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Defending the military's actions in the botched attack, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the the armed forces did what they needed to do and followed up on the American intelligence with their own drone surveillance. From the Hurriyet ...  

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Taking Advantage of Ankara’s ResurgenceWASHINGTON — Even more than NATO’s ongoing military operations, the so-called Arab Awakenings and eurozone crisis have reshaped its strategic operating environment and the relative capabilities of its various members. But while most European member states are grappling with austerity measures and defense cuts, one actor has increased its involvement and commitment: Turkey. The symbolism of NATO’s first...  

Ankara. Four Turkish soldiers were killed and one was injured in two separate clashes with Kurdish rebels on Thursday in the southeast of the country, the Anatolia news agency reported, cited by AFP. Three soldiers were killed in the fighting with members ...  

Pointing to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent visit to Tehran in early March, Yilmaz said Erdogan and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi have set great goals for expansion of mutual trade and economic cooperation which ...  

Positive EU-Turkey agenda launched in AnkaraReference: MEMO/12/359 Date: 17/05/2012Brussels, 17 May 2012Positive EU-Turkey agenda launched in AnkaraThe new positive agenda intended to bring fresh dynamics into the EU-Turkey relations was launched by Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and the Turkish Minister for European Affairs and Chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış in Ankara on Thursday. The aim of...  

Turkey calls for tougher action against PKKApril 20, 2012 01:16 PM ANKARA: Turkey on Friday urged the leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region for tougher action against a drawn-out insurgency waged by Kurdish militants, a Turkish diplomat told AFP.More:THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Middle East :: Turkey calls for tougher action against PKK  

Ankara – Turkey has launched an investigation into a dead bird found by a local farmer that authorities claim may been a surveillance tool used by Israel. According to reports in Israeli and Turkish media, a , known as the European Bee-Eater, was found dead with a ring that read “Israel” around one of its [...]  

ANKARA, Turkey -- Treated to a hero's welcome, Turkey's prime minister met Syrian refugees Sunday for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing their government's crackdown on a popular uprising.  

Turkey's improving ties with Iraqi Kurdistan come as relations with the central government in Baghdad have soured over a row between Ankara and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who Turkish authorities claim is seeking to monopolize political power in Iraq.  

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izaddienWaddaulah of Brunei paid a remarkable visit to Turkey between April 7 and 11, 2012. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was preparing for his own visit to China and on ...  

And at that particular panel Babacan was sitting next to world economic leaders such as IMF chief Christine Lagarde and former World Bank President Robert Zoellick as well as UK Finance Minister George Osborne, Japanese Economy Minister Motohisa ...  

The terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) should lay down its weapons for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said on Friday during an official visit to Turkey. “You won't get ...  

ANKARA, Turkey - Treated to a hero's welcome, Turkey's prime minister met Syrian refugees Sunday for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing their government's crackdown on a popular uprising.