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Following the commencement of the Chyldyr-Aktas checkpoint's operation, which is located on the border between Turkey and Georgia, the travel time from the Turkish province of Ardahan to Azerbaijan will total 2-2.5 hours, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who is on a visit to the Ardahan province, said on Tuesday, Ardahan Haberleri newspaper ... (more)

The demonstrations must be stopped in the Turkish cities in the shortest possible time, Turkish President Abdullah Gul told media today, TRT Haber TV channel reported.

Trade group Wines of Turkey is showing off the country's top reds and whites at a packed tasting at VinExpo fair in Bordeaux this week while heavy-handed regulations are making it harder than ever for them to sell at home.

A group of protesters leading the sit-in at an Istanbul park said Saturday their "struggle will continue," despite a warning and efforts from the prime minister to negotiate a peaceful end to two weeks of demonstrations that have devolved at times into clashes with riot police.

Abdullah Gul wrote on Twitter that "the channels for discussion and dialogue" have opened, a day after the Turkish prime minister met with a small group of delegates from the protest in Gezi Park.

Germany is urging the Turkish government to keep calm after the brutal repression of protests in Istanbul.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul, regarding Taksim Gezi Park protests, said "Even the latest developments in Turkey meant a test of Turkish democracy", Anadolu Agency reported.

The Turkish prime minister's inconsistency is confusing protesters - on one hand police brutality, on the other, the offer of a referendum.

Former Florida State University president J. Stanley Marshall knows Turkey's love for western culture more than most in Tallahassee.

The Nationalist Movement Party will not participate in the meeting with the Turkish president, Turkish newspaper Milliyet wrote on Wednesday, referencing the party's press-secretary.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Hundreds of riot police overran improvised barricades at Istanbul's Taksim Square on Tuesday, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons in running battles with protesters who have been occupying the area for more than a week.

A man is evacuated on a stretcher after riot police flooded the Gazi Park with tear gas during clashes at the Taksim Square in Istanbul Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

President Abdullah Gul has approved the controversial bill restricting the sale and advertising of alcohol, Anatolia news agency reported today.

Steven A. Cook is the Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to meet on Wednesday with leaders of the movement whose peaceful protests in Istanbul spiralled into a wave of anti-government demonstrations across Turkey.

We are witnessing the creation of a cult of personality ," said Milliyet columnist and media activist Kadri GA1 4rsel.

Erdogan in Trouble His Biggest Challenge Is President Abdullah Gul, Not Liberals Halil Karaveli June 6, 2013 Somewhat overshadowed by his longtime ally, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President Abdullah Gul has begun to carve out a more independent, progressive path.

Development Won't Ensure Democracy in Turkey The New York Times Op-Ed June 5, 2013 By DARON ACEMOGLU CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

As the protests in Turkey continue, Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains defiant. Upon returning to Istanbul early on Friday, June 7, the prime minister proclaimed to a crowd of gathered supporters that the protests against his rule are "bordering on illegality [and] must come to an end immediately."