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| Jan.9 |
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Plane crash kills 30 Turkish workers
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| Jan.19 |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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Fury in Turkey at editor's murder |
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Armenian anger at Turkish murder |
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| Jan.20 |
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Dink suspect's picture released |
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Hrant Dink murder suspect caught
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| Jan.21 |
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Teen admits killing journalist
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Earthquake demolishes homes in 2 villages |
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| Jan.23 |
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Thousands mourn journalist Hrant Dink
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| Mar.12 |
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Former Iranian official likely kidnapped |
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| Apr.19 |
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Bible attack suspects detained
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| Apr.26 |
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Apartment building collapsed |
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Iran, EU 'closer' on nuclear talks |
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| Apr.27 |
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Army 'concerned' by vote 
| Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament. The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urg... | |
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| Apr.28 |
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Ruling party warns army |
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Turkey warned: Respect democracy |
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| Apr.29 |
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Huge rally for Turkish secularism
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Gul defiant as secular rally |
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| Apr.30 |
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Prime Minister Erdogan calls for unity
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| May.1 |
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Hundreds detained amid protests |
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Presidential vote annulled Coutry highest court halted a parliamentary vote that looked certain to install an Islamist president
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| May.2 |
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PM wants June 24 election |
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| May.3 |
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New election date July 22 |
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| May.8 |
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Government backs popular vote |
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| May.10 |
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Final vote for Turkish reforms |
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| May.12 |
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1 dead, 14 hurt in blast |
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| May.20 |
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Protests draw thousands |
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| May.22 |
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Rush hour blast strikes busy market |
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| May.25 |
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President vetoes vote plan |
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| May.30 |
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Turkey sends forces to Iraq border |
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| Jun.4 |
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7 Turkish soldiers killed in rebel raid
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| Jun.6 |
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Turkish troops enter Iraq
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Oil prices rise on cyclone, unrest |
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| Jun.9 |
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Iraq condemns Turkish 'shelling' |
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| Jul.17 |
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PM Erdogan to quit on lost election |
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| Jul.21 |
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Turkey to vote in key elections
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| Jul.22 |
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Ruling party leads poll
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Ruling party claims win AK Party won a resounding election victory, giving the Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but risking fresh tensions with the secular elite
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PM vows to pursue reform
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Kurdish rebels ready for Turkish offensive |
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| Jul.25 |
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Gul hints at presidency |
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| Aug.4 |
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Parliament being sworn in
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| Aug.13 |
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Gul getting 2nd shot at presidency
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| Aug.14 |
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Gul vows secular agenda |
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| Aug.18 |
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Jet hijack ends peacefully 
2 men who hijacked a Turkish passenger jet have surrendered after releasing the passengers and crew they had been holding hostage
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| Aug.26 |
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Massa triumphs as Hamilton suffers |
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| Aug.27 |
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Army: Secularism in danger |
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| Aug.28 |
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president | Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been elected president in a parliamentary vote in a third round of voting. Gul is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state si... | |
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| Sep.29 |
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'Kurd attack' kills 12 |
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| Oct.7 |
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PKK attack kills 13 Turk soldiers |
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| Oct.9 |
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Turkey 'to hit rebels in in Iraq' |
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| Oct.10 |
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Turkey hits rebels in Iraq Turkey is shelling Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq. The government unlikely to move toward sending ground troops
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US bill on Armenia moves forward A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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Turkey condemns US Armenia vote Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
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Armenia bill: Bush in damage control
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| Oct.11 |
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Turkey recalls U.S. envoy Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'
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| Oct.12 |
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Angry Turks ready to cut U.S. ties
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U.S. plans for Turkey backlash
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| Oct.14 |
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Top general: 'U.S. shot its own foot' |
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Attacks cross Iraq-Turkey border |
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| Oct.15 |
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Iraq plea to Turkey: Don't use military |
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| Oct.16 |
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Iraq seeks talks on Turkey threat Iraq urged Turkey to refrain from launching military action against Kurdish separatists based in Iraqi territory
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Turkey seeks green light on Iraq
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| Oct.17 |
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MPs clear attacks in Iraq The parliament has given permission for the government to launch operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels
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| Oct.19 |
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Kurds 'will fight Turkish raids' |
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| Oct.21 |
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44 die as Turkey battles Kurdish rebels Turkey's leaders are considering their response after rebels killed at least 12 soldiers. Turkey immediately responded by killing 32 rebels
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Turkey vows to defeat PKK rebels
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| Oct.22 |
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Turkish troops missing after raid 8 troops are still missing after an attack by Kurdish rebels that left 12 troops dead, the Turkish military has confirmed
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U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion
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Turks sending top envoy to Iraq |
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| Oct.23 |
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Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
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| Oct.24 |
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Kurdish rebels pounded Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships have been bombing separatist positions along the Iraqi-Turkish frontier
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Defeat leaves Liverpool on brink |
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| Oct.25 |
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Turkey 'kills 30-plus terrorists' |
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Vote on Armenian genocide put off Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure
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| Oct.26 |
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Iraq, Turkey hold critical talks |
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| Oct.27 |
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PM vows to fight rebels on own terms
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| Oct.28 |
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Iraq warns Turkey over incursion
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| Oct.30 |
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Turkish copters pound Kurd rebels |
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| Oct.31 |
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US giving Turkey PKK intelligence |
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| Nov.2 |
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US declares PKK 'a common enemy'
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| Nov.3 |
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Rice: U.S. backs Turkey on PKK fight |
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| Nov.5 |
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Turk PM, Bush discuss Kurd rebels |
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| Nov.6 |
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Liverpool lash Turks in record win |
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| Nov.16 |
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Legal action to ban Kurdish party |
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| Nov.29 |
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed Map of Isparta Turkey All have died. The Atlasjet Airlines' MacDonnell Douglas 83 crashed in southern Turkey as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta
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| Dec.1 |
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Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq
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Thousands mourn plane dead |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq| The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'. A spokesman for the local Iraqi Kurdistan government denied there had been an attack. The Turk... | |
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| Dec.16 |
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Turkey hits PKK The warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains near the Turkish border
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'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq Turkish military: The air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq were approved by the United States in advance
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US denies backing Turkey PKK raid
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| Dec.17 |
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Iraq condemns Turkish attacks |
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| Dec.18 |
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Turkish troops cross into Iraq About 300 Turkish troops pursuit Kurdish rebels, and remained near the corner where the borders of Iraq, Turkey and Iran come together
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| Dec.22 |
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Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes Turkey has launched fresh strikes across the border against positions held by the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party
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| Dec.23 |
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Turkish jets hit Iraqi Kurd region
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| Dec.24 |
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Iraq Kurds warn Turkey over raids
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Bush sees 3-way fight against PKK |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.27 |
Army 'concerned' by vote | Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament. The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urg... | |
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| Apr.28 |
Ruling party warns army |
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| May.30 |
Turkey sends forces to Iraq border |
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| Jun.4 |
7 Turkish soldiers killed in rebel raid
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| Jun.6 |
Turkish troops enter Iraq
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| Jun.9 |
Iraq condemns Turkish 'shelling' |
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| Jul.22 |
Kurdish rebels ready for Turkish offensive |
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| Aug.27 |
Army: Secularism in danger |
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| Sep.29 |
'Kurd attack' kills 12 |
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| Oct.7 |
PKK attack kills 13 Turk soldiers |
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| Oct.9 |
Turkey 'to hit rebels in in Iraq' |
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| Oct.10 |
Turkey hits rebels in Iraq Turkey is shelling Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq. The government unlikely to move toward sending ground troops
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| Oct.10 |
US bill on Armenia moves forward A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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| Oct.12 |
U.S. plans for Turkey backlash
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| Oct.14 |
Top general: 'U.S. shot its own foot' |
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| Oct.14 |
Attacks cross Iraq-Turkey border |
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| Oct.15 |
Iraq plea to Turkey: Don't use military |
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| Oct.16 |
Turkey seeks green light on Iraq
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| Oct.17 |
MPs clear attacks in Iraq The parliament has given permission for the government to launch operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels
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| Oct.19 |
Kurds 'will fight Turkish raids' |
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| Oct.21 |
44 die as Turkey battles Kurdish rebels Turkey's leaders are considering their response after rebels killed at least 12 soldiers. Turkey immediately responded by killing 32 rebels
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| Oct.21 |
Turkey vows to defeat PKK rebels
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| Oct.22 |
Turkish troops missing after raid 8 troops are still missing after an attack by Kurdish rebels that left 12 troops dead, the Turkish military has confirmed
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| Oct.22 |
U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
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| Oct.24 |
Kurdish rebels pounded Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships have been bombing separatist positions along the Iraqi-Turkish frontier
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| Oct.25 |
Turkey 'kills 30-plus terrorists' |
|
| Oct.27 |
PM vows to fight rebels on own terms
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| Oct.28 |
Iraq warns Turkey over incursion
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| Oct.30 |
Turkish copters pound Kurd rebels |
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| Oct.31 |
US giving Turkey PKK intelligence |
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| Nov.3 |
Rice: U.S. backs Turkey on PKK fight |
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| Nov.5 |
Turk PM, Bush discuss Kurd rebels |
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| Dec.1 |
Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq
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| Dec.1 |
Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq| The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'. A spokesman for the local Iraqi Kurdistan government denied there had been an attack. The Turk... | |
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| Dec.16 |
Turkey hits PKK The warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains near the Turkish border
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| Dec.16 |
'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq Turkish military: The air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq were approved by the United States in advance
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| Dec.18 |
Turkish troops cross into Iraq About 300 Turkish troops pursuit Kurdish rebels, and remained near the corner where the borders of Iraq, Turkey and Iran come together
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| Dec.22 |
Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes Turkey has launched fresh strikes across the border against positions held by the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party
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| Dec.23 |
Turkish jets hit Iraqi Kurd region
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| Dec.24 |
Iraq Kurds warn Turkey over raids
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| Dec.24 |
Bush sees 3-way fight against PKK |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jan.9 |
Plane crash kills 30 Turkish workers
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| Jan.21 |
Earthquake demolishes homes in 2 villages |
|
| Apr.26 |
Apartment building collapsed |
|
| Jun.6 |
Oil prices rise on cyclone, unrest |
|
| Nov.29 |
Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed Map of Isparta Turkey All have died. The Atlasjet Airlines' MacDonnell Douglas 83 crashed in southern Turkey as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta
|
| Dec.1 |
Thousands mourn plane dead |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.26 |
Massa triumphs as Hamilton suffers |
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| Oct.24 |
Defeat leaves Liverpool on brink |
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| Nov.6 |
Liverpool lash Turks in record win |
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.6 |
Oil prices rise on cyclone, unrest |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
|
| | |
|
| Jan.20 |
Dink suspect's picture released |
|
| Jan.20 |
Hrant Dink murder suspect caught
|
| Jan.21 |
Teen admits killing journalist
|
| Mar.12 |
Former Iranian official likely kidnapped |
|
| Apr.19 |
Bible attack suspects detained
|
| May.12 |
1 dead, 14 hurt in blast |
|
| May.22 |
Rush hour blast strikes busy market |
|
| Aug.18 |
Jet hijack ends peacefully 2 men who hijacked a Turkish passenger jet have surrendered after releasing the passengers and crew they had been holding hostage
|
| Sep.29 |
'Kurd attack' kills 12 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.19 |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
|
| | |
|
| Jan.19 |
Fury in Turkey at editor's murder |
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| Jan.19 |
Armenian anger at Turkish murder |
|
| Jan.23 |
Thousands mourn journalist Hrant Dink
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| Apr.26 |
Iran, EU 'closer' on nuclear talks |
|
| Apr.27 |
Army 'concerned' by vote | Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament. The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urg... | |
|
| Apr.28 |
Ruling party warns army |
|
| Apr.28 |
Turkey warned: Respect democracy |
|
| Apr.29 |
Huge rally for Turkish secularism
|
| Apr.29 |
Gul defiant as secular rally |
|
| Apr.30 |
Prime Minister Erdogan calls for unity
|
| May.1 |
Hundreds detained amid protests |
|
| May.1 |
Presidential vote annulled Coutry highest court halted a parliamentary vote that looked certain to install an Islamist president
|
| May.2 |
PM wants June 24 election |
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| May.3 |
New election date July 22 |
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| May.8 |
Government backs popular vote |
|
| May.10 |
Final vote for Turkish reforms |
|
| May.20 |
Protests draw thousands |
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| May.25 |
President vetoes vote plan |
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| Jun.9 |
Iraq condemns Turkish 'shelling' |
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| Jul.17 |
PM Erdogan to quit on lost election |
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| Jul.21 |
Turkey to vote in key elections
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| Jul.22 |
Ruling party leads poll
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| Jul.22 |
Ruling party claims win AK Party won a resounding election victory, giving the Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but risking fresh tensions with the secular elite
|
| Jul.22 |
PM vows to pursue reform
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| Jul.25 |
Gul hints at presidency |
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| Aug.4 |
Parliament being sworn in
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| Aug.13 |
Gul getting 2nd shot at presidency
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| Aug.14 |
Gul vows secular agenda |
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| Aug.27 |
Army: Secularism in danger |
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| Aug.28 |
Turks elect ex-Islamist president | Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been elected president in a parliamentary vote in a third round of voting. Gul is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state si... | |
|
| Oct.10 |
US bill on Armenia moves forward A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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| | |
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| Oct.10 |
Turkey condemns US Armenia vote Turkey has denounced a vote by a US congressional committee recognising as genocide the 1915-17 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks
|
| Oct.10 |
Armenia bill: Bush in damage control
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey recalls U.S. envoy Turkey warned of repercussions in a growing dispute over congressional efforts to label the World War I era killings of Armenians 'genocide'
|
| Oct.12 |
Angry Turks ready to cut U.S. ties
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| Oct.14 |
Top general: 'U.S. shot its own foot' |
|
| Oct.15 |
Iraq plea to Turkey: Don't use military |
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| Oct.16 |
Iraq seeks talks on Turkey threat Iraq urged Turkey to refrain from launching military action against Kurdish separatists based in Iraqi territory
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| Oct.16 |
Turkey seeks green light on Iraq
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| Oct.17 |
MPs clear attacks in Iraq The parliament has given permission for the government to launch operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels
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| Oct.22 |
U.S. works to avoid Turkish incursion
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| Oct.22 |
Turks sending top envoy to Iraq |
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
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| Oct.25 |
Vote on Armenian genocide put off Supporters of a resolution that would have declared the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians 'genocide' dropped their call for a vote on the measure
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| Oct.26 |
Iraq, Turkey hold critical talks |
|
| Oct.27 |
PM vows to fight rebels on own terms
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| Oct.28 |
Iraq warns Turkey over incursion
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| Nov.2 |
US declares PKK 'a common enemy'
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| Nov.3 |
Rice: U.S. backs Turkey on PKK fight |
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| Nov.5 |
Turk PM, Bush discuss Kurd rebels |
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| Nov.16 |
Legal action to ban Kurdish party |
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| Dec.1 |
Thousands mourn plane dead |
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| Dec.16 |
US denies backing Turkey PKK raid
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq condemns Turkish attacks |
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| Dec.24 |
Iraq Kurds warn Turkey over raids
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| Dec.24 |
Bush sees 3-way fight against PKK |
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