Turkey&#39;s new president receives cold military reception
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Turkey&#39;s staunchly secularist army chiefs refused Wednesday to salute the country&#39;s new Islamist-rooted president Abdullah Gul on his first full day in office.
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PARIS: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview published on Thursday that he is looking to President Jacques Chirac to reassure Ankara over France's backing for its bid to join the European ...
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's desire to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey&#39;s prime minister, has been travelling so much recently that most Turks have to turn on their television to find out where he is.
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Turkey sharpened its threat to invade northern Iraq yesterday when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared its army ready to attack Kurdish rebels 'when needed', regardless of international opposition.
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Turkish President Abdullah Gul will make his first visit to Washington as president next month to discuss Turkey's EU accession goals and efforts to quell Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a spokesman said Friday.
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Turkey's prime minister has promised to promote national unity and fight terrorism after his ruling Islamist party comfortably won parliamentary elections. But the AKP's Islamic roots and its appeal to religious supporters have unnerved many in the officially secular nation.
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Turkeyâs prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, asked for help in the struggle against Kurdish separatists in Iraq.
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Just hours before President Bush was to travel to the Middle East, he welcomed Turkish President Abdullah Gul to the White House on Tuesday, praising his country as a friend as well as âa great strategic partner.â
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New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
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Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces  challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish  separatist violence and Ankara&#39;s troubled EU bid.
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The European Union's decision to hold entry talks with Turkey receives a widespread welcome.
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: Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono thanked Indonesians on Monday for electing him as the next president and said he would work hard to resolve the country&#39;s problems.
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ANKARA, Turkey - Thousands of cheering supporters greeted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he returned to Ankara Saturday after vowing to press forward with the country&#39;s bid to join the European Union, which agreed to open membership talks
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Turkey named a new military chief Monday who favors a tougher line against Kurdish rebels and negotiations on the secular Muslim country joining the European Union.