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    Gunmen Attack Near U.S. Consulate in Turkey

    Jul 09, 2008 03:30 PM EDT

    ... by the martyrdom of our three police officers in a terrorist attack," Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement.The U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Turkey's foreign ministry said security around all U.S. diplomatic missions in Turkey had been increased.The U.S. consulate building was ...

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    Turkey Withdraws from Iraq; 'Chemical Ali' Execution OK'd

    Feb 29, 2008 06:10 PM EDT

    ... influences.The incursion was launched against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, a group fighting for the autonomy of the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. The PKK took up arms against Turkey in 1984.Turkey's military said it killed 240 rebels and lost 27 of its own soldiers ...

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    Iraq Moves on Rebel Fighters to Smooth Relations with Turkey

    Oct 23, 2007 10:20 PM EDT

    ... campaign two decades ago for an independent ethnic homeland for Turkey's 12 million Kurds. After talks in Baghdad today aimed at diffusing the tensions, Turkey's foreign minister rejected a PKK cease-fire offer and said there were several ways to fight the rebels.ALI BABACAN, Foreign Minister, Turkey ...

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    Turkey Lashes Out at U.S. Lawmakers for Armenian 'Genocide' Measure

    Oct 11, 2007 10:10 PM EDT

    ... States of America legitimized the Armenian genocide claim, which has swung over Turkey's head like a stick and which has posed a threat to Turkey for years. The U.S. has made it clear once again that it targets Turkey.KWAME HOLMAN: Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul, also harshly ...

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    Former Islamist Gul Becomes Turkey's President

    Aug 28, 2007 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Nefarious plans to ruin Turkey's secular and democratic nature emerge in different forms every day. The military will, just as it has so far, keep its determination to guard social, democratic and secular Turkey," end quote.For his part, Gul pledged again today to uphold the country's secularism.

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    Presidential Favorite Falls Short of Victory in Turkey

    Aug 20, 2007 05:30 PM EDT

    The man presumed to become Turkey's next president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to secure the two-thirds of parliamentary votes Monday needed to skip another round of presidential voting next week.

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    Kurdish Issues Cloud Turkey's Dealings with Iraq

    May 04, 2007 08:25 PM EDT

    ... it, they really don't want to go into Iraq and they know they won't succeed," Barkey said. Relations between the United States and Turkey have been strained since the invasion of Iraq. In 2003, Turkey's parliament rejected a U.S. request to use Turkey to launch a ...

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    Turkey Torn Between Eastern Heritage and Western Opportunity

    Dec 01, 2006 11:35 PM EDT

    JIM LEHRER: And finally tonight, Margaret Warner's wrap-up of her reporting trip to Turkey, a nation caught by history and the present between East and West.MARGARET WARNER: If you want to get a glimpse of modern Istanbul with echoes of 1930s Berlin, just catch this nightclub here ...

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    Pope Visits Religious Sites in Turkey

    Nov 30, 2006 03:25 PM EDT

    ... here in 1967, he dropped to his knees and began to pray, to the great consternation of his Turkish hosts and to massive protests in Turkey.The pope did none of that. He walked into this vast, vast space, where we went the other day. It clearly feels like a ...

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    Pope Urges Peace During Visit to Turkey

    Nov 28, 2006 08:30 PM EDT

    ... Minister Tayyip Erdogan that he backed Turkey's bid to join the European Union, according to Reuters. Before becoming pope in 2005, Benedict had opposed Turkey's entry.Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican takes no political stand but supported Turkey's entry into the EU "on ...