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- Social tensions at the forefront in run-up to Turkish parliamentary elections
  Posted by Sandyenglish
  On Sunday, July 22, Turkey will vote for a new parliament. The fact that these elections are taking place in July and not, as scheduled, in November is a reflection of the profound divisions in Turkish society.
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- Turkey All Set For General Election
  Posted by Kaerast from Al Jazeera
  Turkey's election candidates have moved into the final day of campaigning, ahead of the country's general election. Surveys indicate that the ruling party of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, is likely to retain its majority. An election win will give the AK party another five years in power, though it is likely to be with a weaker margin as other parties join the parliament.
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- Turkey: Constitutional Court stops presidential election
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  Following a thinly veiled threat of a coup by the military, the Turkish Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Tuesday halting the country’s presidential election. The head of the government, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, immediately responded by proposing new parliamentary elections.
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- 300,000 rally in Turkey against candidates with Islamist roots - Haaretz - Israel News
  Posted by Jeff from Haaretz
  "Turkey is secular and will remain secular forever," shouted protesters as they waved national flags and banners of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, revered founder of the republic which separated religion and state.
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- TODAY'S ZAMAN: Turkey plans to Invade Iraq
  Posted by theangryindian
  The leaves of military personnel have been canceled and additional forces have been deployed to the border with Iraq as the military apparently prepares for an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The measures come amid frustration with US inactivity against the PKK and the expected infiltration of PKK militants from their mountain bases in northern Iraq with the arrival of spring.
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- Turks hijack airliner to protest pope’s visit
  Posted by Billbar from MSNBC
  A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul landed in Italy on Tuesday after being hijacked by two Turks protesting the pope's visit to Turkey next month, officials said. The plane landed in Brindisi, Italy, and the hijackers told authorities they were prepared to surrender, said Candan Karlitekin, chairman of Turkish Airlines' board of directors. "They seem to be not particularly hostile nor armed," he said. "The passengers are not under any threat," Karlitekin said. "There is no loss of life or any injuries."
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- Lenore G. Martin: Turkey's Iraq Problem
  Posted by Billbar from Washington Post
  If the United States does not oppose a Turkish invasion it will face a more chaotic situation in Iraq and the loss of a long-term relationship with the Iraqi Kurds, who are Washington's best hope for obtaining rights for U.S. bases in the future. If Washington opposes the invasion, it risks further estrangement from Turkey, a state positioned to play a critical strategic role in a region where Iran increasingly challenges the United States for dominance.
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Lenore G. Martin: Turkey's Iraq Problem
While I don't agree with the aims and solutions proffered by Martin, she is right that we are in an untenable position - caught in between two allies. Turkey, with the approval of Iran, may escalate to full-scale war with Kurdistan. Remember Cyprus.
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7:14 am 9/16/06

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