BODRUM - Despite the protests from environmentalists and nongovernmental organizations, the mayors of Bodrum’s Yalıkavak, Göltürkbükü and Gündoğan, all members of opposition parties, throw their support behind a government plan that declares the area a ’tourism center’.
ISTANBUL - The Democratic Society Party endeavors to assist in finding a democratic solution to the Kurdish problem despite knowing it will not be easy, says Ahmet Türk from the DTP, while adding that top officials are scared to confront and deal with the issue. He also says the military will impede any possible formula if it does not suit it
ANKARA - Amid repeated calls from Iraqi leaders for the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, to lay down arms, the Turkish foreign minister confirmed yesterday that a visit from the leader of the northern Iraq regional administration, Massoud Barzani, is a possibility.
OTTAWA - Canada's opposition parties vowed to oust PM Stephen Harper's government next month after Harper shut down Parliament to avoid almost certain defeat in an imminent confidence vote, but infighting among the one of the parties cast doubt on whether the coalition will hold.
OTTAWA - Canada's opposition parties vowed to oust PM Stephen Harper's government next month after Harper shut down Parliament to avoid almost certain defeat in an imminent confidence vote, but infighting among the one of the parties cast doubt on whether the coalition will hold.
Irish voters have rejected the EU's Lisbon treaty, state broadcaster RTE projected Friday as nearly completed official results from the referendum begin to be published. A "No" result would throw the 27-nation EU into diplomatic turmoil. All EU nations must approve the painstakingly negotiated pact for it to become law. The euro fell against dollar after the news. (UPDATED)
Irish voters have rejected the EU's Lisbon treaty, state broadcaster RTE projected Friday as nearly completed official results from the referendum begin to be published. A "No" result would throw the 27-nation EU into diplomatic turmoil. All EU nations must approve the painstakingly negotiated pact for it to become law. The euro fell against dollar after the news. (UPDATED)
The newly appointed US coordinator for the fight against PKK terror, retired General Joseph W. Ralston, arrived in Ankara yesterday to meet with retired General Edip Baser, who is Turkey's coordinator in the anti-PKK struggle. There were no press conferences following the meeting.