Turkey's Ruling Party Defending Itself in Court (Voice of America)

3 July 2008, 2:27 pm

Turkey's ruling AK Party Thursday defended itself in the country's constitutional court against charges it is undermining the secular state. The party is facing dismantling, and dozens of its leaders, including the prime minister and president, a political ban.... read more

Turkey Says Israel, Syria Agree To Extend Indirect Talks (Nasdaq)

3 July 2008, 1:46 pm

ANKARA (AFP)--Israel and Syria have agreed to extend indirect talks under Turkish mediation, Turkey's foreign ministry said Thursday.... read more

Turkey urged to respect LGBT people's right to freedom of association (Amnesty International)

3 July 2008, 8:00 am

A local court in Istanbul ordered the closure of the Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender solidarity organization, Lambda Istanbul. The court ruled on 29 May in favour of a complaint by the Istanbul Governor's Office that Lambda Istanbul's objectives were against Turkish "moral values and ... read more

Fenerbahce confirm Aragones as Zico's successor (AFP via Yahoo! News)

3 July 2008, 7:44 am

Spanish coach Luis Aragones has signed a pre-contract with Turkey's Fenerbahce and was expected in Istanbul late on Thursday, the club said.... read more

Group planned gradual coup in Turkey - newspapers (AlertNet)

3 July 2008, 12:49 am

Source: Reuters ISTANBUL, July 3 (Reuters) - A shadowy, ultra-nationalist illegal organisation planned a gradual coup to unseat the Turkish government, documents seized in recent raids showed, newspaper Sabah said on ...... read more

Souped-up fire trucks headed for Turkey (The Argus Leader)

2 July 2008, 11:59 pm

A Lyons company will deliver 45 customized fire-fighting vehicles to Istanbul, Turkey, by year's end. Workers at Rosenbauer America are installing fire-fighting equipment onto six-wheeled chassis made by General Purpose Vehicles. "It's a military derivative," said Douglas Kouri, president and owner ... read more

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