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Date : Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:01:54 +0400 TURKEY IS CHANGING ITS SHELL Hurriyet Daily News Nov 5 2009 Turkey Extremely interesting developments are taking place in the relationship between Turkey and the European Union.

Atomic power plant to assist in meeting demand for energy in Turkey: INTERVIEW with Turkish representative to UN and IAEA

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 9 / Trend News U. Sadikhova /

Turkish deputy permanent representative to UN and other international organizations in Vienna, including IAEA Nılvana Darama spoke in an exclusive interview with Trend News Middle East desk.

Lack of nuclear weapon to have important consequences for countries' security in region: Turkish representative to UN and IAEA

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 9 / Trend News U. Sadikhova /

Turkey supports the establishment of an effectively verifiable zone, free of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery in the Middle East, Turkish deputy permanent representative to UN in Vienna, as well as IAEA, Nilvana Darama, said.

Trend News European Desk Commentator Elmira Tariverdiyeva

Recent changes in the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus have led to a dangerous trend for the region - and sharply exacerbated Armenians' feelings of a homeland around the world.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has accused the EU of interfering after Istanbul was asked to reconsider an invitation to the president of Sudan.

ANKARA, Turkey -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has decided not to attend the Organisation of Islamic Conference summit in Istanbul, officials were quoted as saying on Sunday .

Ahmadinejad is to hold talks with some leaders of Islamic countries during the conference which will be inaugurated by Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 9 / Trend News R.Hafizoglu /

If Armenia wants to open its borders with Turkey, first it must resolve its issues with Azerbaijan, former Turkish National Intelligence Committee analyst Mahir Kaynak said.

Leaders from Islamic state under the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have converged in Istanbul to attend the economy summit of OIC's Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation here Monday.

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 9 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

"I am pleased that people with Georgian roots hold senior positions in Turkey," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a meeting with Turkish State Minister Faruk Chelik.

President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, has held bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gul, as part of the upcoming summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul, "24.kg" news agency reported.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has held meetings with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Press TV reported.

Syrian President Bashar Assad said that Turkey must cultivate good relations with Israel if it wishes to assist his country, according to an interview published in Turkish daily Hurriyet on Sunday, Jerusalem Post reported.

Seven people were killed and 14 others injured in a traffic accident in western Turkey on Sunday, the Anadolu news agency reported.

Sudan's indicted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will not attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul as planned, Turkish government officials said on Sunday, after the European Union raised objections to his visit, Reuters reported.

Devlet Bahceli has been re-elected as chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai left for Turkey on Sunday to attend the 25th Economic and Trade Forum of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), a statement released by his office said, Xinhua reported.

Iran's enriched uranium could be shipped to Turkey as a means of easing U.S. and European concerns over the Persian Gulf country's nuclear ambitions, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency said, Bloomberg reported.

The death toll from swine flu in Turkey has risen to 23, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said here on Saturday that his country is keen to bolster relations with neighboring Iran, IRNA reported.