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Greenpeace Occupies Rig in Arctic Drilling Protest

ANKARA, Turkey -- Greenpeace activists climbed aboard an oil rig off Istanbul on Friday in a bid to prevent it from reaching Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic, but the vessel continued on its course undeterred. The environmental group said eleven activists, some in rock-climbing gear, used speedboats to...

Greece Beefing Up Patrols to Stem Immigration From Egypt

ATHENS, Greece -- As the exodus of foreigners and Egyptians continues from Cairo, Greece has beefed up its own border patrols and said today it was considering asking the European Union's force, Frontex, to extend sea patrols to fend off a fresh wave of illegal immigrants hitting Europe. Greece is already grappling...

Turkish Man on Trial for Plot to Kill Orthodox Christian Leader, Rabbis

ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish news agency says a court has released a man whom prosecutors accuse of plotting to murder Jewish rabbis and the Istanbul-based leader of the world's Orthodox Christians. The Anatolia agency says suspect Ismet Recber was freed pending the outcome of the trial following the first hearing...

WikiLeaks Reveals American's Amazing Escape From Iran on Horseback

(Nov. 29) -- There are bigger state secrets, but the incredible escape of an elderly American from Iran by horseback is one of the more sensational tales to come out of the latest WikiLeaks document dump. In May 2008, American dentist Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi, 75, was at the airport about to board a flight back to the...

Turkey Voices Reservations About Western Missile Defense

BELGRADE, Serbia (Oct. 19) -- Turkey is expressing reservations about a proposed missile defense shield aimed at protecting NATO members from attacks by rogue states such as Iran, posing a dilemma for Washington. According to recent news reports, Ankara is worried that the missile shield is singling out Iran and Syria,...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Politics and Policies: Dealing With Ankara No Turkey Trot for Damascus

Indeed the times they are changing, even in Syria, the last bastion of staunch Arab nationalism.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Joshua W. Walker: All Eyes on Ankara: Can Turkey Lead in Syria?

The Turkey of today has far more tools at its disposal than ever before to advance its agenda as a leading regional power.

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05/31/12 ANKARA: Turkish, Armenian Journalists Pay Visit To... Source: Armenian News Network / Groong TURKISH, ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS PAY VISIT TO MALATYA, KAYSERI by SNEM CENGZ Today's Zaman May 29 2012 Turkey A group of Turkish and Armenian journalists are traveling throughout Turkey, Armenia and Georgia from May 24 to June 6 in order to gain first-hand insight into their neighbors and to report in-depth about Turkish-Armenian relations from the field.
05/31/12 ANKARA: Both Uludere And Kocatepe Are Results Of The... Source: Armenian News Network / Groong BOTH ULUDERE AND KOCATEPE ARE RESULTS OF THE SAME MISTAKE Hurriyet Daily News May 30 2012 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÃ°an's group speech on Tuesday was awaited with curiosity.
05/30/12 Iran, Turkey discuss expansion of trade ties Source: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) The Iranian official, who is in Ankara at the heading a five member delegation, said in the meeting that Iranian and Turkish trade officials have held four meetings over the past three months which proves the two countries' resolve to finalize the preferential trade pact.
05/30/12 Ankara expels Syrian ambassador Source: Today.Az In protest against the massacre of inhabitants of the Syrian village of Haoula, today Turkey expelled diplomats of Syrian Embassy in Ankara, TRT Haber TV channel reported.
05/30/12 The new Iraq (oil) war Source: Aljazeera.com Iraq has virtually disappeared from the news cycle - displaced by the Arab Spring/Winter seesaw and the ongoing tragedy in Syria.