Monday, April 7, 2008 | Cengiz ÇANDAR
The outside view on Turkey gives a more accurate picture than overheated discussions inside. In fact, looking at events from the inside bears a danger of being lost among the trees, while it is possible to see the entire forest from the outside. The Economist magazine is one of the best to present a clear picture of Turkey, because of its fame and prestige in the eyes of democratic public opinion, politicians and business circles in international communities.
April 14, 2008 By Stefan Buchen, John Goetz and Sven Röbel
NEW KURDISH TERROR GROUP?
A new Kurdish party, the PJAK, is causing Germany's intelligence agencies concern. Public prosecutors are investigating whether the group, whose leader lives in Cologne, is a terrorist organization.
- Published: 2006 February 13The former Iraqi leader shouted "Down with Bush" and continued a stormy exchange with the new chief judge who he says is biased and wants removed.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP)--A Kurdish mayor in southeastern Turkey was sentenced to 10 months in prison Thursday for praising jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Robert Tait in Istanbul
A court in Turkey has lifted a ban on YouTube, the video sharing website, after hundreds of sites voluntarily blocked themselves in protest at growing internet censorship.
October 11, 2007
If Turkey’s Army is to be taken at face value, it has 140,000 troops and substantial detachments of heavy armour massed along the country’s southeastern border. It has the Government’s approval in principle for cross-border incursions into Kurdish Iraq.
