Abdullah Gul

Abdullah Gul

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  Afghanistan, Pakistan pursue peace despite attack

  The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan are determined to press ahead with peace efforts after a meeting in Turkey, the country's president said ... 

• Turkey: 17 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

  A Turkish military helicopter carrying soldiers on a mission against Kurdish rebels crashed because of bad weather on Saturday, killing all 17 troops ... 

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  Turkish police use tear gas against demonstration

  Police used tear gas and water cannons against a demonstration by tens of thousands of pro-secular protesters, but Monday's march to mark the founding ... 

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  Syrian cross-border salvos send message to Turkey

  Syria's cross-border attacks on Turkey in the past week look increasingly like they could be an intentional escalation meant to send a clear message ... 

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  Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey

  Hollywood star Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey on Thursday to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have ... 

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  Turkey: 25 killed in ammunition depot blast

  An explosion and blaze triggered by an accidentally dropped hand grenade killed 25 soldiers during a stock check at a Turkish ammunition depot, the ... 

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  Kurdish rebels kill 10 in attack on Turkish border

  Kurdish militants have killed 10 police and soldiers in an assault near the Iraqi border, Turkish officials said Monday, amid concern that rebels are ... 

• Turkish president treated for ear ailment

  Officials say President Abdullah Gul is in the hospital, receiving treatment for a recurring ear problem that forced him to cut short a visit to ... 

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  Turkey blames Kurd rebels for blast

  The Turkish government blamed a Kurdish rebel group Wednesday for a bomb attack that killed nine people near the Syrian border, amid concerns by ... 

• Clinton visits Turkey for talks on Syria

  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Turkey for talks with Turkish officials as well as Syrian opposition figures on how to undermine ... 

• Turkey moves to reduce cesarean surgeries

  Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to keep doctors from performing unnecessary cesarean births after the government claimed some doctors were ... 

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  Syria forms new government; key posts unchanged

  Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree forming a new government Saturday, but it will be headed by a key loyalist and the foreign, defense and ... 

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  Turkey: president can serve 7-year term

  Turkey's top court ruled Friday that President Abdullah Gul can finish his seven-year term in office, then stand for re-election. In 2007, Parliament ...