Monthly Archives: January 2009

New Jersey Star Ledger NJVoices.com Posted by Guler Kokner/ NJ Voices Guest Blogger January 28, 2009 3:08PM While America is currently engaged in two wars, faces the continued threat of international terrorism and the possible advent of nuclear-armed rogue nations, …read more

Orlando Sentinel Phyllis Tanner January 25, 2009 When my husband and I visited Turkey recently, we found it to be a remarkable study in contrasts. On one hand, it has ruins of ancient civilizations at Ephesus, considered one of the …read more

World Bulletin Thursday, 22 January 2009 Turkish PM Erdogan received the president of the Socialist Group at the European Parliament and an accompanying delegation. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Thursday Martin Schulz, the president of the Socialist Group …read more

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty January 21, 2009 By Ruben Meloyan Echoing statements by his Turkish counterpart, Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian has said that Armenia and Turkey have come close to normalizing their historically strained relations. He also dismissed …read more

Hurriyet Daily News ISTANBUL – Turks’ belief in Obama’s ability to improve US relations around the world has risen in the last six months, a poll shows, but Turkish experts question if the new president is savvy enough to fulfill …read more

Associated Press BRUSSELS: The European Union has to speed up membership talks with Turkey because it badly needs the nation as a reliable energy partner, José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, said Monday. Barroso said he would …read more

Hurriyet Daily News ISTANBUL – Amid the onslaught of the global crisis, Turkey’s energy deals prove to be a shield, says a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The country has set a new record with its energy deals worth $6.6 billion last …read more

World Bulletin Gul and Bush discussed short and long-term aspects of the situation in Gaza, officials said. Turkish President Abdullah Gul called U.S. President George W. Bush on the phone to discuss Gaza crisis, officials of the president’s office said …read more

By SELCAN HACAOGLU ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey restored the citizenship of its most famous poet Monday in a symbolic step meant to show it was addressing criticism of its human rights record in hopes of joining the European Union. …read more

Washington, DC – The Turkish Coalition of America is pleased to announce that the second episode of “A New World: Politics, Personalities and Culture with the Turkish American Perspective,” will be airing on Best TV this Sunday, January 3 at …read more