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Asymmetric war!
Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ was in front of news people. The top general was clear in describing an alleged "military plan," said to be aimed to stop the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and the Islamist Fethullah Gülen brotherhood organization, as a "piece of paper" which was not prepared in the military headquarters or by an officer and which has no legal validity what so ever.
Bombings hit Iraq as US pullout looms
BAGHDAD - Twenty-two people were killed, seven of them in a car bombing west of Baghdad, as a spate of attacks hit Iraq on Monday just days before U.S. troops must leave Iraq's cities. Seventy-six people were wounded in the attacks. Security and hospital officials said the dead included three Iraqi soldiers, three university students on their way to sit their final exams, and a four-year-old child.
Alleged anti-AKP plans by military spark debate in Turkey
ANKARA - Claims about military plans to finish off the ruling Justice and Development Party and the religious Gülen group have ignited debates across Turkey. The media have demonstrated high sensitivity with not only pro-government, but also dailies Hürriyet and Milliyet, publishing editorials and columns urging for a rapid conclusion to the investigation.
Festival marks a movie scene evolve from a spark to a flame
ALANYA - Long gone are the days when Alanya did not have a single movie theater of its own. Now this tourist town in the Western city of Antalya has its own documentary film festival, where movie enthusiasts can see real-life stories from all over the world. The eighth Alanya Documentary Film Festival starts today and will continue until Saturday
Murky attacks in Iraq spark fear
BAGHDAD - Recent bombings and clashes feed fears among Iraqis that their country may be sliding back into violence as US troops prepare to pull out and the general election nears. Baghdad blames the violence on Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, but concerns also grow over intra-Shiite rivalry
Art flowers again in Iraq as violence ebbs
BAGHDAD - Galleries in Iraqi capital Baghdad, whether owned privately or by the ministry of culture, show a remarkable return to a high level of activity and have launched a four-month season of exhibitions six years after the US-led invasion, reviving a practice which began in the 1950s but then fell victim to the invasion
PM Erdoğan’s Darfur contradiction
Prime Minister Erdogan has brought the roof down in the name of humanity over Gaza, at the price of endangering Turkey’s traditionally overly cautious foreign policy administration. But we do not see the same sensitivity in the name of "humanity" on his part when it comes to the human tragedy in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Why is PM’s Gaza rhetoric problematic?
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s obvious attitude in his statements regarding Israel’s attacks on Gaza has become one of the most criticized topics of his foreign policy during his tenure. It is apparent that this attitude will be a key reference in view of Turkey’s foreign politics in the new period, the shaping of beliefs therein and the perception of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, in the world.
Time for Hamas to consider peace
I have great sympathy for the Palestinian people. They are my co-religionists with whom I share a common history and culture. Every now and then I recall with nostalgia that the Ottoman Sultans, living in my home city, Istanbul, used to rule Palestine for centuries in a way that made it possible for its people live in peace and security.
Somalia’s president quits from his office
MOGADISHU - The president of Somalia's U.N.-backed government resigned yesterday, saying he had lost control of the country to Islamic insurgents and could not fulfill his duties after four years leading the violent and impoverished nation. Within hours of the announcement, mortars shells were raining down near the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu.
Iraq looking forward for Turkish prime minister's visit to Baghdad
Iraqi authorities were looking forward to seeing Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Baghdad, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told the Anatolian Agency. Members of the Iraqi al Sadr political group visited the Turkish parliament on Thursday. (UPDATED)
Iraqi oil pipeline sabotage drops, leading to more export to Turk port
A sharp drop in attacks on pipelines has enabled Iraq to increase oil exports from northern oil fields and profit from the rise in world energy prices. The reduction in attacks has also enabled the country to export more oil from the fields around Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.