and alliance?
An excellent opportunity appears for Turkey to launch a Fraternal Alliance with Israel in view of dramatic changes in the Middle East, involving Turkish Secularism’s imposition throughout the Middle East, eradication of Islamic Terrorism, and a final solution for Israeli presence on Palestine. It could all start from a small, 2700-year old inscription.

An Amazing Cancer Remedy Discovery in Turkey
In the early 1960s a Turkish doctor was searching for a cure for his pet dog’s cancer when he re-discovered an age-old cancer remedy being used by a remote group of Turkish villagers. This discovery led to the patented medicine "Anvirzel" and the home remedy version called "oleander soup" that has saved thousands of lives around the world the past 40 plus years.

Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iraq, and the Elimination of the Islamic Terror
A Kemal Ataturk project for all Muslims in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

Turkey and Israel to pacify the Middle East
With America having tragically failed, only Turkey and Israel have the political and military know how to effectively eliminate tyrants and terrorists.

Turkey and Israel to transform the Orient
In exchange of Turkish support against the Palestinian terrorism, Israel and the world’s Jewish and Zionist circles should support Turkey’s Secular establishment against the threat emanating from the Euro-liberal manipulative backing of Erdogan’s perfidious and preposterous Islamists.

Turkey and Israel: Facing Common Threats and Sharing Great Perspectives
In this article, we will focus on the common threats faced by both countries and we will concentrate on the great perspectives Turkey and Israel can share. We will limit the present analysis geographically within the borderlines of both countries.

Turkey and Israel: a Great Alliance for Peace in Orient
When the world’s major powers prove to be unprepared for colossal challenges that arise from various parts, one has to search for cornerstones on which a New Peace and Order can be founded without the supposed major powers.

Turkey Warns of Plans to Invade Northern Iraq
Call for US to move against Kurdish guerrillas - PKK behind bombings in Ankara, say authorities

The Rise of a Sinister Russo-Turkish Axis
With Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey tomorrow, a new stage of bipartisan – and eventually bilateral – cooperation will be launched.

Euro-liberals and Islamic Terrorists in common insults against Kemal Ataturk!
When you reach the point of reading that Turkish General Buyukanit has Jewish family in Israel, you realize that you have to move immediately to a more serious website. The same conclusion you draw when you happen to read the text of the Euro-deputy of Hamas, Mr. Duff….

Anti-Turkish Hysteria from the Financial Times: A Challenge to Democracy
Competing with other mass media in terms of event falsification, historical misinterpretation, severe misinformation as regards the Turkish society, and blind support to the Islamic terrorist Turkish premier Erdogan, the Financial Times contributed tremendously to the orchestrated diffusion of fallacies concerning the ongoing Turkish political crisis.

Freemasonic Eschatology, Ataturk’s Turkey, and Prophet Jonah
A pathetic crusade against Kemal Ataturk and the modernization and democratization process of the Islamic world has been engaged by ignorant liberal circles in the West, and over the past few months has reached a peak due to recent developments in Turkey.

Kurdish Rebel Leader Warns Turkey Against Iraq Incursion
Concern grows over army build-up on border - PKK man predicts political and military disaster

The Real Struggle is Inside Turkey, Not on Its Borders
The issue is not between Islam and modernity, but whether secularists can end their reliance on class prejudice and fantasy. By Jonathan Steele

Turkey’s Critical Choices. Part III. Foe Identification
Turkey may not be the genuine representative of today’s Islam but certainly consists in the most authentic successor of the Roman Empire, Alexander’s Empire, Achaeamenid Iran, Sargonid Assyria, and Imperial Hittite Anatolia, drawing therefore back to the Empire of Sargon of Akkad; a line of 4600 years of continuity.

Turkey’s Critical Choices. Part II. The Identity Option
Yet, it would be very easy for the secular nationalists, conservatives, and social-democrats of Turkey to discredit the Erdogan gang of agents by precisely depicting in contrast how Kemal Ataturk and the aforementioned mean, besotted and bestial Islamists influenced their countries respectively.

Turkey’s Critical Choices. Part I. Self-criticism
Because the Kemalist elite paid too much attention to the slightest details of the political practice of the Ataturk governments, the dedication to political ortho-praxy clouded the theoretical ortho-doxy of Kemal Ataturk’s choices.

Turkey: America’s only Honorable Exit from Iraq
America failed in Iraq; this conclusion is irreversible. The pathetic and ignorant leadership of the – statistically only taken as – superpower failed to escape from the traps its supposed British ally had long prepared for them.

Turkey Moves Forces to Iraq Border
A Turkish military build-up on the northern Iraq border is fueling fears of a confrontation between Ankara and Kurdistan's semi-independent government that could further destabilize the region as US forces begin to pull back.

Turkey Pm Recep Tayyip Erdogan Accused of Insulting Court
The head of Turkey's highest judicial body says comments made by Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear to question the impartiality of the court.

Another Iraq War to help the Turkish Islamists?
As the tension rises in the borders between Turkey and Iraq, Turkey continues a military build up, and the pathetic Turkish premier refuses refused to rule out action, we have to view the events in the light of the recent internal strife that brought in Turkey the secularist majority and establishment to a frontal opposition with the villainous plans of the Erdogan – Gul clique.

Fareed Zakaria: the Embodiment of Misinformation on Turkey
What are the sources of information of Fareed Zakaria speaking about Turkey? islamic Extremists like Mustafa Akyol! Denounce them both!

Fareed Zakaria’s Ulcerous Hatred for Democracy, Turkey and Islam
Fareed Zakaria’s ignorance and inconsistence is ostensible throughout his brief article. We find it as a good opportunity to reveal how dysfunctional has the Western mass media world become, and to what pathetic propaganda today’s readers are exposed.

Turkish President Vetoes Vote Proposal
Sezer rejects newly-passed constitutional amendment that would have allowed public rather than parliament to elect new head of state.

Turkey, Prof. Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, and the Antichrist
Fareed Zakaria belongs to a group that facilitates the rise of this bogus-leader, and his seditious article helps a lot in presenting as normal something that is not normal: the replacement of the Turkish Secular Democratic Establishment by the group of Islamic Terrorists.

Press Repression in Russia and Turkey Growing
Bleak reports on press freedom in Russia and Turkey were given to a meeting yesterday. By Alan Rusbridger.

Fury at Turkish Ban on Bikini Ads
After a bungled attempt to outlaw alcohol, municipal officials in Istanbul have set their sights on billboard advertisements of the skimpy swimsuit.

Europe Must Let Turkey in
It is in everyone's interest to welcome Ankara into the stagnant club of the European Union. By Peter Preston

Support Secular Turks
Something momentous is happening in Turkey right now. Most Americans, preoccupied with Iraq, may not be aware of it – or even care. Well, they should.

A Warning for Turkey
The use of military action to curtail the growth of political Islam has only brought catastrophe. By Victoria Brittain

Drugs trade behind European support for headscarf proliferation in Turkey?
Headscarf is the Epitome of Gender Racism...

EU Warns Turkish Military to Stay Out of Election Crisis
The European Union told the powerful Turkish military today to keep out of politics and warned that Ankara's bid to join the union hinged on "core" values of "civilian supremacy" over the armed forces in a democracy.

Q&A: Turkish Political Crisis
Mark Tran looks at the background to the blocked selection of Abdullah Gul as presidential candidate.

EU Warns Army in Turkey Dispute
The European Union told the powerful Turkish military to keep out of politics yesterday and warned that Ankara's bid to join the union hinged on "core" values of "civilian supremacy" over the armed forces in a democracy.

Turkey, Europe, Islam, and the 'Islamic' headscarf's incompatibility with Modern Democracy
The West had always a very inaccurate representation of the Islamic World, and contrarily to what many believe, Orientalism and Islamology contributed greatly to the continuation of this misunderstanding and ignorance. As a matter of fact, the Islamic headscarf is not Islamic; it is Islamist.

Hitler – Erdogan and his European, crypto-Nazi friends
As the confrontation between the outright, pro-secular majority and the 15% Islamist – extremist minority reaches a peak in Turkey, an unbelievable debate takes place in Europe whether European democrats should express an alignment with one of the two parts, because mainly of Turkey's importance for the entire world and secondly of Turkey's pending adhesion to the European Union.

Turkish Police Break Up May Day Protests in Taksim Square Against Prime Minister Erdogan
Turkish riot police today clashed with protesters in Istanbul marking the 30th anniversary of a deadly May Day rally.

Turkish Court Halts Gul Presidency
Turkey's constitutional court today annulled a parliamentary vote in support of the country's foreign minister, Abdullah Gul - accused by his opponents of hiding an Islamist agenda - as a presidential candidate.

Q&A: Turkish Presidency
Mark Tran explains the opposition to the Turkish government's presidential candidate.

Generals' Warning May Prove Positive
World Briefing: The Turkish generals' midnight warning that, as the "absolute defender of secularism", the army would not tolerate Islamist meddling with the constitutional legacy of Kemal Ataturk carried a dark echo of past military coups, says Simon Tisdall.

Europe prepares a Kurdish Genocide in Turkey
The present European stance towards Turkey not only will cause an incommensurable drawback of Democracy in Europe and the World of Islam but it will also trigger civil strife in Europe and a Kurdish Genocide inn Turkey.

Turkey Faces Military Crisis
EU warns generals as army threatens to step in if Islamist minister wins presidential election.

European Manichaeism, the End of Turkey, and the Subversion of Europe
The recent developments in Turkey, the first turn of the presidential vote, the General Staff statement, and the aberrational stand European authorities have taken corroborate our interpretation of European politics as purely Manichaean of character.

Turkish Pm Drops Out of Presidential Race to Placate Army
Foreign minister is less provocative to secularists - Opposition still threatens boycott of vote

Erol Manisali for President of Turkey
With the Great Hittite Hero Telipinus in mind, the Turkish MPs should all vote Professor Erol Manisali for President. Few moments were so critical in the 4500-year long Anatolian History.

Turkey at the crossroads
Turkey’s Premier could conjecturally be elected as President due to his party parliamentary majority; however, this would be the End of Turkey.

Turkish Police 'arrest Plane Hijacker'
Turkish police today arrested a man who tried to hijack an airliner flying from the south-east of the country to Istanbul and divert it to Iran, officials said.

Greeks Plan to Buy Turkish Island
Lesbos residents raising £11m for nearby land - Ankara would retain sovereignty over territory

Sexy New Travel and Adventure Novel Set In Turkey
"Complicated Favors: A Turkish Affair" is not just a high-action adventure novel. Ms. Reeder's deft inclusion of Turkey's naturally lusty Romantic Ambiance (as a third, intangible main character) is also notable. That inclusion makes CF a thoroughly sexy (though never prurient) novel too...

Confident Turkey Looks East, Not West
Turkey was not invited to Europe's big birthday bash yesterday despite being an official candidate for EU membership. Ankara expressed disappointment at a 'missed opportunity'. Media reaction to the perceived snub was sharper. By Simon Tisdall

US Struggles to Avert Turkish Intervention in Northern Iraq
Ankara claims Kurdish rebels preparing attacks - Operations could wreck American peace strategy

Turkey's Ghost Election
Turkey's presidential race is unusual in one key respect: nobody is running. By Simon Tisdall

Travel in Turkey: free travel guide of Istanbul from Flashbooking backpackers accommodation
Flashbooking is becoming a recognized source of information and services for who loves creating a trip by him/herself and book bed nights securely online, this issue: Travel in Istanbul city of Turkey.

Turkey Looks to Us for Support in Kurdish Conflict
Ankara expects more cooperation from Washington in dealing with militants on both sides of the Iraqi border, writes Mark Tran.

Turkey Rises Above Its Ultra-nationalists
World Briefing: Not for the first time, the violence of extremists has achieved the exact opposite of what they intended.

Armenian-Turkish Journalist Shot Dead
An Armenian-Turkish journalist who had spoken out about the mass killing of Armenians at the start of the 20th century was shot dead today outside his office, police said.

The Off-Color Dictionary of Turkish Slang -- Frikik (Free Kick)
Here's one of our favorite off-color Turkish colloquialisms...

Turkey Deal Set to Avoid Eu Summit Row
A major row over Turkey at the European summit later this week appeared less likely last night when EU foreign ministers approved a plan to punish Ankara over its handling of its membership talks.

Turkey Urges Eu Not to Derail Accession Hopes
Turkey today called on the EU not to derail its hopes for membership as foreign ministers met to discuss Ankara's refusal to open its ports to Cypriot ships.

EU Summit Row Looms Over Turkish Plan to Break Deadlock in Talks
Greek Cypriots dismiss limited opening of ports - Athens calls for tougher sanctions on membership

Merkel Will Not Seek Deadline for Turkey to Open Ports to Cyprus
Angela Merkel backed away from a confrontation over Turkey's EU membership talks by declaring she was not setting an ultimatum for Ankara to open its ports to Greek Cypriot shipping.

While the Pope Tries to Build Bridges in Turkey, the Precarious Plight of Iraq's Christians Gets Only Worse
While the Pope tries to build bridges in Turkey, the precarious plight of Iraq's Christians gets only worse, writes Jonathan Steele from Mosul.

Brussels Dashes Turkish Eu Hopes
Turkey's 40-year dream of anchoring its future in the EU will suffer a devastating blow today, with Brussels set to call for eight out of its 35 negotiating "chapters" to be suspended.

Turkey Claims Eu Bid Gets Pope's Blessing
Pope Benedict XVI today stepped into a political minefield when he appeared to back Turkey's bid to join the EU, after arriving in Ankara.

Turkey's Eu Hopes Suffer Cyprus Setback
Attempt to broker deal on eve of Pope's visit fails - Divided island still proves barrier on path to Europe

Benedict XVI between Constantinople and Istanbul
When, within a few hours, the Pope will land in Istanbul, he will find himself for a few days outside Time; the evenly balanced gravitation of Istanbul and Constantinople will place the Pontiff at a uniquely equidistant point between Turkey and Europe, Christianity and Islam, and Orient and Occident. Few moments counted as much as this in the World History.

Turkey Prepares for Pope Benedict's Visit
The Pope's visit to Turkey next week is so sensitive even the prime minister is making himself scarce, writes Mark Tran.

Who does not want Turkey in Iraq?
A vicious force of confusion in the decision making, and deterioration in the world’s status quo seems to gain momentum. Only sheer paranoia could make people speak of US negotiating an exit from Iraq with the murderous tyrants of Syria and Iran, instead of bringing in the US strongest NATO ally, Turkey!

Turkey back in Baghdad: last choice for America
As it should be a historical correction and ultimate cancellation of the disastrous colonial rule that ended Ottoman peace and spearheaded totalitarian regimes with Saddam as their most criminal one, the US should work with Turkey for the fast and easiest solution in Iraq.

US Questions Eu Deadline on Turkey
The United States today intervened in the row over Turkey's EU membership negotiations by questioning a key European demand.

Turkish Culture Crash Course -- 5 things you should do in Turkey
So impressed was I with the modesty, generosity, and friendliness of the Turkish people that I began writing down behavioral tips for myself -- to help me be more successful in that ancient and modern land...

Turkish Culture Crash Course -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey
Turkey's people are the country's greatest asset. Not always modern, not always sophisticated...but always friendly. And when you meet them, there are only a few things you need to consider...

Turkey Given Cyprus Deadline to Avoid Crisis in Eu Accession Talks
· European commission warns of suspension · Ankara told to act within a month on customs union

EU Report to Sidestep Crisis Over Turkey's Membership Talks
· Cautious approach gives time for deal on Cyprus · No punishment yet for refusal to open ports

Turkey Warns France Over Armenian Genocide Bill
The French parliament has been warned it could undermine relations between the EU and Turkey if it passes a law tomorrow making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks during the first world war.

Turkish Passenger Plane Hijacked
Two Turkish men who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight from Tirana to Istanbul tonight surrendered to Italian police. The hijackers were protesting against the Pope's plans to visit Turkey.

Blair Meets Turkish Pm to Save Accession Bid
Tony Blair and the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday discussed a compromise to stop Turkey's bid to join the EU from crashing next month.

Plane Hijack Linked to Pope Appeal
A Turkish man seeking political asylum hijacked an airliner with more than 100 passengers yesterday, apparently in an attempt to enrol the help of the Pope.

How many Europes can there be?
Following the unbalanced and disparaging proposals by J. Chirac as regards Turkey’s adhesion to the European Union (being linked to an eventual recognition of the Armenian ‘genocide’), one should question to what extent France can safely be part of the Union of European states and peoples.

General Insists Army Has Role in Politics
A leading Turkish general issued a stinging attack on the centre-right government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan by warning that the danger of Islamism in the country was reaching 'alarming' levels.

Acquittal for Turkish Novelist
The bestselling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak was acquitted earlier today of the charges of "insulting Turkishness" brought against her under Article 301 of Turkish law. The charges were dropped at the prosecutor's request.

EU May Take Turkey to Court to Help Smooth Obstacles to Entry
The European commission is considering whether to refer to the European court of justice one of the main obstacles in Turkey's membership talks amid growing fears that they could founder next month.

MEPs to Rebuke Turkey Over Reform Ahead of Accession Talks
MEPs are expected today to endorse a report which rebukes Turkey for its slow pace of reform on human rights, freedom of expression and relations with Cyprus.

Fifth Blast Hits Turkey
Three people were killed and dozens injured in the Turkish resort of Antalya today in what appeared to be the fifth bomb blast to hit Turkey within 24 hours.

Tourists Warned to Stay Away As Bomb Attacks Rock Turkey
· Three die and 50 injured in latest resort explosion · 10 Britons hurt as Kurdish group says it was to blame

10 Britons Injured in Turkish Bomb Attacks
At least 22 people, including 10 Britons, were injured in four explosions across Turkey late last night, three at the popular coastal resort of Marmaris and one in the commercial capital Istanbul.

Turkey Holiday Rentals and Private Accommodation
Vacationers coming to Turkey, especially the ones who return year after year have an option to cut their costs by avoiding expensive hotels and using vacation rentals in the form a Turkey villa, condo, farmhouse, cottage, apartment, hotel or even a Turkish castle as per their needs and requirements.

Turkey Told Eu Talks Will Halt Unless Cyprus Deal is Agreed
Turkey was given a blunt warning yesterday that its European Union membership talks could be suspended within months unless Ankara resolves a dispute with Greek Cyprus.

Turkey Clashes With Eu Over Cyprus
· Call for PM to open ports to Greek-Cypriot shipping · Membership negotiations heading for crisis

Turkey Threatens to Pull Out of Eu Talks
· Dispute over access for Cyprus caps tough week · Membership negotiations facing autumn crisis

Cyprus Deal Prompts Start of Eu Entry Talks for Turkey
Turkey's tortuous European Union membership negotiations inched forward last night after EU foreign ministers resolved a dispute with Cyprus over Ankara's relations with the Greek half of the island.

Cyprus Vetoes Turkey's Talks to Gain Eu Entry
· Foreign ministers fail to agree common approach · Muslim country's reforms and economy in difficulty

Children of the Repression
Turkish Kurd teenagers turn to the PKK after enduring years of brutality.

Country Diary: Zelve, Turkey
Cappadocia must be among the most captivating landscapes in all western Eurasia...By Mark Cocker

Customers Flock to Allah's Tailor in Turkey's Fashion Battleground
For the pious yet stylish young Muslim woman this season it's stone or soft brown. Ankle-length skirt or coat closed to the neck, hat and scarf betraying not a wisp of hair, sleeves to the wrist, all in rippling silk, satin or velvet.

Mid-air Fighter Plane Collision Risks New Greek-turkish Crisis
· Pilot missing after joust over disputed airspace · Ministers try to play down dangers in old rivalries

With Turkey in the Club, Europe Can Forge a Fresh Engagement With Islam
The EU should stop fretting over questions of identity and grasp the chance to bury 'clash of civilisations' sloganeering. By Madeleine Bunting

Judge Shot Dead in Turkish Court Over Ban on Headscarves
· Lawyer opens fire in anger at recent judgment · Tension between Islamists and secularists on the rise

Turkey Warned Hardline Tactics May Derail Eu Talks
Turkey has been given a blunt warning by Brussels that it is jeopardising its 40-year dream of joining the European Union by failing to negotiate in good faith.

Overthrow Erdogan and Let Real Turkey Rise in the East!
The inconsistencies of the bogus-mediatic Turkish prime minister have become a serious threat to Ankara's chances to join European Union, to stand by NATO interests in the Middle East, and to help the civilized world avert and eradicate the Islamic radicalism.

Lost Treasures of Constantinople Test Turkey's 21st-century Ambition
£2bn train tunnel linking Europe to Asia faces delays as dig unearths 5th-century port.

Turkey Draws Back From Prosecuting Outspoken Novelist
· Charges of insulting state are dropped after outcry · Decision avoids freedom of speech clash with EU

Turkey to Test Thousands in Bid to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak
The World Health Organization has asked Turkey for permission to send teams into infected villages to take blood samples, swab throats and interview families.

Turkey Tests for Fourth Bird Flu Child Victim
Health authorities in Turkey are investigating whether a four-year-old girl who died yesterday has become the country's fourth child fatality from bird flu since the arrival of the dreaded H5N1 virus.

Warning of Bird Flu Epidemic in Turkey
· UN calls for high alert in neighbouring countries · Rich nations urged to fund eradication of disease

New Turkish Bird Flu Infection Confirmed
Another person in Turkey today tested positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, a health ministry official said.

Bird Flu Fears Grow As Human Cases Spread Westwards Across Turkey
· Father describes how three children died · Cull begins in rural town to prevent H5N1 mutating

Turkey Reports Five New Bird Flu Cases
Fears of human bird flu in Turkey grew today as five more cases were reported across the country and 21 patients in an Istanbul hospital waited for test results.

Three Treated for Bird Flu in Turkish Capital
The outbreak of human infections from the deadly strain of bird flu took a significant step closer to Europe yesterday after three people, two of them children, tested positive for the virus in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Turkish Deaths Raise Bird Flu Fears
Concern grows of an epidemic across Europe after UK tests confirm brother and two sisters in eastern Turkey had H5N1 virus.

Turkish Bird Flu Victims 'were Playing With Chicken Heads'
An 11-year-old girl became the third victim of bird flu in Turkey yesterday, days after her brother and sister died from the disease.

Concern As Third Child From Turkish Family Dies of Bird Flu
An 11-year-old girl became the third victim of bird flu in Turkey yesterday, days after her brother and sister died from the disease.

Bird Flu Confirmed As Killer of Two Teenagers in Turkey
· Girl, 15, dies of H5N1 strain four days after brother · EU assesses risk as WHO allays fears of pandemic

Turkish Family Suffers Second Bird Flu Death
The sister of the Turkish boy who was the first person outside China and south-east Asia to die of bird flu also died of the disease today.

Dead Turkish Boy Had Bird Flu, Minister Says
Authorities confirm two cases after laboratory tests 11 members of poultry farm family being treated.

Farm Boy's Death Raises Fears of Human Bird Flu in Turkey
A 14-year-old Turkish boy who helped to raise chickens on a poultry farm has died in a suspected bird flu outbreak.

Turkey Faces Huge Payout for Homes in Cyprus
· Court of human rights orders compensation · Greek Cypriots to be paid for lost land in north

Trial of Turkish Author Adjourned
The trial of Turkey's best-selling novelist, Orhan Pamuk, was today adjourned almost as soon as it opened.

Turkey Told to Speed Up Reforms
The pace of reform in Turkey over human rights, free speech and freedom of religion has slowed to an unacceptable level, the European commission will tell Ankara next week.

Can we forget the Sabians of Eski Sumatar, Turkey?
A recent, long and multipartite discussion about the Sabians made me think one more time about the deep Western (European and American) ignorance of the misconceived and misrepresented (by them) Middle East.

Europe and Turkey: foster Classical Studies without Greco-Romano-centric deviations!
Due to the still prevailing Greco-Romano-centrism, Europeans learn a false History of Ancient Greece and Rome, which at the same time is tremendously prejudicial to the real needs of today's Europe.

First Time
Holiday culture piece – With no prior knowledge of Turkey, equipped only with two pages of Turkish language and gestures, and our bellies full of anticipation, me and my…

Turkey And Europe Must Go Beyond Obsolete Colonial History
The rejection of the prevailing Greco-Romano-centric model of History is crucial for the future of Europe, since no country can be successfully formed on a devastatingly wrong conception of its own historical past and of the World History.

First Objective for Turkey and Europe: Assess the Origin and the Confines of Europe
As late as the Early Middle Ages, present Turkish territory was 'Europe' and present Scandinavian, Central European, British, Iberian and Russian territory was 'Asia'. The Origins of Europe are to be found in Turkey.

Europe Bans Turkish Bird Imports
The European commission today banned all imports of live birds and feathers from Turkey after positive tests for bird flu in the country. The commission said it also offered to send vets to Turkey to assess the situation. In western Turkey, military police set up roadblocks at the...

European mission unearths torture claims in Turkey
Reports follow launch of EU membership talks, but Ankara dismisses findings as 'silly stories'.

Urgent Task for Turkey and Europe: Reveal True European History to Europeans
The French president's irrelevant suggestions about an eventual need for Turkey to undergo a cultural revolution reflect a reality that goes to the opposite direction of what J. Chirac may have thought. Turkey has to work with Europeans in order to reveal True European History to Europeans.

Top Priority for Turkey and Europe: Clarify Identity and Limit Confusion!
A serendipitous positive side effect of the negotiations between Turkey and the European Union that have already started is that the dynamics of the negotiations and the ensuing debates will necessarily focus on a most neglected issue and aspect of the European unification: the European Identity.

Barroso Fires Eu Warning to Turkey
The European commission president, José Manuel Barroso, today warned that Turkey's EU membership was "neither guaranteed nor automatic".

Europe Embraces Turkey As Diplomatic Deadlock is Broken
Opponents forced to back down but EU entry could take more than a decade.

EU and Turkey Agree Terms
EU and Turkish officials reached a deal today clearing the way for accession talks with Turkey to begin, both parties said.

EU Breakthrough on Turkey
EU foreign ministers today reached a deal clearing the way for accession talks with Turkey to begin, EU officials said.

EU Postpones Talks on Turkey
Britain today warned of a "catastrophe" for the European Union as a ceremony marking the start of negotiations on Turkey joining the 25-strong bloc was postponed indefinitely.

Turkey Eu Talks Deadlocked As Austria Digs in
· Negotiations enter final day with no deal in sight · Accession row threatens 'clash of civilisations'

A Proud Turkey Hesitates at the Eu Crossroads
The ins and outs of joining Turks are growing angry at the tight conditions being imposed on their entry into Europe. As support for joining wanes, Jason Burke reports on the divisions besetting Istanbul.

Turkey's Future Lies in Eu, Says Blair
Tony Blair today insisted Turkey's future was in the EU as British officials in Brussels worked to dispel a looming crisis over next week's talks on its membership.

Turkey Furious As Eu Talks Stall
Turkey has signalled its growing impatience with the EU by warning that its ministers would not turn up in Luxembourg for membership talks until they are sent a copy of the ground rules.

EU Set for Emergency Talks Over Turkey
EU ministers are to hold emergency negotiations this weekend after Austria today objected to starting entry talks with Turkey.

Torture Claims Threaten Turkey's Bid to Join Eu
Opponents of Turkish accession to the EU were given fresh ammunition yesterday with revelations of human rights abuses, torture and starvation in the country's psychiatric institutions, and a move to ban a gay rights organisation.

Turkish Protest Over Genocide Conference
Turkey avoided a damaging row with the EU when a conference on the Armenian genocide was finally held in Istanbul after the organisers circumvented a court ban.

The Clash and the Alliance of Civilizations: too much ado for nothing!
As it happened before 12 years with the notorious book of Prof. Huntington, the recent discussions about the Spanish – Turkish proposals for an Alliance of Civilizations prove that over-simplifications of the sort are too much ado for nothing.

Austria Blocks Turkey's Road to Eu Membership
Turkey will today face a new setback to its EU ambition when Austria declares that it is wrong to open membership talks with Ankara while blocking Austria's near neighbour - and fellow Christian country - Croatia.

The Aramaeans: the Diachronic Nation of Faith, Culture, and Trade
We republish a diachronic spectrum of the Aramaeans as composed by a modern Aramaean scholar, John (Yuhanun) Messo. When it comes to disregard for state and war machines, and to commitment to faith, culture and trade, we know that we already speak of the Aramaeans.

The Tip of the Anti-turkish Iceberg
The angry row over Cyprus is the least of the obstacles in Turkey's way as it struggles to fulfil its 40-year ambition to join the European mainstream, writes Ian Black.

Britain Pushes for Turkey Eu Talks to Go Ahead
Britain and the US press for talks on the accession of Turkey to the EU to begin as planned on October 3 in spite of increasing opposition from France and Cyprus.

Turkey Says It's All or Nothing on Eu Proposal
Ankara angered by Merkel's partnership plan.

Turkey: the Great Flee Ahead for Erdogan
Pressurized by the Turkish Chief of the General Staff, Hilmi Ozkok, and facing unethical and duplicitous European leaders, like Chirac and Merkel, the Turkish Prime Minister must avoid the trap and prepare Turkey's Great Flee Ahead! With a great project and a great vision, he should say to ailing Chirac "See you in 2012".

Turkey's Eu Dream Dealt Double Blow As Chirac and Merkel Raise Doubts
Turkey's 40-year dream of joining the European family suffered a double blow yesterday when Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel, Germany's conservative leader, raised serious doubts about forthcoming talks on EU membership.

Turkey Rebuffs French Demands Ahead of Eu Talks
The war of words between Turkey and France over Ankara's EU aspirations turned increasingly ugly yesterday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey criticised Paris's political elite for saying that membership talks could only start once his country acknowledged Cyprus.

Europeans Reject Turkey, Poll Shows
Turkey's campaign to join the EU suffered a blow yesterday when a survey found that only just over a third of Europeans back its membership.

Suicide Bombing Ruled Out in Turkish Bus Blast
Turkish authorities believe that Saturday's attack on a minibus at a popular coastal resort was caused by a bomb placed under a seat and was not detonated by a suicide bomber, it emerged today. The attack in the Aegean resort of Kusadasi killed five people: a British woman, an Irish...

At Least 20 Injured in Turkey Explosion
An apparent bomb explosion has injured at least 20 people in the Turkish town of Cesme, according to reports today.

Commission keeps Turkish EU hopes alive
An attempt to end Turkey's 40-year campaign to join the EU was defeated yesterday during a lengthy and heated row among European commissioners in Brussels.

France Blocks Turkey's Path
Turkey was being set up as the casualty of French and Dutch rejection of the EU constitution last night when France seemed to put the brakes on Ankara's dream of joining the union.

Radical Firebrand Who Led Bloody Nationalist War
Six years in isolation in a Turkish prison cell have done little to diminish Abdullah Ocalan's ability to inspire hatred in his enemies and devotion in his followers.

Turkish Cypriots Elect Reunification Leader
Ushering in a new era for divided Cyprus, Turkish Cypriots last night elected the moderate Mehmet Ali Talat as their leader, ending decades of hawkish rule by Rauf Denktash.

Turkish Pm Sues Over Animal Cartoon
The Turkish prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, once hailed as a champion of free speech, is suing a newspaper for daring to portray him as a number of animals in a cartoon, the fourth time he has taken the media to court for poking fun at him.

Turkish Journalists Condemn New Laws
A new Turkish penal code has provoked mass protests from the country's media, amid fears that it will result in prisons "packed with journalists".

Turkish Talks Held Amid Fury at Police
The Turkish foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, is due to hold talks with Jack Straw in London, against a backdrop of widespread European condemnation of excessive force used to break up an International Women's Day demonstration in Istanbul.

Turkey Pays Families to Get Girls Into the Classroom
The Turkish government is paying families to "encourage" them to send their daughters to school, as part of its efforts to bring the number of girls in education into line with European standards.

Turkish Imams' Eu Peace Move
More than 1,000 moderate clerics have been dispatched to European countries by Turkey in a drive to promote modern and peaceful interpretations of Islam.

New Money for Turkey Ends 'wad of Cash' Culture
Millions of Turks will lose their status as billionnaires today as the world's biggest banknote, the 20m-lira bill (worth £8), is formally declared dead.

Turkey for UN SC Permanent Membership
A consideration of criteria for the selection of a Muslim country as permanent member of the UN Security Council. The Vicar of the Islamic World at the UN must be a modern, secular, democratic country, and not a barbaric and analphabetic realm ruled by the lunatic sheikhs of impoverished countries.

Cypriot Threat to Turkey's Eu Deal
Turkish euphoria at last week's historic decision to open talks on EU accession was tempered when Cyprus warned that it could still veto membership.

Deal Lets Turkey Go for Eu Membership
Compromise over Cyprus saves negotiations.

Turkey and Eu Strike Cyprus 'deal'
EU and Turkish leaders struck a deal today on the vexed question of Turkish recognition of Cyprus that had threatened to derail its membership talks.

Turkey Talks Held Up Over Cyprus
Turkey's vexed relations with Cyprus were today holding up talks in Brussels where European leaders have given Turkey a conditional offer to start EU entry talks in October next year.

Blair Holds Key As Eu Opens Door to Turkey
Tony Blair is on course to take charge of historic negotiations designed to pave the way for Turkish membership of the EU after European leaders last night gave the green light to accession talks.

Q&A: Turkey and the Eu
As European leaders prepare to meet to discuss Turkey's candidature to join the EU, Simon Jeffery examines the country's bid for membership of the bloc.

Chirac to Make Case on Tv for Eu-turkey Talks
President Jacques Chirac is so concerned about French hostility to Turkey joining the EU that he has taken the step of asking to be interviewed on the subject on the TF1 television news tonight.

Human Rights Record Haunts Turkey's Eu Ambitions
European leaders this week are expected to give Turkey a date on which it can begin negotiations on joining the EU. One issue has been whether the country's record on human rights has improved.

Hollywood's Gift Horse Brings Hordes Back to Troy
Tourists descend on the sleepy Turkish town of Canakkale at all hours to gawp at the Hollywood star - a 12-tonne fibre-glass horse, held together with bolts, ropes and nails, which dominates the seafront.

Pressure From Within Has Liberalised Turkey
While Europe has wavered, pressure from within has liberalised Turkey. Suspicion and impatience still hang heavy over this most European of Turkish cities in spite of the best report on EU entry that Turkey has ever received.

EU Puts Turkey on a Long Road to Accession
Commission gives an amber light for entry: talks to start, but they will stop if rights are violated.

Green Light for Turkey Eu Talks
The European commission today gave what its president called a "qualified yes" to the EU beginning membership talks with Turkey. The recommendation, made on the basis of Turkey's progress on political and human rights reforms, will be carried over to a meeting of EU heads of government on...

UK Resists Eu Curb on Turkey
Britain will oppose European commission moves to impose permanent curbs on Turkish workers migrating to other areas of the EU as a key part of any agreement to admit the country to the union, a foreign office minister said yesterday. Denis MacShane, the minister for Europe, said that on...

French Poll Shows Depth of Hostility to Turkey
Fears of mass immigration if Ankara allowed to join EU.

Turkey Moves Closer to Eu After Retreat on Adultery Law
Turkey's application to join the EU was boosted yesterday when a row over a law criminalising adultery was resolved. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, said in Brussels that a revised penal code would be introduced to parliament in Ankara at an emergency session on Sunday...

In 1683 Turkey Was the Invader. In 2004 Much of Europe Still Sees It That Way
As one of the EU's biggest decisions nears, old prejudices are coming to the fore.

Turkish Accession Could Spell End of Eu, Says Commissioner
A European commissioner has warned that the European Union may implode if Turkey is allowed to join. Frits Bolkestein, the internal market commissioner, expressed concern that if Ankara was admitted to the EU, the defeat of Turks in Vienna more than 300 years ago could turn out to have...

Turkish Accession Could Spell End of Eu, Commissioner Claims
A European commissioner has warned that the European Union may implode if Turkey is allowed to join. Frits Bolkestein, the internal market commissioner, expressed concern that if Ankara was admitted to the EU, the defeat of Turks in Vienna more than 300 years ago could turn out to have...

EU Pushes Turkey on Kurdish Rights
The European Union's enlargement commissioner said today that Turkey must go further to improve cultural rights for its Kurdish minority before it gets the go ahead to begin talks on joining the 25-member bloc. During a visit to the Kurdish south-east of the country, Günter Verheugen...

Turkey Split By Plan to Criminalise Adultery
Turkey's devout Muslim leader, Tayyip Erdogan, has defended his government's plans to criminalise adultery, despite protests that have shown the issue is dividing the country. Mr Erdogan, whose AK party has its roots in political Islam, said at the weekend that outlawing marital...

Turkish Truck Firms Quit Iraq
An important supply chain for the US forces in Iraq was disrupted yesterday when Turkish lorry owners announced that they were suspending deliveries across the border in an attempt to secure the release of two drivers being held hostage. The decision to stop the 200 to 300 daily journeys...

Turkish Truck Firms Pull Out of Iraq
An important supply route for the US military in Iraq was in jeopardy yesterday after Turkish lorry owners announced that they were suspending trips into the country in an attempt to secure the release of two drivers held hostage by armed kidnappers. The decision to stop the 200 daily...

EU Plans £173m Aid for Turkish Cypriots
The European commission yesterday proposed granting northern Cyprus €259m (£173m) of financial aid as part of efforts to ease its economic isolation. But, in the face of furious Greek Cypriot opposition, the EU stopped short of suggesting direct trade with the breakaway...

Ian Black: Inside Europe
Nato laid on a fighter flypast, naval flotillas and other Turkish delights when its leaders gathered at the Istanbul summit last week. But the distractions could not conceal bad feeling over Iraq - and the continuing battle for the soul of the western alliance.

Turkey Gets to Grips With 'honour Killings'
Turkey is poised to introduce mandatory life sentences for those who carry out "honour killings", in an effort to combat a crime which has marred its quest to join the EU. Wide-ranging changes to the penal code will end the current practice of allowing murderers to plead family honour as...

Press Review: Turkey and the Eu
The undercurrent of French- US hostility at the Nato summit in Istanbul went beyond the debate over the role of alliance troops in Iraq.

Nato Boost for Turkish Eu Bid
Turkey's bid to join the European Union was today strengthened by backing from Germany, France and the United States at the Nato summit in Istanbul. Turkish membership is becoming an increasingly important issue in European politics as a December deadline for it to be given candidate...

Turkey Steps Up Summit Security After Blasts
George Bush made it clear yesterday that he will not be deterred from visiting Turkey for next week's Nato summit, despite two bomb attacks which demonstrated the country's vulnerability to terrorism. At least four people were killed and 15 injured by a bomb which exploded in a bus...

Kurd Mps Freed As Turkey Lifts Broadcast Ban
Nobel peace prize nominee Leyla Zana, who has championed Kurdish causes in Turkey from a prison cell for the past 10 years, was released yesterday with three fellow former MPs, in an unexpected move aimed at supporting Turkey's drive to join the EU. Jubilant crowds rushed to Ulucanlar...

Turkish Pm Accuses Israel of Practising State Terrorism
The prime minister of Turkey, Israel's closest ally in the Middle East, has accused Ariel Sharon of "state terrorism" against Palestinians and likened their treatment to that of Jews under the Spanish inquisition. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments to the Israeli newspaper, Ha'aretz, come...

Turkey 'plagued By Crimes of Honour'
Up to half of all women in Turkey are subjected to "scandalous" levels of violence, mostly from their own families, Amnesty International claimed yesterday in Istanbul. Despite the country's eagerness to join the EU, the government and judicial authorities not only tolerated but even...

Third of Turkish Women Attacked By Family, Says Amnesty
At least a third of all Turkish women have been attacked by members of their families, according to an Amnesty International report published today. The human rights group said there was a "scandalous" level of physical and sexual violence against woman in Turkey, a country with a human...

Kurds Held for Istanbul Bomb Plot
Turkish forces have rounded up suspected Kurdish rebels allegedly intent on attacking Istanbul, days after militants vowed to fight on for autonomy in the south-east and warned tourists to stay away. The crackdown came on what Kurdish guerrillas called the end of a five-year truce...

Challenge Suspends Turkish Terror Trial
The trial of 69 people accused of involvement in last November's Istanbul suicide bombings ground to a halt on the opening day yesterday when the court was deemed ineligible to hear the case. Prosecutors alleged that the 12 defendants on trial had been ordered by Osama bin Laden to attack...

Greece to Back Turkey's Eu Bid
Greece pledged to support Turkey's quest to join the European Union after groundbreaking talks in Athens yesterday between the Greek prime minister and his Turkish counterpart.

Turkey 'foils Attack on Nato Summit'
A terrorist attack on President George Bush and other leaders at a Nato summit in Istanbul has been foiled, according to senior Turkish officials. Suspected members of Ansar al-Islam, a group affiliated with al-Qaida, were rounded up after being under surveillance for the past year...

Scientists to Search for Noah's Ark on Turkish Mountain
Expedition will study 'man-made object' shown by satellite photos. The CIA calls it the "Ararat anomaly". Mountaineers call it the peak of the unforgiving range on the Turkish-Armenian border. But some scientists think it might hold a far greater historical significance as the great archaeological mirage - the remains of Noah's ark.

Turkey sweeps USA women at Yeltsin Cup
Neslihan Demir scored a match-high 22 points as Turkey defeated the USA women's national volleyball team, 3-0, in the fifth-place match of the Yeltsin Cup Saturday night. Read on for the story.

EU to Reward Turkish Cypriots
The EU is to reward Turkish Cypriots for endorsing the UN reunification plan for the island, which was thrown out by the Greek Cypriots in Saturday's referendum. European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg are poised to lift the economic embargo of the Turkish Cypriots, approve a...

Turkey Warned of Eu Ban Over Jailed Kurds
Setback for entry hopes as European commission deplores decision to keep peace advocates in prison.

France to Oppose Turkish Eu Entry
Turkey's hopes of launching EU accession talks soon took an unexpected battering yesterday when France's new foreign minister insisted Paris would oppose its entry "under current circumstances". Addressing the French parliament, Michel Barnier said France would reject the Muslim state's...

41 Held Over Turkish Terror Links
Police arrested 41 people suspected of links to a Turkish terrorist group in raids across Europe yesterday. The group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) is not thought to be connected to the recent bombings in Spain or any Islamic organisation...

Turkish Terror Group Suspects Arrested
Police arrested 41 people suspected of links to a Turkish terrorist group in raids across Europe yesterday. The group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) is not thought to be connected to the recent bombings in Spain or any Islamic organisation...

Turkish Leader Takes Initiative on Cyprus
Turkey's Islamist prime minister, Recep Erdogan, said yesterday that his party's resounding victory in local elections in Turkey had strengthened his hand in the talks on Cyprus. As discussions moved to the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, unveiled a revised...

Turkey's Eu Entry Hopes Given a Lift
Turkey's hopes of talks on membership of the EU have been given a boost by the prime minister of Luxembourg, who will have the union presidency when the Ankara government wants the negotiations to begin.

Bomb Aimed at Turkish Leader As Cypriot Talks Begin
A bomb exploded yesterday outside the home of the Turkish Cypriot prime minister shortly before the beginning of talks which officials hope may lead to the reunification of the island.

Amnesty Calls for Turkish Reform
Human rights defenders in Turkey have been harassed despite Ankara's efforts to adhere to EU entry demands, the head of Amnesty International said yesterday. Tayyip Erdogan, Turkeys' prime minister, was urged to end human rights violations by ensuring the police, judiciary and state...

Plea to End Turkish Domestic Murder Laws
Activists urge an end to Turkey's lenient laws on domestic murders.

Turkish Generals Back Talks on Cyprus
Turkish military leaders agreed yesterday to resume talks on the UN plan to reunite Cyprus, taking what may prove to be the decisive step towards ending 30 years of division. After a four-hour meeting, the national security council, composed of military commanders and politicians, said it...

Coroner Blasts Turkish Police for Fans' Deaths
Tougher rules for football matches urged at inquest. A coroner yesterday made a scathing attack on Turkish police for incompetent and arrogant mishandling of violence in Istanbul four years ago which saw two Leeds United supporters stabbed to death.

Turkish Army Main Bar to One-nation Cyprus
The Greek government expressed pessimism yesterday about the prospect of an early deal with Turkey to settle the Cyprus dispute, in spite of a recent flurry of diplomacy. George Papandreou, the Greek foreign minister, who is standing for the premiership