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Condoleezza Rice arrives in Ankara for talks with Turkish leaders

Kelly — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:28:37 +0000

US Secretary of State Rice arrives in Ankara to offer Turkish leaders an “effective strategy” against the PKK in exchange for holding off on cross-border military action.

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12 soldiers killed in PKK attack

Kelly — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:15:18 +0000

The PKK attacked a convoy Sunday killing 12 Turkish soldiers. The Turkish military responded by shelling the border region, and killed over 30 members of the PKK.

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Turkish parliament approves cross-border incursion

Kelly — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:24:26 +0000

The Turkish parliament overwhelmingly approves the resolution allowing a cross-border incursion into northern Iraq. The vote was 507-19 for the resolution.

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Turkish parliament to vote on taking military action in Iraq

Kelly — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:15:54 +0000

Turkish parliament is set to vote on allowing a military incursion into Iraq Wednesday. The US and Iraq have strongly urged Turkey against taking military action.

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PM confirms plans to allow military incursion in northern Iraq

Kelly — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:01:04 +0000

PM Erdogan confirms Wednesday that the Turkish parliament is drawing up plans to allow a military incursion into northern Iraq to fight the PKK.

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Water cuts in Istanbul Thursday

Kelly — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:26:47 +0000

Parts of Istanbul will be without water until 16:00 Thursday. The following districts will be effected: Bakirkoy, Besiktas, Eminonu, Fatih, Kadikoy, Sariyer and Uskudar.

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Bosporus Bridge may become a tourist attraction

Kelly — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:43:01 +0000

The Bosporus Bridge may open to pedestrians again after 20 years. The Ministry of Public Works plans to open the bridge’s walkway as a tourist attraction.

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1 dead and 2 injured in Izmir bombing

Kelly — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:35:04 +0000

Two separate explosions hit Izmir’s Sirinyer district Tuesday. Police said a bomb caused the second explosion. The bombing killed one person and injured two.

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Dink trial resumes amid controversy

Kelly — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:13:00 +0000

The Hrant Dink murder trial resumes Monday amid controversy. On Saturday a telephone recording was released, which suggested police knew about plots to kill Dink.

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Parliament starts new legislative year

Kelly — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:04:19 +0000

Turkish parliament starts a new legislative year Monday. Despite opposition from CHP members after the election, all parties are expected to attend Gul’s speech.

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