Yearly Archives: 2008

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Monday, October 20, 2008 BRUCE FEIN, ALİ KÖKNAR Democracy is not a suicide pact. No nation is required to be too weak to defend its own democratic dispensation. Accordingly, the Republic of Turkey should not be faulted for its pending …read more

Saturday, October 18, 2008 Lincoln McCurdy has been involved with Turkey since the late 1970s when he was at the US Consulate General in Istanbul. Today he is president of the Washington DC-based Turkish Coalition of America GÜL DEMİR and …read more

Bruce Fein, Resident Scholar for the Turkish Coalition of America discusses Turkey’s non-role in the 2008 election: Related: Regardless Of Election Results, Relations Between Turkey And U.S. Will Remain Strong, President Gul Published: 9/27/2008 ANKARA – Turkish President Abdullah Gul …read more

Shahin Abbasov: 9/30/08 Economics may hold the key to breaking the stalemate in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. Turkish and Azerbaijani officials reportedly are seriously mulling the possibility of Armenian participation in the long-planned Nabucco pipeline project as part of a …read more

By Jonathan Marcus BBC diplomatic correspondent, Istanbul Long before Turkey sought to join the European Union, the European powers were eager to penetrate deep into Turkey’s hinterland. The governing Justice and Development party – the AKP – has crafted a …read more

Sep 25th 2008 Rising hopes of better relations between two historic enemies KEMAL ATATURK , father of modern Turkey, rescued hundreds of Armenian women and children from mass slaughter by Ottoman forces during and after the first world war. This …read more

Parents, teachers and students participated By Beth Bracewell Special to My Life Friday, September 12, 2008 Bailey Station Elementary won the grand prize in Shelby County for the best schoolwide salute to the country of Turkey for Memphis in May. …read more

BAKU – Turkey`s President Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that he hoped Karabakh issue between Azerbaijan and Armenia would be solved through dialogue, understanding and mutual talks. Holding a joint press conference with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, Gul …read more