News on Turkey

Turkish president wins international relations prize

2010-03-19T14:15:40Z

<div><p>Turkish President Abdullah Gul has won this year's prestigious Chatham House prize for improving international relations, the British foreign policy think-tank announced Friday.</p><p>Gul was named for his work in deepening Turkey's traditional ties with t...

Turkey PM to hold talks on charter reform with rivals

2010-03-19T08:01:28Z

<div><p>ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister said on Friday his party would hold talks with the opposition next week on proposed changes to the constitution, which secularists see as a direct challenge by the Islamic-leaning government.</p><p>The ruling Turkey and overthrow the government.</p><p>The 33 are accused of planning assassinations of prominent members of Turkey's Christian and Jewish minorities and other sensational attacks to foment chaos and bring down...

State Dept.: No deal to stop genocide resolution

2010-03-17T15:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">State Department denies deal to block Armenian genocide resolution opposed by Turkey</div><div><p>A congressional resolution that would recognize World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide could go forward despite opposition from the Obama administration.</p><p>Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon to...

Turkish PM threatens to expel Armenians

2010-03-17T10:15:51Z

<div><p>ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister has threatened to expel thousands of illegal Armenian immigrants after U.S. and Swedish lawmakers passed votes branding World War One-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.</p><p>Muslim Turkey, a NATO member and ca...

U.S. urges ally Turkey to join Iran sanctions push

2010-03-17T09:17:07Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States urged Turkey on Wednesday to support more sanctions against Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, saying Ankara could face consequences if it mov...

A Family Holiday to Fethiye

2010-03-17T01:42:25Z

When planning family holidays, Turkey instantly springs to mind as a contender. There is so much to see and do and whether you choose to holiday in the exotic capital Istanbul, or opt for a more relaxing stay in a coastal resort, family holidays to Turkey will never disappoint. One of the best things about Turkey is its accessibility and no matter where you stay, even those with young families will fin...

Germany Islamic Treasures

2010-03-16T10:18:55Z

A camara man covers a dish with Lion from Turkey second half of 16th century which is displayed at the exhibition Treasures Of The Aga Kahn Museum at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. The exhibition take place in the German capital from March 17, until June 6, 2010. More than 200 items from the

2010 Spring Men's Fabric and Color Trend Forecast

2010-03-16T16:42:08Z

This season, we can see a lot of technology related topics presented. We trust in science. This is about our hope lies, as well as the demand of modern science. For our part, we believe that it can create new and amazing at the same time, even though more and more esoteric science difficult to understand, but we are still eager to learn more about the ecological answer to the question. We varied shades of rich layers of color changes to show the color forecast for 2010 spring and summer, comb...

Efforts to save tiger have 'failed miserably'

2010-03-16T05:16:40Z

Wizards Jazz Basketball

2010-03-15T20:45:44Z

Washington Wizards guard Mike Miller, right, takes a shot to the hoop against Utah Jazz Mehmet Okur, left, of Turkey, during the first half of an EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule urged Turkey Monday to open its ports to Cyprus under a trade pact with the bloc and to press on with peace efforts with Armenia.</p><p>"I had the opportunity to underline the impo...

Efforts to save tiger have 'failed miserably': CITES

2010-03-15T09:16:09Z

<div><p>Thirty-five years of efforts to save tigers in the wild have been "failed miserably" and the great cat is walking ever closer to extinction, the head of the UN's wildlife trade body warned on Monday.</p><p>"If we use tiger numbers as a performance indicator, then we must admit that we have failed miserably and that we are continuing to fail," said ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military chief denied reports that top commanders had threatened to resign en masse after more than 30 officers were arrested last month on charges of planning a coup in 2003, Milliyet said on Sunday.</p><p>Tensions between the staunchly secular military and Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.</p><p>Swedish ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament will be presented with a package of constitutional amendments that have pitted the government against the judiciary in a week to 10 days and the government plans a referendum on the changes soon after, Justice Minister Sadull...

Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce "genocide" vote

2010-03-13T06:15:14Z

<div><p>SAARISELKA, Finland (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.</p><p>Swedish Turkey. It was previously known as Physkos located where Aegean and Mediterranean seas meet, on the largest natural harbour of the world. It lies in the Mugla Province, Southwest Turkey surrounded by pine-clad hills, calming sea and captivating bays. Gokova Gulf is found in its north, Mediterranean in the south, Datca Peninsula i...

Turkey says Sweden vote to hurt peace bid with Armenia

2010-03-12T08:16:28Z

<div><p>ANKARA (Reuters) - A resolution by the Swedish parliament branding the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide could hurt peace efforts between Turkey and Armenia, Turkey's prime minister said on Friday.</p><p>Turkey recalled its ambassador to...