"Turkey and EU Common Fisheries Policy to be discussed Thursday, October 25, 2007
The �EU Common Fisheries Policy and Turkey� seminar kicked off in Balkıesir's Bandırma district today. The seminar is organized within the framework of the �Turkish Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors' adaptation to EU fisheries legislation� project financed by European Commission and carried out by the Bandırma Chamber of Commerce."
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
EU report to crtiticise Turkey
"EU report to crtiticise Turkey
Oct 25, 2007 10:31 PM
A keenly awaited European Union report will criticise EU candidate Turkey in November on human rights, the role of the military and its failure to open its ports to Cyprus, a draft showed."
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Oct 25, 2007 10:31 PM
A keenly awaited European Union report will criticise EU candidate Turkey in November on human rights, the role of the military and its failure to open its ports to Cyprus, a draft showed."
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Kurd crisis won't dim Turk investment picture - Turkish Daily News Oct 25, 2007
"Kurd crisis won't dim Turk investment picture Thursday, October 25, 2007
Turkey said Tuesday its foreign direct investment (FDI) prospects will not be dimmed by conflict with Kurdish terrorists and some infrastructure privatizations are likely to go ahead as early as end-2007."
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Turkey said Tuesday its foreign direct investment (FDI) prospects will not be dimmed by conflict with Kurdish terrorists and some infrastructure privatizations are likely to go ahead as early as end-2007."
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Washington working to free hostage Turkish soldiers: US official
"Washington working to free hostage Turkish soldiers: US official
The United States is 'doing what it can' to obtain the release of eight Turkish troops taken prisoner Sunday by Kurdish rebels after an ambush in which 12 other soldiers were killed, a senior US official said here Thursday. 'My government is appalled by the recent attack,' said Matthew Bryza, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs."
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The United States is 'doing what it can' to obtain the release of eight Turkish troops taken prisoner Sunday by Kurdish rebels after an ambush in which 12 other soldiers were killed, a senior US official said here Thursday. 'My government is appalled by the recent attack,' said Matthew Bryza, the deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs."
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Report: Turkish court cancels news blackout over deadly rebel ambush - International Herald Tribune
"Report: Turkish court cancels news blackout over deadly rebel ambush
ISTANBUL, Turkey: A Turkish court on Thursday canceled a government-imposed news blackout over a rebel ambush that left 12 soldiers dead over the weekend, state-run media said.
The government asked the official media watchdog earlier to curb media reports on the weekend ambush, saying the broadcasts "have a negative impact on public order and people's morale, spreading a flawed image of security forces.""
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ISTANBUL, Turkey: A Turkish court on Thursday canceled a government-imposed news blackout over a rebel ambush that left 12 soldiers dead over the weekend, state-run media said.
The government asked the official media watchdog earlier to curb media reports on the weekend ambush, saying the broadcasts "have a negative impact on public order and people's morale, spreading a flawed image of security forces.""
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Turks have might, but it will be a fight
"Turks have might, but it will be a fight
By Richard M Bennett
The recent upsurge in attacks inside Turkey by the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist movement has led to the first cross-border response by the Turks following the decision by Parliament to allow armed incursion into northern Iraq. Reports said that Turkish aircraft on Wednesday attacked hideouts thought to be used by the estimated 3,000 Kurdish rebels as they travel between Iraq and Turkey. The Turkish state-run Anatolian news agency reported that operations were taking"
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By Richard M Bennett
The recent upsurge in attacks inside Turkey by the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist movement has led to the first cross-border response by the Turks following the decision by Parliament to allow armed incursion into northern Iraq. Reports said that Turkish aircraft on Wednesday attacked hideouts thought to be used by the estimated 3,000 Kurdish rebels as they travel between Iraq and Turkey. The Turkish state-run Anatolian news agency reported that operations were taking"
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Turkey, Iraq discuss Kurdish attacks - Los Angeles Times
"Turkey, Iraq discuss Kurdish attacks
Ankara keeps up its shelling of PKK rebels amid talks to defuse tensions over the guerrillas' cross-border strikes. By Asso Ahmed and Yesim Borg, Special to The Times October 25, 2007 DAHUK, IRAQ -- Turkish forces continued to lob artillery rounds at the remote mountain hide-outs of Kurdish guerrillas Wednesday as diplomats from Baghdad and Ankara met to discuss ways to avert an incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan."
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Ankara keeps up its shelling of PKK rebels amid talks to defuse tensions over the guerrillas' cross-border strikes. By Asso Ahmed and Yesim Borg, Special to The Times October 25, 2007 DAHUK, IRAQ -- Turkish forces continued to lob artillery rounds at the remote mountain hide-outs of Kurdish guerrillas Wednesday as diplomats from Baghdad and Ankara met to discuss ways to avert an incursion into Iraqi Kurdistan."
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Turks 'losing patience' with PKK
"Turks 'losing patience' with PKK Turkish soldiers patrolling near the Turkish-Iraqi border, 23 October 2007 Turkey has been building up forces on its border with Iraq. Turkey's president says his country is 'running out of patience' over Kurdish rebel activity, as Turkey hosts Iraqi delegates for key talks."
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Turk troops repulse rebel attack -security officials | Reuters
"Turk troops repulse rebel attack -security officials
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkish forces deploying tanks and artillery repulsed an attack by up to 40 Kurdish militants on a military post near the Iraqi border, security officials said on Thursday.
The attack late on Wednesday targeted Turkish gendarmes, or paramilitary police, in the mountainous Hakkari province, the officials said.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkish forces deploying tanks and artillery repulsed an attack by up to 40 Kurdish militants on a military post near the Iraqi border, security officials said on Thursday.
The attack late on Wednesday targeted Turkish gendarmes, or paramilitary police, in the mountainous Hakkari province, the officials said.
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Why Turkey is wary of Kurdish rebel trap | csmonitor.com
"Why Turkey is wary of Kurdish rebel trap Turks broadly support a strike into Iraq, but that could play into the hands of the PKK. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Istanbul, Turkey - As Turkey sends military convoys to its southeast border with Iraq, diplomatic efforts are intensifying to head off a cross-border incursion aimed at crushing the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
On Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan traveled to Baghdad and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in London to increase pressure on US and Iraqi forces in northern Iraq to halt a surge of attacks that peaked Sunday with the most lethal guerrilla strike in a decade. Twelve soldiers were killed and eight went missing. "
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Istanbul, Turkey - As Turkey sends military convoys to its southeast border with Iraq, diplomatic efforts are intensifying to head off a cross-border incursion aimed at crushing the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
On Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan traveled to Baghdad and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in London to increase pressure on US and Iraqi forces in northern Iraq to halt a surge of attacks that peaked Sunday with the most lethal guerrilla strike in a decade. Twelve soldiers were killed and eight went missing. "
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Kurdistan war: the lesser of two evils?
"Kurdistan war: the lesser of two evils? MOSCOW. (Yevgeny Satanovsky for RIA Novosti) - The latest local crisis in the Middle East mostly revolves around Turkish-Kurdish relations. Although Iraqi Kurdistan has not yet achieved independence, it is moving in this direction. Many experts predict that another regional war, the assassination of a political leader or the liquidation of an arch-terrorist could cause major problems. But the world would probably cease to exist if all these predictions came true."
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US criticizes Kurdish leaders over PKK
"US criticizes Kurdish leaders over PKK
NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, BAGHDAD Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Page 6 In unusual criticism, US officials on Tuesday upbraided Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq for failing to curb the Kurdish guerrillas who operate unchecked in the autonomous region and use it as a safe haven for ambushes inside Turkey."
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NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, BAGHDAD Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Page 6 In unusual criticism, US officials on Tuesday upbraided Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq for failing to curb the Kurdish guerrillas who operate unchecked in the autonomous region and use it as a safe haven for ambushes inside Turkey."
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Will Turks invade Iraq?
"Will Turks invade Iraq? ISTANBUL | Winter, tough foe help explain hesitation October 25, 2007 BY CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkey has options if it decides to launch a major assault on Kurdish rebels in Iraq: airstrikes on suspected hideouts, helicopter-borne commando raids, or the long-term occupation of a ''buffer'' zone to seal off paths across the mountainous border."
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Cyprus ire at UK pact with Turkey
"Cyprus ire at UK pact with Turkey
Athens and Nicosia yesterday complained to London about a cooperation pact signed by the British and Turkish prime ministers which refers to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus as the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.”
Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Marcoullis complained to Britain’s High Commissioner to Cyprus Peter Millet. Millet said the document – which foresees closer economic cooperation between Britain and the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus – “contained nothing new.”
“Britain’s policy of non-recognition... remains unchanged,” he said."
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Athens and Nicosia yesterday complained to London about a cooperation pact signed by the British and Turkish prime ministers which refers to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus as the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.”
Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Marcoullis complained to Britain’s High Commissioner to Cyprus Peter Millet. Millet said the document – which foresees closer economic cooperation between Britain and the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus – “contained nothing new.”
“Britain’s policy of non-recognition... remains unchanged,” he said."
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Turkey confirms hosting int'l conference on Iraq in Istanbul
"Turkey confirms hosting int'l conference on Iraq in Istanbul Posted: 2007/10/25
Turkey is to host on November 3 an international conference on Iraq that will gather foreign ministers of several countries in its biggest city Istanbul..."
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Turkey is to host on November 3 an international conference on Iraq that will gather foreign ministers of several countries in its biggest city Istanbul..."
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Turkey 'should exploit wine tourism'
"Turkey 'should exploit wine tourism' AntalyaWith popular destinations such as Antalya, Bodrum and Dalaman, Turkey is not short of features to attract tourism, but an industry expert has claimed that the country has potential to grow further in the wine tourism market."
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Behind Turkey's Kurdish Problem - TIME
"Behind Turkey's Kurdish Problem Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 By PELIN TURGUT/ISTANBUL
For as long as I can remember, I have been taught — in school, on TV, by taxi drivers — that Turkey has "red lines" that cannot be crossed, sacrosanct rules dictating foreign policy that have been passed down through generations as if written in stone. At their anxious heart, these rules are the legacy of the 1920s, when — following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire — Europeans were trying to carve up the country. But a rag-tag bunch of Turkish volunteers, poorly armed, famously surviving on a slice of stale bread a day, rallied under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to fight a war of independence. Against tremendous odds, they won, and from their struggle, modern Turkey was born. But the paranoia of having almost been conquered runs strong — gut-wrenchingly strong, summed up in the popular saying "A Turk has no friend but the Turks." The world, if you ask a Turk, is out to get us, and our challenge is to remain steadfast against enemies real and imagined. Hence the red lines on everything from vigilant secularism to Kurdish autonomy."
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For as long as I can remember, I have been taught — in school, on TV, by taxi drivers — that Turkey has "red lines" that cannot be crossed, sacrosanct rules dictating foreign policy that have been passed down through generations as if written in stone. At their anxious heart, these rules are the legacy of the 1920s, when — following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire — Europeans were trying to carve up the country. But a rag-tag bunch of Turkish volunteers, poorly armed, famously surviving on a slice of stale bread a day, rallied under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to fight a war of independence. Against tremendous odds, they won, and from their struggle, modern Turkey was born. But the paranoia of having almost been conquered runs strong — gut-wrenchingly strong, summed up in the popular saying "A Turk has no friend but the Turks." The world, if you ask a Turk, is out to get us, and our challenge is to remain steadfast against enemies real and imagined. Hence the red lines on everything from vigilant secularism to Kurdish autonomy."
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Violence leads to Turkish fest cancellations
"Violence leads to Turkish fest cancellations By Karsten Kastelan Oct 25, 2007 ANTALYA, Turkey -- Rising tensions on the Turkish-Iraqi border are sending shock waves throughout Turkey, including the country's usually austere film world, where organizers of the International Eurasia Film Festival in Antalya have canceled all parties associated with the event."
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Security organization slams Kurdish party
"Security organization slams Kurdish party
Published: 10/24/2007 The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs says Turkey is justified in quashing Kurdish separatists. In a report published on its Web site, JINSA said Turkey's actions are justified because the Kurds are unwilling to acknowledge that the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, was a terrorist organization. 'Defenders of the PKK sound like Palestinians who don’t want to be associated with Hamas or Fatah or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but won’t do anything about them,' the report said. 'The Kurds vehemently protest that they are NOT like the Palestinians. But, sadly, now they are.'"
More:http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/104873.html
Published: 10/24/2007 The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs says Turkey is justified in quashing Kurdish separatists. In a report published on its Web site, JINSA said Turkey's actions are justified because the Kurds are unwilling to acknowledge that the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, was a terrorist organization. 'Defenders of the PKK sound like Palestinians who don’t want to be associated with Hamas or Fatah or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but won’t do anything about them,' the report said. 'The Kurds vehemently protest that they are NOT like the Palestinians. But, sadly, now they are.'"
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IntelliBriefs: Turkey's New Strategy in Northern Iraq
"Turkey's New Strategy in Northern Iraq
Olga ZHIGALINA
By 2006, it transpired that the potential partition of Iraq along ethnic lines would concern not only the regional countries with extensive Kurdish-populated areas (Turkey, Iran, and Syria), but also the neighboring Arab ones (the Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait). The latter view with a great deal of reservation the US plan for a Greater Middle East. This plan envisions a well-defined role to be played by the Kurdish factor. The leaders of these countries demanded that the US should admit them to the negotiations on the future of Iraq. It was not easy for Washington to respond to the demand positively due to the imminent tensions between the US and the countries where the Kurdish population resides (Turkey, Iran, and Syria)."
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Olga ZHIGALINA
By 2006, it transpired that the potential partition of Iraq along ethnic lines would concern not only the regional countries with extensive Kurdish-populated areas (Turkey, Iran, and Syria), but also the neighboring Arab ones (the Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait). The latter view with a great deal of reservation the US plan for a Greater Middle East. This plan envisions a well-defined role to be played by the Kurdish factor. The leaders of these countries demanded that the US should admit them to the negotiations on the future of Iraq. It was not easy for Washington to respond to the demand positively due to the imminent tensions between the US and the countries where the Kurdish population resides (Turkey, Iran, and Syria)."
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