Turkey

EU to Start Talks on Admitting Turkey

The European Union and Turkey on Friday reached a historic pact to start membership talks after Turkey agreed to acknowledge Cyprus as an EU member.

Blasts in Turkey Kill At Least 27

Two truck bombs exploded in Turkey on Thursday, one at a London-based bank and the other at the British consulate, killing at least 27 people and wounding almost 450 others.

U.S Stregthens Grip on Northern Iraq in Bid to Calm Turkey

But he added that some would stay behind at the invitation of the U.S. military to help impose order in a city where looting and vandalism broke out on Thursday and Friday.

Turkey Allows U.S. to Send Supplies to Northern Iraq

The United States reached an agreement with Turkey on Wednesday allowing the coalition to send supplies through Turkish territory to troops in neighboring Iraq.

Turkish Troops Enter Northern Iraq

The Turkish government on Friday deployed some 1,500 commando troops into the Kurdish-dominated enclave of northern Iraq despite opposition from the U.S. and local Kurdish officials.

Turkey Mulls Re-Vote After Rejecting U.S. Troop Deployment

Government officials in Ankara are sending mixed signals over whether the Turkish parliament will reconsider Saturday's rejection of a resolution to allow U.S. troops to use their country as a base during a possible war with Iraq.

France, Germany, Belgium Block NATO Assistance to Turkey

By PBS News Hour

European dissent over U.S. plans for a possible confrontation with Iraq continued to grow Monday as key U.S. allies blocked a NATO proposal to provide defensive military aid to Turkey.

Turkey to Take Command of Afghan Peacekeeping Force

Turkey announced on Monday it would officially assume leadership of the international peacekeeping team in Afghanistan from British forces for the next six months.