Turkish, Syrian forces seek downed Turkish jet Jun 23rd, 2012 - 23:10h (CET +01.00) ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Turkish and Syrian navies conducted a joint search on Saturday for Turkish airmen shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean, only a short distance from a Turkish province hosting thousands of rebels fighting President Ba... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, syrian, forces, seek, downed, Top Keywords

Unclear if Syria downed Turkish jet: Turkish prime minister Jun 22nd, 2012 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey lost a warplane over the Mediterranean on Friday, but its prime minister said he could not confirm reports that Syria had shot it down and had apologized. If the Syrians did indeed bring down the Turkish F-4 jet, a new crisi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : unclear, syria, downed, turkish, prime, minister, Top Keywords

Turkish feminists petition government over abortion Jun 19th, 2012 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) Thousands of feminists and activists sent a petition to several Turkish government ministries on Tuesday to protest a bill that would ban abortions beyond the first six weeks of pregnancy. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, feminists, petition, government, abortion, minister, Top Keywords

Iraq summons Turkish envoy in ongoing row May 17th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) Iraq summoned Ankara's envoy to Baghdad to complain about the conduct of two Turkish diplomats, the foreign ministry said Thursday, the latest bout of a weeks-long spat between the two neighbours. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, summons, turkish, envoy, ongoing, minister, Top Keywords

Iran helps release of Turkish reporters in Syria May 11th, 2012 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) One Turkish journalist detained in Syria is a devout Muslim who was on a Gaza-bound aid ship targeted in an Israeli raid in 2010, and reported being wounded by American bombing on a trip to Afghanistan. His cameraman is a film school student who, ahe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, helps, release, turkish, reporters, syria, Top Keywords

Turkish generals put in custody in 1997 coup probe May 10th, 2012 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) A Turkish court Thursday placed in custody six active and five retired generals as part of a widening probe into the 1997 bloodless coup that toppled the country's first Islamist-led government, the Anatolia news agency reported. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, generals, custody, 1997, coup, probe, Top Keywords

Syrian regime can't last 'very long': Turkish leader May 7th, 2012 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said here on Monday that Syria's regime cannot not continue in power for long and urged the international community to stop a humanitarian crisis. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, regime, can't, last, 'very, long', turkish, leader, Top Keywords

Turkish PM to visit Syrian refugees May 6th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) The Turkish prime minister will meet Syrian refugees on Sunday for the first time since Turkey opened its doors to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing their government's bloody crackdown on a popular uprising. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, visit, syrian, refugees, 'very, long', turkish, leader, Top Keywords

Turkish soldiers guard sacred tomb in Syria May 1st, 2012 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) It's a tiny plot of Turkey deep within violence-torn Syria - a sacred mausoleum guarded by Turkish troops. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, soldiers, guard, sacred, tomb, syria, turkish, leader, Top Keywords

Clinton gets Iran update from Turkish leader Apr 1st, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) U.S. officials say Turkey's prime minister is updating U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about his recent nuclear talks with Iran. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : clinton, gets, iran, update, turkish, leader, turkish, leader, Top Keywords