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Turkey's top court on Friday banned a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels, a decision likely to disrupt a struggling reconciliation process between the state and minority Kurds.

Researchers from the Telecommunications Software & Systems Group at Waterford Institute of Technology have enjoyed a double success in receiving awards at two prestigious international conferences.

Iran protests by pro-democracy advocates on National Student Day were attacked by security forces on Monday.

"US vies for Turkey missile defense contract As major powers bid to supply Turkey with missile defense, others question Ankara's motives.

Suzy Hansen visits "Mr. Pamuk's neighborhood," the setting for the author's latest novel, The Museum of Innocence .

"The Hamams of Istanbul, Turkey: Orient No-Stress BalkanTravellers.com The Turkish bath a ' the historical institution, in which people wash, relax and chat a ' is, at first sight, a harmless phenomenon.

ISTANBUL // Turkey yesterday expressed dismay at the ban on the building of minarets in Switzerland, seen as yet another example of rejection by Europe that could further weaken Ankara's EU enthusiasm.

Dozens of ancient Persian artworks and inscriptions are set to go on exhibit in Istanbul, Turkey, a media group said.

John My main purpose in coming to Turkey was to visit Gallipoli but I also wanted to explore the historical city of Istanbul to better understand the role this city played in world events over a long period of time.

Members of Turkish civil servant unions gather at Beyazit Square during a one-day strike for better wages and working conditions in Istanbul on November 25, 2009.

"Can Turkey Break the Copenhagen Deadlock? by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey on 11.20.09 Business & Politics As a city that literally straddles Europe and Asia, Istanbul -- and, by extension, Turkey -- has been endlessly described as a "bridge" between East and West.

One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs.

Directors of the Global Spa Summit today announced that the fourth annual Summit will be held from May 16--19, 2010, at the historic A A ragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

The world's largest earthquake-safe building has opened in Istanbul, Turkey. The new international terminal at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport can withstand an earthquake up to 8.0 on the Richter scale because it doesn't sit directly on the soil; it sits on 300 isolators, special bearings that move with the building during an earthquake.

Reuters/Istanbul Turkey is investigating a suspected plot by naval officers to attack non-Muslim minorities to discredit the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, the prime minister's office said yesterday.

Few here doubt that the case began with something threatening: in June 2007, 27 hand grenades and fuses were found in the attic of a house in an Istanbul slum.

Here's video of Pitbull's recent performance in Istanbul, Turkey, where he's famous, and where he claims he had the album of the year for 2009, "Not 305.

At the opening celebrations for the new Sabiha Gokcen terminal, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the honour of cutting the ribbon.

Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies.

HIGH POINT a ' Ismail Arslan has been promoted to vice president of operations for Turkish fabric source De Leo Textiles.