By Simon Marks Istanbul 20 December 2006 watch Turkey report Talks between the government of Turkey and the European Union have stalled over Turkey's refusal to allow Greek-Cypriot ships to dock in its ports. The Turkish government insists that it's...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI gestures from his study window overlooking St. Peter's Square, 3 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict expressed hope Sunday that his trip to Turkey would lead to useful dialogue with Muslims. But on a...
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 30 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush went out of his way Thursday to show Washington's support for the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as the two men held talks in Jordan on ways to stem the violence in Iraq...
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 28 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI ended the first day of his visit to Turkey urging all religious leaders to utterly refuse to support any form of violence in the name of faith. He also spoke of his concern for incre...
By Sonja Pace Ankara 28 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Turkey for a four-day visit that was surrounded by controversy well before he touched down in the capital, Ankara. Some Turks resent his recent comments about Islam. Others objec...
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 27 November 2006 Turkish authorities are preparing for Pope Benedict's arrival on Tuesday. They are taking massive security measures, deploying thousands of police officers. Despite protests against the pope's visit,...
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 25 November 2006 Pope Benedict arrives in predominantly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday, and already there have been demonstrations against his visit. But Vatican officials say they expect the trip to go well, although there...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 November 2006 Iraqs Prime Minister has begun a two-day visit to neighboring Turkey, where he is to discuss his country's security situation and Turkey's fight against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq. Mean...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 19 July 2006 Turkey's prime minister says his military is moving forward in drafting plans for sending forces into northern Iraq to clear out Kurdish rebel bases, but added that officials are also holding talks with t...
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 06 July 2006 The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Turkey has a crucial role to play in persuading Iran to return to the negotiating table over its controversial nuclear program. Mohamed ElBaradei made his r...