Eiffel Tower lit up with colors of Turkish flagOctober 6th, 2009 Eiffel Tower lit up with colors of Turkish flagPARIS — The Eiffel Tower has been lit up in red and white, the colors of the Turkish flag, as part of festivities in a French cultural season celebrating Turkey. The special lighting will last through Sunday.
Turkish PM: Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for diplomatic ties on Oct. 10September 30th, 2009 Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for tiesANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish premier says Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10. The two had said last month they would conclude discussions to normalize relations by mid-October, though a major dispute remains over the World War I-era massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire.
Russian Putin seeks Turkey's support for South Stream gas pipeline during visit to AnkaraAugust 6th, 2009 Putin in Turkey seeking support for gas pipelineANKARA, Turkey — Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Turkey on Thursday courting support for a gas pipeline project it hopes will help maintain Russian energy dominance in European nations. Putin was holding talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two planned to sign an agreement on constructing part of the South Stream pipeline through Turkish waters in the Black Sea.
A by-the-numbers look at Europe's planned Nabucco gas pipeline projectJuly 13th, 2009 Nabucco gas pipeline at a glanceHere are basic facts about the Nabucco gas pipeline agreed Monday among Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. —WHERE: Across the five signatory countries — from Ankara, Turkey, to Baumgarten, Austria — carrying gas from Central Asia to Western Europe.
Obama, French president part ways on European Union membership for TurkeyJune 7th, 2009 Obama, Sarkozy disagree Turkey's entry to EUCAEN, France — President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy don't see eye to eye on whether Turkey should be allowed to join the European Union. Obama supports EU membership for the largely Muslim country.
US special energy envoy says no to Iran's involvement in Nabucco gas pipeline projectJune 4th, 2009 US says no to Iran's involvement in gas pipelineANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. does not support Iran's involvement in the Nabucco gas project, a pipeline meant to supply Europe with gas, the U.S.
41 killed Turkey wedding shootingMay 5th, 2009 ISTANBUL - At least 41 people have been killed in a shooting at a wedding in southeastern Turkey, according to media reports Monday. The families of the bride and groom reportedly got into an argument and weapons were drawn, Turkish television CNN Turk reported, citing local officials in Mardin province.
Turkey, Syria begin first joint military exerciseApril 27th, 2009 ANKARA - Turkey Monday started its first joint military training exercise with neighbouring Syria, the Turkish general staff said. The small-scale training exercises focussed on border protection and will last until Wednesday, said a spokesman for the general staff.
Turkey says agreement reached with Armenia over roadmap to normalize strained tiesApril 22nd, 2009 Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmapANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a roadmap for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, but it wasn't immediately clear how they would tackle their bitter dispute over Ottoman-era killings of ethnic Armenians. Turkish officials would not discuss that issue and the ministry statement said only that the two countries had worked out a framework for reaching a solution that would satisfy both sides.
Obama arrives in TurkeyApril 6th, 2009 ANKARA - US President Barack Obama arrived in Turkey Sunday on an official visit that would see him fulfilling a pledge to visit the Muslim nation in his first 100 days in office. Obama was expected to seek to emphasize his administration's new approaches to regional problems in talks with Turkish leaders President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the capital Ankara Monday.
Erdogan open to US troops withdrawing through TurkeyMarch 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON/ANKARA - Turkey will consider allowing US troops to withdraw from Iraq across its territory, if the US asks for, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said in an interview with CNN broadcast Sunday. While he was 'positive' on the issue of the exit of American soldiers, he said there would be conditions on the transport of defence materiel.
Woman caught smuggling heroin-stuffed buttons to TurkeyMarch 18th, 2009 DUSHANBE - Customs officials in Tajikistan detained a Filipino woman at Dushanbe airport Tuesday for attempting to smuggle more than three kilograms of heroin stuffed into fabric buttons to Turkey. 'During an individual baggage search of passengers, customs authorities detained Milagros Nolasko, 48, who was attempting to smuggle some 3,300 grams of heroin on a flight from Dushanbe to Istanbul,' a customs agent told RIA Novosti.
'Turkey ready to play role in Iran-US relations'February 24th, 2009 ANKARA - Iran has asked Turkey to play a role in bringing Tehran and Washington together to discuss mutual concerns, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday night. 'We have said this before: we are ready.
Eleven mountaineers killed in TurkeyJanuary 24th, 2009 ANKARA - Eleven people were killed Sunday in an avalanche which trapped a group of mountaineers in northeast Turkey, the NTV television station reported. A group of 17 mountaineers from the Black Sea city of Trabzon were walking in the Zigana mountains about 50 km south of Trabzon when they were hit by an avalanche Sunday morning.
Turkish planes hit Kurdish targets in IraqDecember 27th, 2008 ANKARA - Turkish jets have struck several targets of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said Sunday. Sources in the army said it carried out several operations Saturday and Sunday, targeting the PKK along the Turkish-Iraqi border.
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