Turkey News Archives

Tuesday, December 01, 2009 ISTANBUL: Turkey is making moves to reconcile with the country's minority communities, but analysts are divided on whether this new form of openness indicates a seismic shift in policy.

"RENEX 2009 spotlights green energy in Turkey * Opened by the Energy Ministers of the Republic of Turkey and Switzerland * RENEX 2009 Renewable Energy Fair puts the focus on Turkey and renewable energy * Trade show for clean energy attracts 17,258 registered visitors Istanbul/Hannover. RENEX 2009 - the Renewable Energy Fair organized by Hannover ...

"Turkey anxious over new EU leadership, but the world is ho-hum 29 November 2009 - Issue : 862 The appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, a devout Catholic who goes on retreats, as President of the European Union had Turkey, which is anxious to join the EU, worried because of his strong sentiments the country would never be ...

What you need to know about the person shaping Turkey's muscular new foreign policy.

And the European Parliament yesterday urged Turkey to proceed with a oefull and non-discriminatorya implementation of the Ankara protocol which includes the opening of Turkish ports to Cypriot traffic.

Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population.

"Dutch anti-Islam MP unwelcome in Turkey The government of Turkey is unwilling to meet a delegation of Dutch MPs if anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders is among them.

Turkey's new human rights bill has a flaw - not a single rights group was consulted in the drafting.

The return of Turkish citizens of Kurdish descent from the Makhmour refugee camp -- built by the United Nations for refugees in 1998 -- who went to Iraq in 1996 due to increasing acts of terrorism in southeastern Turkey, has placed the UN and Turkey at loggerheads once again, as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is reportedly asking ...

An evening gown slit discreetly from the neck to the navel worn by TurkeyA's former first lady Mevhibe Inonu is on show in an Istanbul exhibition, tracing how her style helped define the image of the young Turkish Republic.

Date : Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:43:04 +0400 TURKEY TURNS ITS GAZE TO THE EAST by Hamida Ghafour The National http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091128/WEEKENDER/711279812/1135 Nov 28 2009 UAE Just before he flew to Libya on Tuesday, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was asked what he thought of the new European Union ...

Ankara - Turkey's Health Ministry has reported the first swine flu death in the country.

Date : Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:34:18 +0400 TURKEY SOLVES ARMENIAN ISSUE: TURKISH PRESIDENT Trend Nov 23 2009 Azerbaijan Ankara has resolved the Kurdish and Armenian issues, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Chag reported.

On a windswept hilltop looking down at the Azerbaijani capital Baku, Turkish flags flutter over a monument that testifies to decades of close ties between the two nations.

Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:28:45 +0400 TURKEY HAS ROLE TO PLAY By George S. Hishmeh ghishmeh@gulfnews.com Gulf News http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/turkey-has-role-to-play-1.532314 Nov 25 2009 UAE Erdogan's condemnation of Israeli strikes on Gaza has helped to usher in a new spirit of Turkish cooperation with neighbouring countries Turkish ...

The European Parliament, in a draft resolution on enlargement, calls on Turkey to actively contribute to the swift solution of the Cyprus problem, on the basis of UN Security Council decisions and EU principles.

A Turkish court Wednesday suspended a reform that would have facilitated university access for religious school graduates and was strongly opposed by secularists, the Anatolia news agency reported.

"Turkey, Costa Rica eye better trade, political ties www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-26 07:21:10 ANKARA, Nov.

For Ahmet Yildiz, a stocky and affable 26-year-old, the choice to live openly as a gay man proved deadly.

An accident took place in heavy traffic in Turkey today.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.26 /Trend News, H.Bagirov /

A Turkish citizen attempted suicide in Baku.

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament will express concern about Turkey's treatment of media company Dogan Yayin this week, reinforcing criticism over a lack of progress on reforms needed to join the bloc.

Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:36:42 +0400 CYPRUS' GAROYIAN: HISTORIC TRUTH ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUST BE RESTORED Financial Mirror http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Cyprus_and_World_News/18345 Nov 23 2009 Cyprus President of the House of Representatives Marios Garoyian has underlined the need to restore the historic truth as regards the Armenian ...

And after broadcasting by one of the Turkish government channels the anti-Israeli serial, showing "atrocities" of Israeli soldiers, tensions escalated into conflict, Alexander Zinker , Director of the Institute of East European countries in Tel Aviv, ex-Knesset member told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Energy-hungry Turkey's nuclear flirtation with Russia came to a painful end last week when the government, under pressure from many fronts, canceled the September 2008 tender that awarded the contract to build and operate the country's first nuclear power plant to Russia's Atomstroyexport and its domestic partners.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 ISTANBUL: Israel wants to improve and strengthen ties with key Muslim ally Turkey that have soured over the Jewish state's offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel's trade minister said on Monday.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has surrendered to terrorism, Turkish opposition National Movement Party (NMP) leader Devlet Bahceli said at a party meeting .

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that they invited Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi to pay a visit to Turkey, Anadolu reported.

Cyprus has given notice to all other European Union countries that it will take action to block further progress in Turkey's negotiations to join the block, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CYBC) reported on Tuesday night.

Turkey and Israel on Tuesday signed Joint Economic Commission (JEC) 4th term meeting memorandum of understanding, Anadolu reported.

Turkey and Libya will end visa requirements between the two countries, their leaders say.

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 raAYan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

The window of opportunity actually slammed shut in 2004, when Greek-Cypriot voters overwhelmingly rejected a United Nations plan to reunite the divided island of Cyprus.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 24 / Trend News E. Ostapenko /

Integration prospects for South Caucasus and Central Asia were discussed during round-table talks at the RIA Novosti Press Center in Baku today.

The visa regime between Turkey and Libya will be annulled after Turkish Prime Minister Receb Tayyib Erdogan's Libya visit, CNN Turk Reported.

U.S, New-York, Nov.24 / Trend News K.Pashayeva /

On Nov.23, the Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) and Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) joined the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), the "Turk of America" magazine and the Uzbek Initiative in organizing a symposium on the "Jewish identity in the Turkic world". This one-day educational conference under the Pax Turcica initiative was hosted at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Among the event co-sponsors were the International Charity Fund of Mountain Jews (STMEGI), the Bukharian Jewish Congress of US and Canada, the Turkish American Action Committee, the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), and the "Kavkaz" Jewish Youth Center.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan left for Libya on Monday on a 3-day state visit upon an invitation by al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmudi, the General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Israel's Minister of Industry, Trade, & Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer in Ankara on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, who is currently in Russian capital of Moscow for the 34th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation (PABSEC), had a meeting with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mehmet Ali Sahin, invited Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, to Turkey on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias will visit Turkey upon an invitation by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Anadolu Agency reported.

Health Ministry stated on Monday that the death toll from swine flu increased to 112 in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported.

Ankara has resolved the Kurdish and Armenian issues, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Chag reported.

Industry, Labor and Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer on Monday urged Turkey to resume its role as mediator in peace negotiations between Israel and Syria, a day after Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Ankara's impartiality had been canceled out by its "insults and tongue-lashing against Israel."

KOKLU, SuperGeoa s reseller in Turkey, showcased the latest SuperGIS series software and GIS Learning CD at 2nd GIS Congress .

"Turkey condemns killing of Turkmen politician in Iraq www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-23 16:39:43 ANKARA, Nov.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:54:00 PST Turkey intensifies activities for Karabakh problem resolution 21.11.2009 15:54 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey has intensified diplomatic activities for resolution of the Karabakh problem, a Turkish newspaper said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkish-speaking countries (TurkPA) must develop efficient mechanisms to work within international organizations to address issues affecting the interests of Turkic peoples, Azerbaijani Parliamentary Vice Speaker Bahar Muradova said at a summit of the European Azerbaijani Congress and Azerbaijani-Turkish Diaspora Organization Coordination Council, the Azerbaijani State Committee for the Diaspora said today.

The Turkish army is the only army that protects democracy, Israeli President Shimon Peres was quoted as saying by the Turkish CNN Turk television channel. The president was commenting on the Turkish-Israeli relations.

Rejecting a news report suggesting that Turkey has cancelled a deal with Israel for purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül, has announced that Turkey has given Israeli contractors 50 days to fulfill the long-delayed deal for the delivery of the Israeli-made surveillance drones, known as Herons, Today's Zaman reported.

Opening of border with Armenia can damage Turkish position in world: Azerbaijani state committee head

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 23 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

Official Ankara must take into account that weakening of Azerbaijan means the weakening of Turkey.

Turkey condemned the killing of a senior Turkmen politician by gunmen in northern Iraq on Sunday, Turkish media reported on Monday.

Landslides unleashed by torrential rains claimed four lives, stranded some others and paralyzed life in Turkey in the past two days, the Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday, AFP reported.

The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have invited Japan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia to form part of the International Contact Group (ICG) that will guarantee all agreements in the peace process of the two negotiating parties, Xinhua reported.

The parliament speaker of Turkey will travel to Russia on a formal visit, his office said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Rufiz Hafizoglu, head of the Trend News Middle East department

Fundamental reforms in the foreign and domestic policies of Turkey and the steps taken by it to address existing problems have become one of the most discussed topics in the world media in recent days.

ANKARA, Turkey -- At least four people died and several houses were destroyed in landslides in northeast Turkey on Saturday and Sunday caused by heavy rainfall and snow blizzards.

Paris was one of the important stops in Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's November schedule.

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.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:48:18 PST Pro Patria public movement calls for declaring November 22 a state holiday 20.11.2009 22:11 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Pro Patria national movement calls for declaring November 22 - the day of signing Woodrow Wilson's arbitral decision on Armenian-Turkish border - a state holiday, movement representative Marine ...

An Israeli minister said on Friday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey.

" Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:24:31 +0400 NATIONAL POLICE OF TURKEY SUSPECTED IN PLANNING OF MURDER OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN INTELLECTUALS IN TURKEY ArmInfo 2009-11-20 15:07:00 ArmInfo.

Azerbaijan said talks with Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict would be "decisive" and warned Azeri troops were ready to use force to take back the rebel region if they fail.

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.

Turkey revokes a tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant following a year of constant pressure to cancel the process, Press TV reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

Armenian-Turkish rapprochement can develop in two different ways, said Heritage Foundation Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Security Senior Research Fellow Ariel Cohen at the international conference "Obstacles to Security in the South Caucasus: Realities and Prospects for Regional Cooperation" in Baku.

"A party with Islamic roots taking power democratically that has worked to strengthen democracy has increased the Middle East's interest in Turkey in a measurable way," it said.

Turkey on Friday scrapped a 2008 tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build the country's first nuclear power plant -- a process that had been under threat of being invalidated by a court decision.

Europe's new president, Herman Van Rompuy, faced a furious backlash in Turkey yesterday amid reports of his hostility to the country's EU membership.

Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:08 +0400 COURT SEEKS HELP TO LINK MURDERS IN TURKEY TO 'DEEP STATE' EuropeNews Nov 19 2009 Denmark MALATYA -- Judges and prosecutors in the trial regarding the murder of three Christians in this southeastern city in Turkey on Friday renewed their request for help from the Istanbul High Criminal Court as reports mounted ...

An opinion poll conducted by Info GmbH ve Liljeberg Research International among Turks living in Germany revealed that 45 percent of respondents want to return to their motherland, the CNN Turk Web site reported today. Most of the respondents were youths.

An Israeli minister said on Friday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey, AFP reported.

In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Recep Erdogan recommended citizens to take their children away from the television set when opposition leaders speak, CNN Turk reported today.

Turkey is ready to accept the surrendered fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), who left the Makhmour camp in northern Iraq, Turkish Interior Minister Bashir Atalay was quoted as saying by the Turkish Anadolu news agency.

Democratic solution to the Kurdish problem is a chance for solution of the problem; Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as a saying by the CNN Turk television channel.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 20 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

Azerbaijani Parliamentary First Vice Speaker Ziyafet Asgarov accused the international community of inaction in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Turkish State Minister Cemil Chichek asked head of the FBI Robert Mueller during his visit to the country to help arrest Kurdistan Workers Party leaders Murat Karayılan, Zubeyr Aydar and Rıza Altun, the CNN Turk's Web site reported.

Turkish Ministry of Health announced Thursday that the death toll from swine flu in Turkey reached 93, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Tabriz, Iran on Thursday to have several talks, Anadolu reported.

DURING an interview with a Turkish minister recently, your correspondent was asked to remove the battery from her mobile telephone.

Syrian parliamentary delegation will pay a visit to Turkey as the official guest of Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin.

Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium's Prime Minister, has in the past spoken out against Turkish EU membership because, he warned, it would dilute Europe's Christian heritage, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported.

Turkey-Armenia rapprochement to contribute to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, CE General Secretary

France, Strasbourg, 19 Nov. / Trend News A.Maharramli /

The Council of Europe hopes rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia will contribute to resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, General Secretary Thorbjorn Jagland said at a press conference following the hand-over ceremony of the Committee of Ministers chairmanship to Switzerland today.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution and Turkey-Armenia rapprochement have no formal relation: CE Committee of Ministers new chairman France, Strasburg, Nov. 19 / Trend News A.Maharramli /

There is no formal relation between resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Turkey-Armenia rapprochement, Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Chairman and Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey told Trend News today. Calmy-Rey was commenting on the non-ratification of the Turkish-Armenian protocols.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 18 / Trend News E.Tariverdiyeva /

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is expected to pay an official visit to Turkey in the near future, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilich told Trend News.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will attend the inauguration ceremony of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Turkish ANADOLU news agency reported.

Armenians include Georgian territories in their possession: representative of Georgian ombudsman in Kvemo Kartli region (INTERVIEW)

Georgia, Tbilisi, 18 November /Trend News, J.Babayeva /

Trend News interview with the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Georgia in Kvemo Kartli, Elbrus Mammadov.

USA, New York, Nov.19 /Trend News, K.Pashayeva/

On November 23, Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) and Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) will be joining the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), the "Turk of America" magazine and the Uzbek Initiative in organizing a one-day symposium on "Jewish Identity in the Turkic World". This one day educational grassroots conference, organized under the Pax Turcica Initiative, will be held at the Center for Jewish History in New York. Among other event co-sponsors are the International Charity Fund of Mountain Jews (STMEGI), the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), the Bukharian Jewish Community of the US and Canada, the Turkish American Action Committee and "Kavkaz" Jewish Youth Center.

Israel no longer trusts Turkey to mediate peace talks with Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, signalling how much relations have deteriorated between the regional allies in recent months, Reuters reported.

Opening border between Turkey and Armenia should be harmonized with returning five occupied Azerbaijani regions: Russian political scientist

Russia, Moscow, November 18 / Trend News, K.Konirova /

Opening the border between Turkey and Armenia should be harmonized with returning five occupied Azerbaijani regions, head of the expert group of Information and Analytical Center at Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov, Alexey Vlasov, told Trend News.

Robert S. Mueller, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, held talks on fight against terrorism in the Turkish capital Ankara, the U.S. Embassy said on Wednesday.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:30:52 +0400 TURKEY LOSING NEUTRALITY IN 'CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS' Hurriyet Daily News Nov 12 2009 Turkey One of the things that the Erdogan government likes to pride itself on is the role that Turkey is playing in the efforts to overcome the "clash of civilizations." Turkeys' Islamic nature and yet secular and democratic ...

One Turk was killed and 25 people wounded in a boiler explosion in a southeastern province of Turkey on Tuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey's governing AK Party has warned against any attempt to ban it in a continuing row over phone tapping, BBC reported.

A Plymouth landlord who went on the run after he sexually assaulted two vulnerable teenage tenants has been arrested in Turkey, BBC reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 18 / Trend News E.Ostapenko /

The Council of Europe Congress supports the Turkish government's plan to further protect the rights of Kurds, said Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Acting President Ian Micallef during an interview at a conference in Utrecht.

Erdogan will discuss Nagorno-Karabakh with U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to the country, the Anatolia news agency quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoghlu as saying today.

Turkey says Israel's hard-line policy is an obstacle blocking efforts to restart the peace process in the region, Press TV reported.

Italian president urged European leaders Tuesday to keep their words on carrying out talks over Turkey's membership to the European Union (EU), the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported, Xinhua reported.

One Turk was killed and 25 people wounded in a boiler explosion in a southeastern province of Turkey on Tuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 17 / Trend News, M.Aliyev /

Journalist of the Turkish Akhsham newspaper Nagehan Alchi, who visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the consent of Azerbaijan, was included in the list of "undesirable persons" in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend News.

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

BRUSSELS: Growing ties between Turkey and Iran are causing concern in some parts of the European Union and could provide ammunition for opponents of Ankara's drive to join the wealthy bloc.

The Spanish government, which is set to takeover European Union's rotating presidency in January 2010, has pledged support for Turkey's EU accession under Madrid's leading of the Union, diplomatic officials said on Sunday.

The four-year-old and 24-year-old daughters of Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdagh caught the swine flu, the Sabah newspaper wrote today.

Chief of Trend News Middle East Desk Rufiz Hafizoghlu

As do all Islamic traditions, the hajj is rooted in deep wisdom and virtues.

Hajj pilgrims can receive information on the attributes and rules of the hajj in religious books. But not every pilgrim is capable of understanding the spiritual essence of the hajj.

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 17 / Trend News K. Konyrova /

Conflicts addressed by the OSCE should be resolved in the previously agreed upon format, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in response to a question posed by Trend News during a news conference in Moscow today.

Turkey expects Spain to support its EU membership bid, the Turkish foreign minister was quoted as saying by Turkish Weekly.

The death toll from pandemic influenza, publicly known as swine flu, has risen to 73 in Turkey, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan flied to Italy on Monday to take part at a conference of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or FAO, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano who started a formal visit to Turkey on Monday, Anadolu reported.

EU special representative hopes for maintaining positive tendency in Nagorno-Karabakh process (INTERVIEW)

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 16 / Trend News, E.Ostapenko /

Trend News European desk's exclusive interview with EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby as a result of his regional visit.

Turkey is expected to cancel a tender won by a Russian-led consortium to build and construct a nuclear power plant in Turkey, government sources said on Monday, Reuters reported.

Iraqi Shiite leader Al-Hakim will pay a visit to Turkey on Nov.19, CNN Turk reported.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:40:05 +0400 TURKEY'S POLICY SITUATION-DEPENDENT PanARMENIAN.Net 13.11.2009 14:41 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey's policy has always been situation-dependent, according to Eduard Abrahamyan, the leader of National Neoconservative Movement.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran gestures during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Nov.

The death toll from pandemic influenza, publicly known as swine flu , has risen to 73 in Turkey.

Turkey launched on Monday swine flu vaccination for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years as well as people suffering from chronic illnesses, Xinhua reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 16 / Trend News V.Zhavoronkova /

"The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as energy issues, are the main topics we discussed at our meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov," EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said in Baku.

If Turkey has to choose between Turkish Cypriots and the EU, it will choose Turkish Cypriots and everyone should understand why, State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Chichk was quoted as saying by the Turkish Weekly journal.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 16 / Trend News A.Akhundov /

The traffic accident in Alanya region in the Anatolia province of Turkey killed 7 members of one family, Cihan news agency reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Turkey was optimistic about rotating presidency of the European Union (EU) that would take place in the first half of next year, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish General Staff said on Sunday that Friendship Sea-2009 Turkish-Egypt Bilateral Military Exercise would be performed in in Eastern Mediterranean in November 16 and 21, 2009, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left for Spain on Saturday on a formal visit upon an invitation by Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Mortainos, Anadolu reported.

On Saturday a presentation of the book "Ali bey Huseynzade Turan" about the designer of the Azerbaijani flag, written by the Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva and researcher Azer Turan was held at Bilkent University in Ankara.

Turkey and the UN's nuclear watchdog have confirmed they are discussing a proposal to allow Iran to store some of its enriched uranium in Turkey, BBC reported.

Senior officials of Syria and Turkey on Saturday called for enhancing commercial and economic cooperation between the two countries and reviewing their local and regional development experiences, the official SANA news agency reported.

Turkey will solve all its internal problems, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at his meeting with the citizens of country's Malatya city during his visit to the city, CNN Turk television reported.

Health authorities in the breakaway northern Cyprus have confirmed the first death from the H1N1 virus in the Mediterranean island, Xinhua reported.

Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer on Wednesday called on Turkey to serve as a mediator between Israel and Syria.

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

Major events of the past week were the responses of various Armenian political parties to external factors, particularly to the statements of Turkish officials, and several political parties' assessment of the state budget of Armenia for the year of 2010.

Date : Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:59 +0400 TURKEY-ARMENIA DEAL TO BENEFIT AZERBAIJAN: EU ENVOY AzerNews Weekly Nov 10 2009 Azerbaijan Turkey-Armenia relations have reached a point beyond which there may be a breakthrough, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, has said, adding that the agreement recently ...

Alevis continue to lash out against Republican People's Party Deputy Chairman Onur Oymen, who on Tuesday referred to the Turkish government's response to a 1937 rebellion in the predominantly Alevi city of Tunceli, then known as Dersim, as an example of fighting terrorism.

Turkey has said it would be willing to store enriched uranium for use in Iranian atomic power plants, to ease international concerns over Iran's nuclear program.

ISTANBUL: A Turkish court jailed a senior military officer on suspicion of involvement in an alleged army plan to discredit the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, state-run Anatolian news agency reported yesterday.

"Turkey 'Would Not Say No' to Storing Iran's Uranium Friday, November 13, 2009 ANKARA, Turkey a ' Turkey's energy minister says if asked the country would not say no to temporarily storing Iran's enriched uranium to help defuse a standoff over Western suspicions that Tehran is trying to build an atomic bomb." More: Turkey 'Would Not Say No' to ...

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution not depends only on conflict sides: Former Special Assistant to US president

U.S, Washington, Nov. 14 / Trend News N.Bogdanova /

Former Special Assistant to US president Mark Medish believes the adjustment of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict doesn't depend only on the conflict sides.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 13 / Trend News U. Sadigova /

The crisis in Turkey-Israel relations over the Middle East will not lead to a break in ties, but rather expand dialogue and mutual understanding between the two countries, Turkish Center for Strategic Studies of the Middle East (ORSAM) head Hassan Kanbolat told Trend News today.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will pay a formal visit to Spain between November 14 and 16 as the guest of his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos, Anadolu reported.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will pay a formal visit to Turkey starting November 16 at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Gul's office said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Pandemic influenza, publicly known as swine flu, claimed a life in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Friday, Anadolu Agency reported.

The number of deaths from "swine flu" in Turkey has reached 60 people, Anadolu agency reported.

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during discussions over the plan for a democratic solution to Kurdish problem that they hope only for the Turkish people in the implementation of this plan, CNN Turk television channel reported.

The leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) of Turkey Deniz Baykal said during discussions over plans for a democratic solution to Kurdish problem, put forward by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), that his party would not support the plan, CNN Turk television channel reported.

Washington doubts about ratification of protocols at Turkish parliament without progress in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution

Washington doubts that without progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution, the Turkish-Armenian protocols will be ratified by the Turkish Parliament, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said to press conference in Ankara, Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper reported.

Turkey, Ankara, Nov. 13 / corr. Trend News G.Nasibova

"Lobby is needed to strengthen ties between Azerbaijan and Turkey," 21st Century University Professor Umit Ozdaq said in an event dedicated to Turkish-Azerbaijani relations, which was held at the university today.

Renault will produce the electric version of Fluence at the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey.

Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.

Turkey's government on Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 13 / Trend News H.Nasibova /

The signing of the Turkish-Armenian protocols allows Yerevan to take a tougher stance on Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva said at the 21st-Century University in Ankara at an event dedicated to Azerbaijani-Turkish relations.

A high-speed train has been derailed in western Turkey, according to news reports, BBC reported.

A high-speed train derailed in western Turkey on Friday, news reports said. There were no reports of injuries.

As European opposition to EU membership for Turkey grows, Ankara is looking to forge closer ties to its neighbors.

NKARA, Turkey - Turkey's Justice Ministry denied Thursday that it had ordered the Court of Appeals's phones to be tapped, after the court said it was investigating reports that judges may have been subject to illegal eavesdropping.

He presented several options of ratification of the initialed Protocols on normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations in the Turkish Parliament.

Eight Turkish Kurd rebels based in Iraq have surrendered, becoming the second such group to turn themselves in since the government pledged in July to boost political rights to end a 25-year separatist conflict, Reuters reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

Ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols will be delayed for a long time, Azerbaijani political scientists believe. They note that it is a long and complicated process and Azerbaijan's position is important.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 /Trend News, A.Huseynbala/

Preliminary funds have been allocated to build the Genocide Museum in the northern Azerbaijani region of Guba 160 kilometers outside Baku.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

Azerbaijan is considering annulling the visa regime for Turkish citizens, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend News today.

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 11 / Trend Capital, U.Ismayilova /

Azerbaijan and Turkey plan to increase turnover in the coming years to $1.5 billion, the Vice Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Abid Sharifov, said. "Several years ago, the annual trade between the countries amounted to $455 million, but now it is over $1 billion," said Sharifov.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) believes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved peacefully, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend News.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U.Sadikhova /

"Wearing the hijab in public and educational institutions in Turkey is not a topic for discussion in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)," OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Trend News. "Because it is Turkey's domestic politics."

A criminal court in Istanbul arrested Naval Col. Dursun Cicek, suspect of an alleged plot against the government, which surfaced with discovery of the "Action Plan against Reactionaries" document allegedly drafted by the Colonel, Anadolu reported.

Turkish national flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) said here Wednesday the number of its passengers jumped by 10.1 percent in the first ten months of 2009, Xinhua reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 /Trend News, F.Huseynli/

Today the Azerbaijani women national football team has launched training in the Turkish city of Antalya.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received the Turkish delegation led by Turkey`s State Minister Hayati Yazici, the AzerTaj state news agency reported.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:26:32 +0400 FOR ERDOGAN THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN IS BETTER THAN ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 09.11.2009 20:41 GMT+04:00 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he prefers communicate with Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir, and not with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netaniyahu.

Ankara: Six people, among them four children, drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants capsized off Turkey's southwestern coast on its way to a nearby Greek island, Anatolia news agency reported yesterday.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:09 +0400 TURKEY RUNS HOT AND COLD By Andrew Novo Asia Times http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KK10Ak01.html Nov 9 2009 Autumn has proved a busy season for Turkey as the nation of more than 76 million continues to establish itself as a regional hegemon while pursuing a policy of "no problems with neighbors".

The prime ministers of Jordan and Turkey agreed to remove obstacles to a free-trade agreement, putting the measure on track for approval by the end of the year.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General thinks that Turkish and Azerbaijani foreign policies will be conducted with mutual consent.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov.11 / Trend News A.Akhundov

General Consul of Azerbaijan in Karsa (Turkey) Hasan Sultanoglu was awarded a special prize of Turkish NGO Sinav Dergisi Dershaneleri for contribution to education, Cihan news agency reported on Nov. 10

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents to meet in Europe by late November: Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News M. Aliyev /

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents will meet in Europe by late November, Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov told media.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News U. Sadikhova /

Inter-religious dialogue will defeat negligent understandings of Islam, Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said at an international conference today connecting different nations in Baku.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 /Trend News, A.Akhundov/

A number of 'swine flu' victims increased to 36 people in Turkey, CIHAN reported with the reference of the country's health ministry.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 10 / Trend News E. Tariverdiyeva /

The Turkish parliament will not ratify the Armenia-Turkey protocols until significant progress is made to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, experts said.

Britain has offered to hand over almost half of its sovereign territory in Cyprus to facilitate a peace deal between the island's estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots, the United Nations said Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Turkey's parliament began talks on Tuesday on improving Kurdish minority rights, a move which could support Ankara's European Union bid and which the government says will help end a 25-year separatist insurgency, Reuters reported.

Turkey is set to announce details of a plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east of the country, BBC reported.

TURKEY'S parliament met overnight to hear the government unveil a plan to end a deadly 25-year Kurdish insurgency, a project the opposition views as a threat to the country's unity.

Fifteen years after bloodshed drove them out of southeast Turkey, some 12,000 Kurdish refugees still languish in the Makhmour camp in northern Iraq.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran participates in a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday.

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.

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry denied the Armenian media's information on the discussions held at the UN

Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 November / Trend News /

Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry denied the Armenian media's information on the discussions held at the UN on November 2 on "The right of peoples to self-determination".

Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on here in a meeting on Saturday Islamic countries to enhance economic and commercial relations while strengthening political solidarity, Xinhua reported.

WHEN Turkey's President Abdullah Gul visits India early next year he will be representing a nation that has reinvented its geostrategic role through an independent foreign policy in barely eight years.

" The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir will arrive in Turkey on Monday afternoon to take part in the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Istanbul, according to a newspaper report.

"Turkey records two more A/H1N1 flu deaths www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-06 19:08:50 ANKARA, Nov.

Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:34:28 +0400 FEATURE-FORGOTTEN LAND COULD DECIDE TURKEY-ARMENIA PEACE Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSL3542048 Nov 6 2009 UK AGDAM, Azerbaijan, Nov 6 - Brief snatches of colour -- a washing line, a passing car -- break up the mass of rubble that was Agdam.

Date : Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:56:16 +0400 ANCA WELCOMES DARFUR MOVEMENT'S CALL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA TO OPPOSE AL-BASHIR'S VISIT TO TURKEY armradio.am 06.11.2009 17:17 The Armenian National Committee of America voiced the Armenian American community's strong support for a human rights statement, issued by a coalition of anti-Darfur Genocide groups, ...

"A NATO Without Turkey? Ankara's Islamist government is turning away from the Western alliance.

Saturday, November 07, 2009 ISTANBUL: A dispute between Turkey and the European Union over Sudan's indicted president highlights the risks Turkey will face when it hosts an Islamic summit with some new friends who are not to the taste of its Western allies.

Autumn has been a busy -- if not dizzying -- period for Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

ANKARA, Turkey -- The rightist Motherland Party and the Democratic Party decided at a congress Saturday to merge into a single political bloc.

Fall has been a season of giving for those interested in the local restaurant scene.

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by a UN court for war crimes, is to travel to Turkey at the weekend, but will not be arrested, a Turkish government official said.

In preparation for the high-level meeting, only weeks before Turkey a s scheduled EU path evaluation, foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu is due to fly to the Greek capital early in December.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 6 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

The role of the United States and Russia in the Eurasian space, future of regional energy projects, Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations were discussed at the University of Southern California in the United States, the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles told Trend News on Nov.6.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband in Ankara on Thursday.

British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband, who is in the Turkish capital for talks, said Thursday Turkey was a global actor, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu flied to the French capital Paris on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 5 / Trend News A. Huseynbala /

Turkish opposition MPs have been invited to Azerbaijan.

A- Turkey is still anchored to the West and closer ties with neighboring Iran do not indicate a change of course in foreign policy, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, brushing aside criticism of his recent trip to the Islamic Republic.

From : "Katia M. Peltekian" Date : Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0400 ARMENIA-TURKEY RAPPROCHEMENT BENEFITS RUSSIA, INJURES AZERBAIJAN Tert Nov 3 2009 Armenia Recent weeks have seen unprecedented and potentially far reaching damage to the Turkish-Azerbaijani strategic partnership, reports The Jamestown Foundation.

An Iranian official's declaration that his country has entered into negotiations with European firms about the supply of natural gas into the Nabucco pipeline intended to supply Europe via Turkey was rejected this week by one of the firms concerned.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict solution is one of most important questions, even most important for Armenia: FM

Armenia's position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains unchanged - the conflict must be resolved peacefully," said the Foreign Minister of Armenia Eduard Nalbandian, News-Armenia reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 5 /Trend News, M.Aliyev/

The situation in Azerbaijan's occupied territories was discussed at a round-table in New York at the UN headquarters.

The number of victims of the swine flue has reached 19 people, the Turkish Cihan news agency reported.

During the visit to Trabzon, Israeli Ambassador to Ankara was met with protest actions by students of the Karadeniz Technical University, the Turkish Anadolu new agency reported. The protestors threw eggs to a car caravan of the ambassador.

On Dec.10, the Turkish Parliament will mull the ruling Justice and Development party's (AKP) policy towards the PKK (Kurdistan Worker's party) aimed to solve the country's Kurd problem, CNN Turk reported.

The number of victims of the swine flue has reached 15 people, the Turkish Cihan news agency reported.

Armenian-Turkish protocols are only a stage of resolving situation in South Caucasus: Russian politician

Azerbaijan, Baku, November 5 / Trend News, E.Tariverdiyeva /

Armenian-Turkish protocols are only one of the stages of resolving the situation in the South Caucasus, the General Director of the Information Analytical Center of Moscow State University, Professor of post-Soviet foreign countries department Alexey Vlasov said.

There is no doubt Azerbaijan`s occupied lands belong to Azerbaijan, said President of Turkey in the report on the Turkey`s foreign policy he delivered following the inauguration of a new building of the International Strategic Research Center in Ankara, the state news agency Azertag reported.

KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice.

The embarrassing incident came only one day after Gabi Levy, who is on a tour of the region, faced harsh criticism in the nearby city of Rize, where local officials condemned Israel's "policies of expansion and occupation" and said that the so-called 'self-defense' should not involve "killing children." The ambassador was slated to speak at the ...

"Erdogan has something to discuss with U.S leadership: political expert Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. It wasn't a special anniversary year.

The Turkish Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that four more Turks died of influenza A/H1N1 in Turkey, bringing the A/H1N1 flu death toll to 15, Xinhua reported.

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice, Reuters reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 4 /Trend Capital, A.Badalova/

A gas agreement signed between Turkey and Iran may provide the Nabucco gas pipeline project with additional resources. Turkey's dream to become a European gas supplier is ultimately based on expanding energy cooperation with Iran. Considering the U.S. and EU sanctions on the country due to Tehran's nuclear program, Europe is unlikely to purchase Iranian gas directly. At this stage, it can only be supplied to Europe via re-export through Turkey.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 4 / Trend News, F.Huseynli/

Azerbaijani chess players will attend the world championship to be held in Turkey.

Commentator of Trend News European Desk, Elmira Tariverdiyeva

The recent establishment of diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey will not only affect the interests of these two countries. This process stretches far beyond the region, as restoring these relations are important for Ankara and Yerevan, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and also the West.

The Turkish Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that swine flu had claimed 11 lives throughout the country, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to make a vaccine against the swine flu, CNN Turk reported.

Date : Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:04:40 +0400 AZERBAIJAN'S ALIYEV CALLS TURKEY'S GUL OVER REPUBLIC DAY www.worldbulletin.net Oct 30 2009 Turkey Aliyev congratulated Gul on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the Turkish Republic and the Turkish president's birthday, the statement said.

Another Turk died of influenza A/H1N1 virus, bringing the death cases in Turkey to four, an official statement said Sunday.

Speaking at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish Prime Minister Receb Tayyib Erdogan asked the Turkish people not to kiss each other when meeting to avoid from swine flue, CNN Turk reported.

"We will continue our PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) policy to solve the country's Kurd problem," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), CNN Turk reported.

Turkey will continue its reforms to became member of the European Union, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), CNN Turk reported.

The foreign policy of Turkey is not changing, but unlike previous years, it is stabilizing, Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), CNN Turk reported.

Islamophobia is the same crime, as anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party, CNN Turk reported.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan will be vaccinated against swine flue, CNN Turk reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3 / Trend News A.Akhundov /

The number of victims of the swine flue has reached 9 people, the Turkish Health Ministry said, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.

The death toll from swine flu in Turkey more than doubled in less than 24 hours to reach nine, as hospitals began vaccinating medical workers, the health ministry said, AFP reported.

On Nov. 2, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation, headed by the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, General of the Army, Ishik Koshaner, AzerTAj state news agency reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 2 /Trend News, R.Hafizoglu/ The Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, General of the Army, Ishik Koshaner, who is on official visit to Azerbaijan, met with Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Safar Abiyev, the press service of Defense Ministry told Trend News on Nov. 2.

Turkish police have confiscated 520 kilograms of hashish in anti-drug operations in the country's southeast in the past two weeks, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Monday.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 2 /Trend News, R.Hafizoglu/

There was a military cooperation between the Azerbaijani and Turkish Armed Forces and it will further continue, the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, General of the Army, Ishik Koshaner told journalists in Baku on Nov. 2.

CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company Limited announced it would transfer light rail vehicles worth 350 million yuan as of April 2012 to Izmir, Turkey's third most populous city, xinhuanet.com reported Sunday.

The most common explanation has been that despite all the verbal promises by its strategic ally, Baku is not sure that the opening of the borders will be tied to the partial withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the territories in and around Nagorno-Karabakh. But the level of disappointment in Azerbaijan cannot be fully explained away by an ...

From Nasriah Darus ISTANBUL, Nov 1 -- Turkey is inviting local and foreign firms to take part in its airport enhancement projects to meet the bustling growth in the country's aviation sector, its prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, welcomes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan,... Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, welcomes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for a meeting at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct.

Turkish Health Ministry said on Monday the death toll of A/H1N1 flu has reached six in Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

Following tests of swine flu vaccines imported from a foreign drug company, Turkey is set to launch a mass immunization program on Monday against the pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus, officials said, Anadolu reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu departed from Istanbul for Malaysia on Sunday, Anadolu reported.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Turkey to take part in a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference, or OIC, next week, Iranian officials said on Sunday, Anadolu reported.

According to a deal recently signed between Tehran and Ankara, the two sides have agreed to invest $2 billion to build a crude oil refinery in northern Iran, Press TV reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected rumours about an early elections in the country, saying, "elections will be held on scheduled date", Anadolu Agency reported.

Negotiations between Turkey and Armenia were over and both sides were obliged to move quickly to establish diplomatic relations and open their border under accords signed in Zurich in October, the Armenian Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian said in his interview with Reuters.

The Turkish foreign minister said that Turkey and Iraq would form a significant axis in their region, the Journal of Turkish Weekly said.

Tensions in the Turkey- Israel relations will not affect the deep Jewish-Turkish friendship, National Director of the giant U.S. organization Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman said, CNN Turk reported.

A 34-year-old woman who had been receiving treatment for H1N1 influenza in the southeastern province of Diyarbak r died yesterday.

"Both [Israel and Turkey] cooperate strategically - we must make the utmost of efforts to put the train of our friendship back on track," Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said at an event commemorating Turkey's National Day at the house of the Turkish ambassador in Kfar Shmaryahu in central Israel on Thursday afternoon.

Hamshahri Tehran-based newspaper published an article titled 'Baku - defeated party in Armenian-Turkish process'. The article says that Ankara's statement on Karabakh are untrue and that actually Turkey will have to sacrifice its 'younger brother' 'To protest Yerevan-Ankara rapprochement, Baku resorts to odd moves.

The GMR Group today become the first Indian company to operate an airport abroad with formal opening of the new terminal building of the Istanbul Sabia Gokcen International airport here.

"Erdogan to hand over secret message to Obama 18:46 / 10/27/2009 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit U.S. on December 7, Turkish Nethaber website informs.