"Armenian brutality that targeted all of humanity
by
ZAKİR HAŞİMOV*
The Hocalı massacre has gone down as one of the worst and most striking pages in Azerbaijanian history.
For 200 years the people of Azerbaijan were victims of constant nationalist, chauvinist attempts on the part of the Armenians to engage in ethnic cleansing and to carry out the politics of genocide."
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Daily Star - Politics - Turkey warns Iraqi Kurds against sheltering PKK rebels
"Turkey warns Iraqi Kurds against sheltering PKK rebels
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, February 25, 2008
CIZRE, Turkey: The Turkish Army on Sunday warned Iraqi Kurds not to shelter Kurdish rebels fleeing its military offensive in northern Iraq, as Baghdad labeled the incursion a "threat" to its sovereignty. As fighting intensified, the army said it had killed another 33 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), taking the rebel toll, according to Turkish figures, to 112 since the cross-border incursion began Thursday evening."
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By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, February 25, 2008
CIZRE, Turkey: The Turkish Army on Sunday warned Iraqi Kurds not to shelter Kurdish rebels fleeing its military offensive in northern Iraq, as Baghdad labeled the incursion a "threat" to its sovereignty. As fighting intensified, the army said it had killed another 33 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), taking the rebel toll, according to Turkish figures, to 112 since the cross-border incursion began Thursday evening."
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Leftist victory revives hopes for a united Cyprus - Europe, News - Independent.co.uk
"Leftist victory revives hopes for a united Cyprus
REUTERS
By Nicholas Birch in Istanbul
Monday, 25 February 2008
The leader of the Cypriot Communist Party, Demetris Christofias, won the presidential election yesterday, reviving hopes for a solution on the divided island that could have ramifications well beyond Cyprus."
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REUTERS
By Nicholas Birch in Istanbul
Monday, 25 February 2008
The leader of the Cypriot Communist Party, Demetris Christofias, won the presidential election yesterday, reviving hopes for a solution on the divided island that could have ramifications well beyond Cyprus."
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EXTRA: New Cyprus president, Turkish Cypriot leader agree to meet : Europe World
"EXTRA: New Cyprus president, Turkish Cypriot leader agree to meet
Posted : Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:06:00 GMT
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Nicosia - Hours after securing the Cyprus presidency, Dimitris Christofias agreed to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat for talks on possibly ending the division of the Mediterranean island. Reports said that Talat called Christofias to congratulate him on his victory, and both men agreed to meet in the near future. No date has been set."
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Posted : Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:06:00 GMT
Europe World News | Home
Nicosia - Hours after securing the Cyprus presidency, Dimitris Christofias agreed to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat for talks on possibly ending the division of the Mediterranean island. Reports said that Talat called Christofias to congratulate him on his victory, and both men agreed to meet in the near future. No date has been set."
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Euro2day :: Fierce Turkish assault takes heavy toll
"Fierce Turkish assault takes heavy toll
By Vincent Boland in Ankara and Demetri Sevastopulo in Canberra
Published: 24/2/2008 | Last Updated: 24/2/2008 18:40 London Time
Eight Turkish soldiers and 33 Kurdish separatist militants were killed on Sunday as Turkey continued a ferocious assault on PKK bases in northern Iraq.
The assault appears to have inflicted heavy damage on militant hideouts in the mountains that straddle the two countries' border."
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By Vincent Boland in Ankara and Demetri Sevastopulo in Canberra
Published: 24/2/2008 | Last Updated: 24/2/2008 18:40 London Time
Eight Turkish soldiers and 33 Kurdish separatist militants were killed on Sunday as Turkey continued a ferocious assault on PKK bases in northern Iraq.
The assault appears to have inflicted heavy damage on militant hideouts in the mountains that straddle the two countries' border."
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ABC News: Turkish Helicopter Down in Iraq
"Turkish Helicopter Down in Iraq
Turkish Military Says Helicopter Down, 8 Troops Killed in Cross-Border Operation in Iraq
By SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press Writer
CUKURCA, Turkey Feb 24, 2008 (AP)
A Turkish helicopter went down in Iraq and eight soldiers were killed during a cross-border ground operation that has drawn criticism from the Iraqi government, Turkey's military said Sunday. "
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Turkish Military Says Helicopter Down, 8 Troops Killed in Cross-Border Operation in Iraq
By SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press Writer
CUKURCA, Turkey Feb 24, 2008 (AP)
A Turkish helicopter went down in Iraq and eight soldiers were killed during a cross-border ground operation that has drawn criticism from the Iraqi government, Turkey's military said Sunday. "
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Iraq calls for talks to end Turkish offensive | France 24
"Iraq calls for talks to end Turkish offensive
Sunday 24 February 2008
Iraq has urged Turkey to sit down for talks to resolve the PKK crisis and to put an end to clashes that killed 33 rebels and 8 soldiers Sunday, according to Turkish military sources. (Report: J.Creedon)"
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Sunday 24 February 2008
Iraq has urged Turkey to sit down for talks to resolve the PKK crisis and to put an end to clashes that killed 33 rebels and 8 soldiers Sunday, according to Turkish military sources. (Report: J.Creedon)"
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JTW News - Drug Smuggling and Terrorism: The PKK Case
"Drug Smuggling and Terrorism: The PKK Case
Saturday , 23 February 2008
* By Assoc. prof. Dr. Sedat Laciner
Some claims that Turkey is one of the transit countries of the drug trafficking, not a consumer; so the fight against narcotic should not be involved with in the priority struggels of Turkey. Even, within some conversations, it is possible to hear that narcotic money has an additional value for Turkey."
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Saturday , 23 February 2008
* By Assoc. prof. Dr. Sedat Laciner
Some claims that Turkey is one of the transit countries of the drug trafficking, not a consumer; so the fight against narcotic should not be involved with in the priority struggels of Turkey. Even, within some conversations, it is possible to hear that narcotic money has an additional value for Turkey."
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Headline Junky: Barzani Draws The Line
"Barzani Draws The Line
There are conflicting reports about just how many troops Turkey has sent into northern Iraq, with the general trend being bearish. Initial Turkish TV reports (passed on by the press) put the number at 10,000, citing unnamed military sources. Reuters put the number at 8,000, or two Turkish brigades. Later television reports lowered it further to 3,000, which the Iraqi government today bid down to 1,000, only to be undersold by the American military command in Iraq which claimed that only a few hundred Turkish troops took part. The Turkish military, meanwhile, closed the bidding by warning that 'media reports about the scope of the operation were misleading and exaggerated.' (If this keeps up, look for reports of a Kurdish incursion into Turkey by tomorrow.)"
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There are conflicting reports about just how many troops Turkey has sent into northern Iraq, with the general trend being bearish. Initial Turkish TV reports (passed on by the press) put the number at 10,000, citing unnamed military sources. Reuters put the number at 8,000, or two Turkish brigades. Later television reports lowered it further to 3,000, which the Iraqi government today bid down to 1,000, only to be undersold by the American military command in Iraq which claimed that only a few hundred Turkish troops took part. The Turkish military, meanwhile, closed the bidding by warning that 'media reports about the scope of the operation were misleading and exaggerated.' (If this keeps up, look for reports of a Kurdish incursion into Turkey by tomorrow.)"
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Turkish onslaught paves way for major assault on Iraq Kurds | World news | The Observer
"Turkish onslaught paves way for major assault on Iraq Kurds
Turkish forces used jets and heavy artillery to pound the bases of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq yesterday, as a prelude to a major assault in the coming days. Turkish news agencies reported more troops moving towards the remote border area."
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Turkish forces used jets and heavy artillery to pound the bases of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq yesterday, as a prelude to a major assault in the coming days. Turkish news agencies reported more troops moving towards the remote border area."
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Iraq's oil flows to Turkey despite incursion_English_Xinhua
"Iraq's oil flows to Turkey despite incursion
www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-24 18:55:53
BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi exports of crude oil continue flowing through Turkey despite the Turkish military operation against the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Sunday. 'I confirm that the oil exports are flowing normally to Ceyhanport and that the operations did not effect it,' an official from the ministry's media office told Xinhua."
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www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-24 18:55:53
BAGHDAD, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi exports of crude oil continue flowing through Turkey despite the Turkish military operation against the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas in northern Iraq, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Sunday. 'I confirm that the oil exports are flowing normally to Ceyhanport and that the operations did not effect it,' an official from the ministry's media office told Xinhua."
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Turkish Kurds want end of PKK | NEWS.com.au
"Turkish Kurds want end of PKK
By Burak Akinci in Cizre, Turkey
February 24, 2008 11:17pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
AS fighting rages across the nearby Turkish-Iraqi border between a Turkish expeditionary force and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Kurds in this Turkish town at the heart of the conflict say they are fed up with the violence and long to lead "normal" lives."
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By Burak Akinci in Cizre, Turkey
February 24, 2008 11:17pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
AS fighting rages across the nearby Turkish-Iraqi border between a Turkish expeditionary force and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Kurds in this Turkish town at the heart of the conflict say they are fed up with the violence and long to lead "normal" lives."
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Low Rate of German-Turkish Marriages Impede Integration | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 24.02.2008
"Low Rate of German-Turkish Marriages Impede Integration
women with headscarf writing the word
Many German Turks are pressured to marry only within their ethnic and religious group. But the practice of 'importing' partners from Turkey creates new immigrants and stands in the way of integration."
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women with headscarf writing the word
Many German Turks are pressured to marry only within their ethnic and religious group. But the practice of 'importing' partners from Turkey creates new immigrants and stands in the way of integration."
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Turkey wishes normal ties with Armenia - Turkish Daily News Feb 22, 2008
"Turkey wishes normal ties with Armenia
Friday, February 22, 2008
Yerevan’s policies over the last 10 years have brought no solutions to problems with Turkey or Azerbaijan and Sarksyan will take this into consideration, says retired ambassador Lütem"
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Yerevan’s policies over the last 10 years have brought no solutions to problems with Turkey or Azerbaijan and Sarksyan will take this into consideration, says retired ambassador Lütem"
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PKK Urges Kurds to Widen Conflict to Turkish Cities, Firat Says
"PKK Urges Kurds to Widen Conflict to Turkish Cities, Firat Says
By Mark Bentley
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, called on ethnic Kurds to widen a conflict with Turkey to the nation's cities after the Turkish military entered northern Iraq to destroy the group's bases, Firat news agency said."
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By Mark Bentley
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, called on ethnic Kurds to widen a conflict with Turkey to the nation's cities after the Turkish military entered northern Iraq to destroy the group's bases, Firat news agency said."
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AFP: Turkey presses offensive in Iraq, US urges short campaign
"Turkey presses offensive in Iraq, US urges short campaign
1 day ago
CIZRE, Turkey (AFP) — Fighting intensified Sunday between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, amid US calls for Turkey to wrap up its military incursion in the region as swiftly as possible.
Explosions and gunfire were reported in and around Hakurk, a stronghold of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Turkish border."
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1 day ago
CIZRE, Turkey (AFP) — Fighting intensified Sunday between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, amid US calls for Turkey to wrap up its military incursion in the region as swiftly as possible.
Explosions and gunfire were reported in and around Hakurk, a stronghold of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Turkish border."
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Iraqi Kurds blame US for Turkish raids
"Iraqi Kurds blame US for Turkish raids
(AFP)
24 February 2008
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi Kurds on Sunday blamed Baghdad’s ally Washington for backing Turkish assaults against Kurdish guerrillas holed up in the mountainous border region of northern Iraq.
‘The Kurds are changing their minds about the Americans,’ said Taha, a young Kurd from the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah who did not give his last name."
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(AFP)
24 February 2008
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Iraqi Kurds on Sunday blamed Baghdad’s ally Washington for backing Turkish assaults against Kurdish guerrillas holed up in the mountainous border region of northern Iraq.
‘The Kurds are changing their minds about the Americans,’ said Taha, a young Kurd from the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah who did not give his last name."
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Ankara's incursion aimed at putting heat on US - World - theage.com.au
"Ankara's incursion aimed at putting heat on US
Tim Butcher
February 25, 2008
TAKE a trip into the hills of northern Iraq and you can see with your own eyes the scale of the military problem facing Turkey when it tries to deal with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)."
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Tim Butcher
February 25, 2008
TAKE a trip into the hills of northern Iraq and you can see with your own eyes the scale of the military problem facing Turkey when it tries to deal with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)."
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Turkish strike won't solve PKK problem-U.S.'s Gates
"Turkish strike won't solve PKK problem-U.S.'s Gates
24 Feb 2008 02:54:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Kristin Roberts
CANBERRA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's military strike against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq will not solve its problem with the separatist rebels, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, calling for Ankara to take political and economic measures to isolate the group."
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24 Feb 2008 02:54:04 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Kristin Roberts
CANBERRA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's military strike against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq will not solve its problem with the separatist rebels, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, calling for Ankara to take political and economic measures to isolate the group."
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Turks said to be supportive of military action in Iraq
"Turks said to be supportive of military action in Iraq
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:48p.m.
Turkish troops at the Iraqi border Turkish troops at the Iraqi border
The people of Turkey are reportedly supporting their government's decision to launch a cross-border incursion into Iraq."
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Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:48p.m.
Turkish troops at the Iraqi border Turkish troops at the Iraqi border
The people of Turkey are reportedly supporting their government's decision to launch a cross-border incursion into Iraq."
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