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Man sentenced to jail for carrying PKK coffin
DİYARBAKIR - A man is found guilty of espousing terrorist propaganda after carrying the coffin of a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party who was killed in a clash with security forces on March 24, 2006, once again bringing into focus a 2005 amendment to the the Turkish Penal Code, which expanded the scope of the anti-terror law.
Imported nannies join black market
ISTANBUL -Whether to watch over a child or care for an elderly person, black market nannies, who are mostly women from former Soviet republics, are coming to Turkey in search of work and offering bargain wages. ’We earn a fortune here,’ says one nanny. Turkish caretaker agencies are decrying the women’s negative impact on their business and the risk to family security
Soldiers balk at facing civil courts
ANKARA - Military officials object to new legislation that sets the rules governing the functioning of the military judiciary, saying it runs counter to the Constitution. In a statement sent to the president’s office, officials argue civilian prosecutors pursuing military cases will lead to interference by civilian forces and pave the way for politics to enter the barracks.
Afghan offensive widens
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on the second day of the biggest military operation here since the fall of the Taliban government in 2001.
Court orders the arrest of colonel, tensions up
ISTANBUL - The arrest of the navy colonel for membership in an illegal organization days after military prosecutors decided there was no evidence to prove the same officer was guilty of any crime. The arrest came as top military officers were meeting with senior government ministers to discuss recent developments over army-government relations
Honduras facing mounting isolation
TEGUCICALPA, Honduras - An increasingly isolated Honduras braced for more protests Wednesday with authorities threatening to immediately arrest ousted President Manuel Zelaya if he dares to return. As tension rose in the Central American nation, unidentified attackers hurled a grenade, which failed to explode, at the Supreme Court late Tuesday.
Hunting channel aims to aid nature protection
ISTANBUL - For three years now, the television sets in many village teahouses in Anatolia are tuned into Yaban TV. The staff of the channel believes only people who live in nature can protect it. They say they mobilize people who live in villages to be environmentally aware. They say they are nature’s soldiers not hunters.
Turkey firm on Armenia talks, says FM Davutoğlu
CORFU - FM Ahmet Davutoğlu meets with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian on the Greek island of Corfu and expresses Turkey’s firm stance in the ongoing negotiation process. After meeting with the Greek FM, he says Greece agrees that two nations must work on common interests.