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TURKEY: Ankara adds Israel to list of strategic security threats
Babylon & BeyondTurkey and Israel are at it again, but this time it's over reports that Turkey has added Israel to its so-called "Red Book," the top-secret security document that lists the country's threats and enemies. Israeli tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov struck...... -
TURKEY: Business interests drive Ankara's rejection of Western policies
Babylon & BeyondTurkey's assertive foreign policy and increasing overtures to non-Western governments -- most notably, Iran -- have led to increasing concern in the United States and Europe. But its decisions are driven more by ambition and economic aspirations than a... -
TURKEY: Ahead of critical 2011 elections, Erdogan retains strong position
Babylon & BeyondAs Turkey heads toward national elections next year, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) finds itself in a strong position. A major test for the AKP and opposition parties was the referendum in September — the results constituted a...... -
ISRAEL: Neighbors watchful as Israel demarcates maritime borders with Cyprus
Babylon & BeyondHuge gas fields discovered recently under the Mediterranean seabed have raised high hopes in Israel, a small, high-consumption country seeking alternative energy resources and a greater degree of independence from imports. In a different geopolitical... -
EGYPT: What it means when protesters wave shoes
Babylon & BeyondWhen protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square heard President Hosni Mubarak's natioanl address, in which he refused to step down, many took off their shoes and waved them in the air. "The message of the shoes is clear," British blogger k2p...... -
Bloody Israeli Raid On Gaza-bound Ships Sparks Harsh Criticism, Diplomatic Crisis
Associated PressIsraeli commandos rappelled down to an aid flotilla sailing to thwart a Gaza blockade on Monday, clashing with pro-Palestinian activists on the lead ship in a botched raid that left at least nine passengers dead. Bloodied passengers sprawled on the...Tags: United Nations, Turkey, Demonstration, Politics, Weather
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Turkey misses its chance with Armenia
VARTAN OSKANIAN is minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia.ANKARA HAS LET a rare moment pass. Three weeks after the assassination of acclaimed Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, it appears the Turkish authorities have grasped neither the message of Hrant's life nor the significance of his death. In the...Tags: Turkey, Politics, Death, Genocide, Human Rights
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Our fraying alliance with Turkey
Turkish-American relations are in crisis. But the House resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide is only one cause -- and that's just a sideshow. Turkish-American relations have been deteriorating for years, and the root...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Politics, NATO, Hamas, Terrorism
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New hope for genocide resolution
LAST WEEK, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) engaged in what has become a biannual congressional ritual: Introducing a nonbinding resolution instructing the president of the United States to call Turkey's Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians a genocide....Tags: Turkey, Politics, Genocide, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice
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Talking to Turkey, but Islam is listening
"They say we are at war with Islam. This is the whispered line of the extremist who has nothing to offer in this battle of ideas but blame. ... We are not at war with Islam. But too often since 9/11, the extremists have defined us. ... When I am...Tags: Turkey, Europe, Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Department of State
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Turkey's religious bent
In his Blowback, "My party is good for Turkey," Egemen Bagis does what can only be described as a hatchet job on Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Bagis, who is a foreign policy...Tags: Turkey, Politics, Human Rights, Hamas, Symbols and Symbolism
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Iraqis arrive in Turkey for talks
Special to The TimesThe Turkish government cautioned Thursday that it alone would decide whether to launch a major assault into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels, striking a defiant note as a high-ranking Iraqi delegation arrived in Ankara and U.S. ambassador to Iraq...Tags: Turkey, Abdullah Gul, Politics, Defense, Death
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