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Omphalos Tis Gis: Erdogan in the north and Christofias 1974 speech (Turkish Digest)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:27:00 GMT

"Erdogan in the north and Christofias 1974 speech Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the north on Friday to attend the Turkish Cypriot anniversary celebrations of the 1974 invasion of Cyprus. According to the Cyprus Mail, on his departure from Ankara, Erdogan, who is bringing almost his entire Cabinet with him, said developments in the Cyprus issue would be...

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RE: Ergenekon: What’s it Really About? (PoliGazette)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:41:08 GMT

This is in response to a comment left regarding the original piece, but since Wordpress isn’t posting my comment in reponse, I’m posting my response here. 1. There is a Greater Middle Easet Initiative and Turkey’s PM Erdgoan has publicly announced on more than one occasion that Turkey is one of its co-leaders. This fact has been published in Turkish newspapers and Erdogan has stated it in televised...

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Turkish Cypriots celebrate 34th anniversary of Peace Operation (Turkish Digest)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:23:00 GMT

"Turkish Cypriots celebrate 34th anniversary of Peace Operation Turkish Cypriots celebrated on Sunday the 'Peace and Freedom Day' in the 34th anniversary of Cyprus Peace and Freedom Operation. A Turkish delegation led by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan also attended the celebrations in Nicosia." More: Turkish Cypriots celebrate 34th anniversary of Peace Operation

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Ergenekon: What is it really all about? (Turkish Digest)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:11:00 GMT

"Ergenekon: What is it really all about? Filed under: AK Party, Armenian Genocide, EU, Erkenegon, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Middle East, Near East, Opinion, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey — Kemal on July 19, 2008 @ 6:43 pm CEST According to Turkish government sources, Ergenekon is a conspiracy formed, among others, various disparate journalists, retired military officials and opposition...

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Turkey rules out unilateral approach towards Cyprus settlement (Turkish Digest)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:09:00 GMT

"Turkey rules out unilateral approach towards Cyprus settlement 19.07.2008, 20.44 ANKARA, July 19 (Itar-Tass) - The unilateral approach towards the solution to the Cypriot problem cannot be used, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan, who is currently in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on a visit, said the Cypriot problem should be solved by talks." More: ITAR-TASS...

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Brown in Iraq to promote British investment (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:37:55 GMT

... foreign officials visited Baghdad in the past weeks, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Brown is the latest of these. US Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Barak Obama, currently on a foreign tour, is also expected to stop in Baghdad in the next days. A number of Arab countries are opening embassies in Baghdad, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait,...

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Turkish PM and Talat stress a "two state" solution in Cyprus under UN (Turkish Digest)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT

"Turkish PM and Talat stress a 'two state' solution in Cyprus under UN Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and the leader of Turkish Cypriots stressed a solution of the Cyprus issue should base on the principle of 'two equal states and two equal communities.' Erdogan and Mehmet Ali Talat also expressed their hopes that the meeting of Cyprus leader in July 25 would mark the beginning...

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Gordon Brown In Baghdad For Talks (Sky News )

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:32:05 GMT

... high-profile official to visit Iraq since violence dropped sharply.Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Baghdad earlier this month and urged the region to help Iraq rebuild after years of war.Analysts credit an increase in American troop levels and a more assertive stance by Iraq's security forces for reducing violence in Iraq to four-year lows.Maliki in recent months has sent...

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British PM Brown seeks to boost investment in Iraq (Alertnet)

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:49:38 GMT

... high-profile official to visit Iraq since violence dropped sharply. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Baghdad earlier this month and urged the region to help Iraq rebuild after years of war.Analysts credit an increase in American troop levels and a more assertive stance by Iraq's security forces for reducing violence in Iraq to four-year lows.Maliki in recent months has...

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Bulgarian ambassador visits Çanakkale (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:43:07 GMT

... to the Gülhane Military Medical Academy, or GATA, hospital, upon Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's instruction. ANK – Anatolia News Agency Opposition disturbed by Cyprus developments The latest developments in Cyprus, especially the emphasis on one nation, one state are disturbing, said Democratic Left Party, or DSP, Chairman Zeki Sezer during a visit to former Turkish Cypriot President...

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British PM seeks to boost investment in Iraq (Alarabiya.net)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

... high-profile official to visit Iraq since violence dropped sharply. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Baghdad earlier this month and urged the region to help Iraq rebuild after years of war.

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Rights and wrongs on Ergenekon (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:42 GMT

Cengiz ÇANDAR “Democracy and law are for all. You are making a major mistake,” said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Republican People's Party, or CHP, leader Deniz Baykal. And then he added, “Only those who vaguely believe in the law state can dare to become advocate of illegal organization. No one can harm democracy more than these politicians.”Wrong. The prime minister's assessment...

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TOKİ chief explains North Ankara project (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:38 GMT

Erdoğan Bayraktar, the chief of Turkey's Mass Housing Administration, or TOKİ, visited the residences built within the framework of the “North Ankara Entrance Urban Transformation Project”

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'Don't ban AKP' rapporteur tells top court (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:36 GMT

... conditions for closure are not met, the 71 party officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gül, cannot be barred from party politics for five years. The conclusion of the report raised expectations in Ankara for an early August verdict. Political observers argue that the verdict will be announced just after the Supreme Military Council, or YAS, completes...

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PM Erdoğan says goats beneficial to nature (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:35 GMT

The issue of goats was discussed at a group meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Tuesday. The subject comes to the agenda because of a statement by Adana Mayor Aydaç Durak that goats harm the forest more than fires and that sacrificing a goat means adding an extra 1,000 trees. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended goats, saying they prevent blazes by removing litter...

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EU membership strategic goal, say Turkey's envoys (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:34 GMT

... relations. In his address to ambassadors during a dinner Wednesday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said motivation was what Turkey needed. “We keep our determination and enthusiasm as part of our EU accession process, despite all the negativities,” Erdogan said. “What we need is motivation, morale and concrete objectives.” The prime minister noted that he communicated Ankara's...

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Turkey facilitates dialogue in nuke row (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:14:34 GMT

... being created to generate electricity. Hadley, after his meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, did not comment on Iran. The United States and Israel have not ruled out a military strike on Iran if it does not give up uranium enrichment and heed U.N. Security Council demands aimed at dispelling fears that Tehran wants to produce nuclear weapons. Hadley's visit to Turkey came before...

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US National Security Adviser Hadley Visits Turkey (Global Security)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:04:51 GMT

... Hadley is holding talks Thursday with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on so-called routine consultations on regional issues. But, they reportedly are also discussing Iran's nuclear program.Stressing the relationship between the United States and Turkey, Hadley said the two countries are united in fighting terrorism, including...

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Turk PM says his country rejects any alternatives for EU (Turkish Digest)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:54:00 GMT

"Turk PM says his country rejects any alternatives for EU It is out of the question for Turkey to accept an alternative other than full EU membership or to give up the reforms needed in this process,' Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told at a conference attended by Turkey's ambassadors." More: Turk PM says his country rejects any alternatives for EU

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Report: U.S. To Post Diplomats In Iran (CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for )

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:29:55 GMT

... a news conference after meeting with Hadley, who also held talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The U.S. and Israel have not ruled out a military strike on Iran if it does not give up uranium enrichment and heed U.N. Security Council demands aimed at dispelling fears that Tehran wants to make nuclear weapons. Babacan said Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki would visit...

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