By Dorian Jones Istanbul 2-341749 14 August 2007 Turkish FM Abdullah Gul speaks to the media after his meeting with the MHP leader Devlet Bahceli in Ankara, 14 Aug 2007 Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday he will run again for his cou...
听遍美国之空难性新闻[6]:A Ship Sunk Near the Southern Coast of Turkey Turkey: A ship carrying people suspected(1) of trying to enter Europe illegally(2) has sunk near the southern coast(3) of Turkey. Six people are dead, and at least 45 people are m...
By Dorian Jones Ankara 04 August 2007 Turkey swore in its new Parliament Saturday. In elections last month, the Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party achieved a landslide victory, prompting some analysts to voice concern about Turkey's future...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 July 2007 The July 22 general election in Turkey resulted in a landslide victory for the Islamic rooted Justice and Development party, or AK. While many people in Turkey are still coming to terms with the scale of the vict...
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 23 July 2007 Turkey's ruling Justice and Development party, AKP, has won a resounding victory in general elections with a solid 47 percent, giving it about 340 of parliament's 550 seats. Still, the party is now reaching out to...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 22 July 2007 Turkey ruling Justice and Development Party scored a big victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, according to the state-run Anatolia news agency. With most of the votes counted, the agency said the Islamic-ro...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 21 July 2007 Turkish voters head to the polls Sunday to elect a new government. From Istanbul, Dorian Jones reports for VOA that the election is viewed by the ruling Justice and Development Party and its nationalist rivals as...
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 19 July 2007 Historic Galata Tower with flags of political parties, in Istanbul, 19 Jul 2007 Voters in Turkey go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament, which in turn will form the new government. More than a dozen polit...
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 09 May 2007 Turkish FM Abdullah Gul, is seen after a vote for presidential elections in Parliament in Ankara, 06 May 2007 Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul in an interview with VOA denied opposition charges that his Justi...
By Bill Rodgers Washington 07 May 2007 Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament, following two failed attempts to get its foreign minis...