Turkey
Turkish minister lashes out at Britain's Duchess of York
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 18:48.Turkey's minister for women's affairs on Monday lashed out at a British television documentary in which the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, bluffed her way into state-run orphanages in Turkey and rep
Two injured in south-east Turkey ahead of prime minister's visit
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 14:18.
Two people were injured in an explosion in the south-eastern Turkey city of Hakkari Saturday, a day before Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to visit the city, the Anadolu news agency reported.
Turkey expresses hope of normalizing relations with Armenia
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 22:24.Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Friday expressed optimism that long-running disputes between Turkey and Armenia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan can be resolved and that Turkey was determined to p
Islamic feminist author defends the headscarf
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 09:55.
Turkey's ban on wearing headscarves in public institutions such as universities is a form of oppression over women, according to an Islamic feminist novelist Cihan Aktas, 48.
Turkish military say 25 Kurdish rebels killed in airstrikes
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 09:27.
The Turkish military on Friday claimed to have killed 25 Kurdish rebels and wounded several others in airstrikes last week on Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq.
Turkish government's pro-EU steps saved ruling party
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 07:59.Turkey's highest court decided not to close down the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) owing to the government's steps to join the European Union, according to the court's reasonings published in Friday's Official Gazette.
Trial continues in Istanbul of alleged coup plotters
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 07:49.The trial of 86 people belonging to the so-called Ergenekon group accused of conspiring to overthrow Turkey's moderately Islamist government continued on Thursday, after chaotic scenes at Tuesday's opening session due to the small size of the prison courtroom.
Twists and turns as coup plotters go on trial
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 14:00.The trial of 86 people on charges of attempting to overthrow the government got under way in Istanbul on Monday.
A simple police raid in June last year on a shanty house in Istanbul in which a case of grenades were found has since lead investigators to launching what the Turkish press has dubbed "the trial of the century".
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
