Archive for October, 2008
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Kirkuk needs a surge, report says
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) — An organic effort along the lines of the Anbar counterinsurgency strategy is needed to calm the security situation in Iraq’s province of Kirkuk, a study... -
Destruction of Turkish Outpost by PKK Leads to Counterterrorism Reforms
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No Comments10/30/2008 – By Emrullah Uslu (from Terrorism Focus, October 30) – The PKK’s October 3 attack on the Aktutun military outpost sparked a controversy over whether Turkish counterterrorism strategy is... -
Commission hails Turkey’s role in regional stability
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsELITSA VUCHEVA Today @ 09:15 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Turkey’s role as promoter of regional stability has improved in the last year, Brussels says in a draft report on... -
OBAMA: kürdistan’ı TÜRKİYE’YE KURDURACAĞIM / Read Obama’s plans for Turkiye
Posted on October 31, 2008 | 3 Commentshttp://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/haberdetay.php?hit=10314 OBAMA: kürdistan’ı TÜRKİYE’YE KURDURACAĞIM Obama, Kürdistan’ı Türkiye’ye kurdurtacak ABD’de Demokrat Parti’nin başkan adayı Barack Obama’nın seçim bildirgesinde, “şimdiki Cumhuriyetçi Başkan George Bush’un yanlış Irak müdahalesi yüzünden, bölücü PKK terörünün... -
PLEASE, TEACH THE CHILDREN WELL!
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsTo: mcollins@embassymag.ca Dear Michelle Collins, Please allow me to formulate my op-ed under the following headings in order to provide you with a thoughtful rebuttal to your article ” Turkey... -
MEET TURKISH-AMERICANS
Posted on October 31, 2008 | 1 CommentPresident Clinton received a standing ovation from the Turkish Parliament after his address there to the Turkish nation on November 15, 1999, where he praised Turkey for more than half... -
KAFKASYA’DA OYNANAN KUMAR VE BÖLGENİN GELECEĞİ İÇİN DÜŞÜNME ZAMANI
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsGürcistan’ın hiperaktif lideri Saakaşvili’nin “kumar” niteliğindeki Güney Osetya müdahalesinin “beklenmeyen” ve “hesapsız” bir saldırı olduğunu, hatta bunun Kafkasya’da taşların yerine oturmasına yardımcı olabileceğini düşünenler, bölgedeki gelişmeleri izledikçe, ne kadar büyük... -
Georgia, Russia: Moscow’s Troop Checkmate
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsStratfor.com Summary Russia has ratified treaties with the Georgian breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia that will see 3,800 Russian troops stationed in the two territories. The decision puts... -
Western Mediators To Join Armenian-Azeri Summit In Moscow
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsBy Ruben Meloyan U.S. and French mediators will travel to Moscow ahead of Sunday’s meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents hosted by Russia, Foreign... -
Foreign Minister Nalbandian visits London
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsOn October 27 Edward Nalbandian started his visit to the United Kingdom. Edward Nalbandian and Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom David Miliband discussed a broad range of bilateral, regional... -
Credit crisis ‘is God punishing us’
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsWednesday, October 29, 2008 An Anglican bishop says the credit crunch is God’s way of punishing Britain for being too materialistic. The Rt Rev Wallace Benn, Bishop of Lewes, thinks... -
French envoy says EU supports Turkey’s fight against PKK violence
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsEmie, the French ambassador in Ankara, said that the EU would stand with Turkey on the fight against PKK since nothing could justify violence. Wednesday, 29 October 2008 07:53 The... -
Jewish group: Turkey promotes dialogue
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No Comments[Combined Jewish Philanthropies] ANKARA, Turkey – The head of the European Jewish Congress says Turkey has a key role in promoting tolerance and dialogue between the Jewish, Muslim and Christian... -
4 KASIM SECIMLERINDE KIMLERE OY VERMEYECEKSINIZ/ ONEMLI: AMERIKAYA YERLESMIS TURKLERIN DIKKATINE Great document to keep for future as reference…
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsMeltemb <meltem@earthlink.net> ONEMLI: AMERIKAYA YERLESMIS TURKLERIN DIKKATINE Great document to keep for future as reference… 4 KASIM SECIMLERINDE KIMLERE OY VERMEYECEKSINIZ / DO NOT VOTE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON NOVEMBER 4... -
Oil for Soil: A Grand Bargain on Iraq and the Kurds
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsKirkuk/Brussels, 28 October 2008: Rising acrimony over disputed territories will undermine still fragile progress in Iraq unless a package deal is reached over oil, revenue sharing, federalism and the constitution.... -
Fractures in Iraq City as Kurds and Baghdad Vie
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsJoao Silva for The New York Times Iraqi soldiers in their room, at a base of a primarily Kurdish unit of the Iraqi Army in the Zuhoor neighborhood of eastern... -
BEFORE THERE WAS AMERICA, THERE WERE TURKS… video
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No Commentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebM0H__W98U -
Turkey celebrates 85th anniversary of Republic Day
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe 85th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic is being celebrated all across the country with various activities on Wednesday. Republic Day’s first ceremony took place in Anitkabir,... -
Archive – In Celebration Of Our Turkishness At The Threshold Of A New Millennium
Posted on October 29, 2008 | 3 Commentsby Mahmut Esat OZAN mozan@webtv.net WHO WAS A ROMAN? WHO WAS AN OTTOMAN? WHO IS A TURK? Before answering these questions above, let us pose another one, “What are the similarities existing... -
Archive – TURKISH FORUM LETTER TO ROBERT FISK FROM USA
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsTo: Letters@independent.co.uk Cc: editor@independent.co.uk Subject: Article by Robert Fisk “You’re talking nonsense, Mr Ambassador” TISK-TISK, ROBERT FISK (Or shame on you Mr. know-it-all.) (An Editorial) Mahmut Esat Ozan Chairman -Editorial Board...
