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Kurdish Rebels Kill 12 Turkish Soldiers

PM Erdogan calls crisis talks; military response is likely imminent

(Newser) - Kurdish rebels killed 12 Turkish troops and wounded 16 more in a surprise attack in Turkey today, Reuters reports, four days after parliament voted to allow military strikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq. Now, the pressure is on for the Turkish government to take decisive military action,...

Turkey Weighs Iraq Strikes
Turkey Weighs Iraq Strikes
Oct 16, 2007 4:07 AM CDT

Turkey Weighs Iraq Strikes

Military should begin sorties into northern Iraq this month

(Newser) - Despite intense diplomatic opposition from the US, the Turkish prime minister has set in motion the parliamentary process to deploy troops to Northern Iraq. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a motion yesterday authorizing military action in response to attacks across the border by  Kurdish rebels, the Times of London reports....

Pressure Mounts on Turkish PM to Invade Iraq

US opposes move to stop Kurdish attacks from across border

(Newser) - Pressure is building on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to invade northern Iraq to stop deadly attacks launched across the border by Kurdish separatists. Both the army and public are clamoring for action to stop the escalating violence. Kurdish guerrillas in the last two weeks have killed 15 soldiers...

Turkey's Women Fight for Equal Rights—Again

Constitution chucks equality clause for one calling them 'needy'

(Newser) - Turkish women are up in arms after a draft of the country's new constitution deemed them a "vulnerable" group in "need of protection," the BBC reports. Over 80 activist groups have slammed the document, which they say inserted the clause in place of language that would have...

Turkey May Lift Headscarf Ban
Turkey May Lift Headscarf Ban
Sep 21, 2007 2:39 PM CDT

Turkey May Lift Headscarf Ban

Constitutional reform would permit Muslim garb in universities

(Newser) - A debate is raging in secular Turkey over the ban on headscarves that has resulted in Muslim women who don them being barred from universities since 1980. Now, PM Erdogan is considering drafting a new constitution with a less stringent dress code that has made many Turkish women hopeful—and...

Foes Gear to Fight New Bid By Ex-Islamist to Lead Turkey

Critics fear extreme religious shift for nation

(Newser) - Turkish secularists are bracing for another clash over the presidential candidacy of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a devout Muslim and one-time Islamist party member who critics fear plans to enforce extreme religious principals in public life. The last time he was nominated as the ruling party's candidate, just three months...

Turkish Elections Boost PM
Turkish Elections
Boost PM
Jul 22, 2007 6:00 PM CDT

Turkish Elections Boost PM

Islamist-rooted, pro-EU ruling party sees mandate in results

(Newser) - Turkey’s ruling party dominated parliamentary elections today despite its perceived threat to the nation’s entrenched secularism. The elections were moved up after the secular opposition foiled PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to install an ex-Islamist ally as president. The results, seen as a mandate for the AKP, also...

Turkish PM Backs Election Overhaul
Turkish PM Backs Election Overhaul
May 1, 2007 7:38 PM CDT

Turkish PM Backs Election Overhaul

Court annuls vote with sole Islamist candidate for president

(Newser) - Turkey's prime minister put his weight behind a new, popular presidential vote, hours after a court invalidated Friday's election by parliament. The secular opposition had boycotted that vote because of the Islamist background of the lone candidate, foreign minister Abdullah Gul.

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