Turkey&#39;s generals may be the real obstacle
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ANKARA The thorniest aspect of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union may turn out to be the one nobody talks about - the political power wielded by Turkey&#39;s huge army.
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Turkey&#39;s parliament held a second round vote Friday to elect a president, but frontrunner Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was only expected to secure the post in a third ballot next week.
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The forces menacing the economy may be too entrenched to be swiftly dispatched by government intervention.
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Middle East News, JERUSALEM - Israel&#39;s top general has voiced fears that some of his soldiers have been desensitised by years of conflict with the Palestinians and says the army must strive to uphold moral standards.
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ANKARA: US troops hunting down extremists in Iraq should take care not to kill civilians, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned in a television interview.
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TUNCELI, Turkey  - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.
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A top general said on Monday Turkey  faces a growing Islamist threat and he strongly defended the  army's right to speak out on the issue despite European Union  criticism about military "interference" in politics.
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Turkey's staunchly secular military said Monday that the strict line between Islam and the state was under attack by "centers of evil" &#151; a strong warning ahead of the expected election of a president with a background in political Islam.
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It doesn&#39;t take a military or political genius to see that things aren&#39;t going well for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld these days.
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Not for the first time, events in Iraq are straining relations between two traditionally close allies, Turkey and the United States.
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The European Commission&#39;s cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe - but also sets tough conditions that underscore the gaping divide between this mostly poor
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan signaled on Tuesday Turkey should focus on battling Kurdish guerrillas at home rather than in northern Iraq.
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A few years ago, Turkey's Kurdish guerrillas seemed adrift, their leader jailed and numbers diminished. Prone to factionalism, they were unsure of whether to pursue war or peace.
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IRBIL, Iraq - The most senior leader in Iraq's Kurdish region appeared to raise the stakes in the standoff over northern Iraq yesterday, warning Turkey that the region would defend itself against any cross-border military strike on rebel bases.
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The ferocious battles of the last three days could open the way to wider conflicts. But there may be both more and less than meets the eye.
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ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (IPS) - Turkey appears to be taking final steps towards a  military foray into the Iraqi quagmire. It is a move favoured by  the public and the military, but opposed by major powers -- and  Iraq.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave EU leaders a classic lesson in haggling at a crunch summit here, at one point bluntly threatening to leave if he didn't get what he wanted -- but for some the ...