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ANKARA, Turkey -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe urged Turkey's Constitutional Court on Monday to rule in line with European principles regarding a closure case pending against the ruling ...

A top US diplomat has urged Turkey to come to terms with its painful history regarding the suffering of Anatolian Armenians during World War I, also calling on Armenia to relinquish its territorial claims on ...

Date : Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:55:15 -0700 Today's Zaman, Turkey June 21 2008 Activists, OSCE slam publisher Zarakolu's conviction Activists condemned the conviction of a Turkish publisher on Thursday under a ...

STRASBOURG, France -- The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg convicted Turkey on Tuesday for the deaths of two Greek Cypriots in 1996.

Turkey's cities erupted in joy early Saturday as football fans poured into the streets and squares to celebrate the national soccer team's 3-1 penalty shootout win over Croatia, which sent the Turks into their ...

ISTANBUL * Thousands of people demonstrated noisily yesterday in Turkey's largest city against an attempt to have the ruling party legally outlawed.

Caption: Megadeth Monsters of Rock day 1 at Feria De Muestras Zaragoza, Spain .... Click for the MEGADETH Gallery Rockers MEGADETH have warned fans not to buy tickets for an advertised show in Turkey - ...

A Turkish news agency is reporting that a soldier has been killed in a clash with Kurdish rebels.

An explosion took place at a military unit in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province on Monday, injuring 13 soldiers of the Turkish security forces, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

A Turkish police officer inspects the site of the railway accident area in Gaziantep province.

Members of a Kurdish children's choir face up to five years in prison as they go on trial in south eastern Turkey.

Israeli officials said Sunday that indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria have resumed, with Turkish mediation.

The officials, who are close to the talks, said two top aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were in Ankara, Turkey for the talks, as was a Syrian delegation. Turkish officials were shuttling between them.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the contacts are not public. They said the talks resumed Sunday and were expected to continue on Monday. There was no immediate comment on resumption of the talks from Syria or Turkey.

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Senior Justice and Development Party officials Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat, Sadullah Ergin and Bekir Bozdag submitted the party's final defense to the Constitutional Court yesterday.

Nihat Kahveci scored two goals in three minutes late in the match Sunday to finish off an incredible comeback and give Turkey a 3-2 win over the Czech Republic for a spot in the European Championship ...

Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan convened a meeting Thursday of deputy chairmen of political parties represented in parliament in a bid to defuse recent tensions.

Ankara, June 13 Turkey has launched its new generation communication satellite 'Turksat 3A' from the Kourou base of French Guiana, the semi-official Anatolia news agency has reported.

The tip of Fatma Sule Sahin's toe gently brushes the floor as she performs one of the oldest dances in history.

Hilton Hotels Corporation has today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive Strategic Development Agreement with the Kosifler Group to develop approximately 25 new properties in key regional ...

ANKARA, Turkey -- A bill launching a Kurdish-language television channel took effect on Wednesday , part of a government initiative tailored to the Kurdish minority.