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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 09:10 pm

Turkey News

News on Turkey continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

3 hrs ago | Today's Zaman

Top US general: Turkey, US collaborating to secure Turkish-Iraqi border

Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright said on Thursday that Turkey and the US are working together on border security between Turkey and Iraq.

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8 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Rival Cypriot leaders make headway on key hurdles to peace

NICOSIA: Rival Cypriot leaders made progress on two of the key stumbling blocks in efforts to reunify the island Tuesday but decided to hold one more meeting before launching fully-fledged peace talks.

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hosted 13 hrs ago | The Associated Press | The Associated Press

2 ex-generals arrested in alleged Turkey coup plot

Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said.

The two, arrested late Saturday, were among 21 people rounded up in the past week in the investigation into an alleged pro-secular and nationalist network called 'Ergenekon,' the state-run Anatolia news agency said.

Ret. Gen. Hursit Tolon, who once headed the paramilitary force, and former top army commander Sener Eruygur, who helped organize a series of anti-government rallies last year, were being held at an Istanbul jail.

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hosted 17 hrs ago | Reuters | Reuters

Turkey arrests retired generals in coup probe

ANKARA (Reuters) - Two senior former generals were formally arrested under a broad police investigation into coup allegations, the state Anatolian news agency said on Sunday.

Former head of the paramilitary gendarmerie Sener Eruygur and former first army commander Hursit Tolon were sent to prison in Istanbul.

Turkish media said they were suspected of being members of a shadowy, ultra-nationalist, hardline secularist group known as Ergenekon, which was already under investigation.

Twenty-one people were detained last week in a police investigation into allegations of a coup.

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22 hrs ago | PanArmenian Network

ADL national director calls on Turkey and Armenia for reconciliation

"We continue to oppose a resolution that would contain the word genocide," Foxman said.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

TurkishPress.com

Turkey May Mediate Talks On Iran's Nuclear Program, P.M. Erdogan

Turkey may soon mediate talks on Iran's nuclear program, following indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.

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The News

Top businessman among four held in Turkish coup probe

Sunday, July 06, 2008 ANKARA: Four out of 21 prominent Turks detained under a police investigation into coup allegations have been formally arrested and two senior former generals have been taken to court, ...

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Turkey: A Look In From the Outside

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that the Turkish police had arrested two retired generals, the head of Ankara's main business lobby and 21 others affiliated with an ultra-right wing group in a failed coup ...

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SETimes news

Senior US general visits Turkey for talks on fighting terrorism, PKK

General James Cartwright, vice-chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived on Thursday in Ankara to discuss the fight against terrorism, including the operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' ...

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

www.todayszaman.com | Mehmet Zeki

Indictment: Ergenekon and Co. to be tried as terrorists

An investigation into a crime gang known as Ergenekon, which is believed to have been seeking to trigger events that would lead to a military coup against Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, has been completed and an indictment will soon be submitted to the court, prosecutors have said.

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www.todayszaman.com | Mehmet Zeki

Operation defuses time bomb for chaos campaign

A nationwide crackdown on a shadowy network of military officials, business leaders, journalists and criminals foiled a plot to sow the seeds of chaos in preparation for an eventual coup, documents seized by the police have revealed.

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www.todayszaman.com | Mehmet Zeki

[PORTRAIT] Gen. Eruygur: fervent coup enthusiast

Gen. ener Eruygur, detained on Tuesday on charges of involvement in a coup plot against the governing Justice and Development Party , formerly headed the Gendarmerie General Command and is the currently ...

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www.todayszaman.com | Mehmet Zeki

Abant Platform hosts workshop to address Kurdish issue

The Abant Platform, a prominent discussion forum known for dealing with pressing issues challenging Turkey, is taking up the task of debating the thorny Kurdish issue.

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SETimes news

Political tension mounts in Turkey

Political tensions rose in Turkey on Tuesday after police arrested two retired generals and other prominent figures suspected of plotting to overthrow the government.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

CNN

Jordan's king to visit Iraq

Jordan's King Abdullah II will travel to Iraq soon, a top Iraqi official said Wednesday, becoming the first monarch of an Arab country to visit Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion more than five years ago.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

www.todayszaman.com | Mehmet Zeki

New detentions link generals to Ergenekon network

The detention of four retired high-ranking generals yesterday along with dozens of others has extended an investigation into an illegal organization to include two failed coup attempts allegedly devised by currently retired force commanders against the current government in 2004.

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www.independent.co.uk | Mehmet Zeki

Two Turkish generals held over plot to kill Nobel laureate

Conspirators 'planned armed rebellion to destabilise Turkey' Wednesday, 2 July 2008 Reuters Hursit Tolon, a retired general, is arrested by police investigating a series of killings allegedly by a state-backed ...

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Turkish Daily News

Nabucco lagging behind

Covering developments in the energy world poses a significant challenge for journalists.

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Daily Times

Zardari calls on Turkish PM

ANKARA: Pakistan People's Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari held a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan here on Friday, to discuss methods of strengthening co-operation between the two countries ...

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Turkish Daily News

A few hours when jeopardy doubled

OPERATION: A security operation yesterday morning ends with the detainment of more than 25 suspects, including retired Gen.

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