U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants better relations with the Muslim world in general, and Turkey in particular. Mr. Obama used a speech to the Turkish parliament to try and repair ties strained by the Iraq War. Barack Obama said he came to Tu...
Turkey's President Abdallah Gul is making the first visit to Iraq by a Turkish head of state in 33 years. Both Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Turkish President Gul were all smiles for the historic occasion. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right,...
U.S. Middle East special envoy George Mitchell has met with the president of Turkey Thursday as part of his quest for peace in the region. U.S. Middle-East special envoy George Mitchell, left, is seen with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, and...
At least 15 Turkish soldiers have been killed in a clash with Kurdish rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party. or PKK. The clash occurred on the Turkish Iraqi border late Friday night. The Turkish state has been fighting the PKK for more than 20 years...
The Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in the Armenian capital Yerevan, the first time a Turkish head of state has visited the country. Mr. Gul was there to attend a soccer match he said could help end almost a century of mutual hostility and ai...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 27 September 2006 The United States is intensifying its efforts to put an end to terrorist acts perpetrated by the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. The rebels operate out of the Kurdish-controlled hills of northern Ira...
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 16 February 2006 Turkey has joined Russia in becoming the second non-Arab country to open its doors to Hamas officials. A five-man delegation, headed by Hamas leader Khaled Mas...
1. Federal agents expect to be at this Detroit-area horse farm for several weeks to search for clues to Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance. The former Teamsters leader vanished in 1975. 2. The general tap pe...
By Amberin Zaman Nicosia 27 January 2006 Turkish Cypriot community leader Mehmet Ali Talat says the European Union can and must play a major role in pushing for a settlement to re-unite the Greek and...
Roger Wilkison Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces strong pressure from the European Commission during talks Thursday in Brussels to overhaul his country's penal code without including a...