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土耳其为其公民的欧洲梦争取免签旅游资格 The Kurdish village of Goma Seydo, high in the mountains of Turkey's Erzurum province, little hasn't changed here in centuries. And for the young, the lure of a new life in Europe is strong. 库
Thousands of Monitors Prepare for Turkish Election ISTANBUL More than 55,000 election monitors are preparing for Sundays parliamentary elections in Turkey. Tensions are high, with Turkish Kurds bracing for possible violence as the party of President
President Bush is calling for Turkey to end its military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible. Mr. Bush talked about the Turkish offensive during a nationally broadcast White House news conference. 美国总统布什呼
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 09 January 2006 Mehmet Ali Agca (2000 file photo) The lawyer for the Turkish man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981, says his client is to be released Tuesday from
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch UNIFEM report A new report from UNIFEM -- the United Nations Development Fund for Women -- finds that violence against women in post-Taleban Afghanistan remains widespread, and that much of it co
AS IT IS 2013-06-06 "Wise People" Urge Peace in Turkey Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are off to Turkey to hear about the possibility of peace between the Turks and the Kurds. Then we travel east to Cairo to a pa
By Simon Marks Istanbul 20 December 2006 watch Turkey report Talks between the government of Turkey and the European Union have stalled over Turkey's refusal to allow Greek-Cypriot ships to dock in its ports. The Turkish government insists that it's
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 16 February 2006 Turkey has joined Russia in becoming the second non-Arab country to open its doors to Hamas officials. A five-man delegation, headed by Hamas leader Khaled Mas
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 June 2008 Several governments and women's rights groups say forced and arranged marriages are a growing problem in European countries. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul the Turkish city recently hosted one of a series me
European Union candidate Turkey said on Wednesday it was determined to pursue its bid to join the 27-member bloc after the European Commission urged Ankara in a progress report to speed up reforms. Brussels strongly criticized the Turkish government
Turkey appears to be taking a different stance than its European and U.S. allies in the wake of Iran's elections. The Turkish president and prime minister were among the first of the few countries to congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadineja
State prosecutors in Turkey have ordered the excavation of several sites around Turkey that they say may hold Kurdish victims of state death squads from the 1980s and 1990s, a step ahead in efforts to force the country's security establishment to co
The recent massacre of a wedding party in southeast Turkey has cast the spotlight on the region's local militia known as Village Guards. Some of the weapons used in the wedding attack are believed to belong to the militia. The militia was created by
US Offers Full US Support for Greek Economic Recovery Plan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States unequivocally supports the economic recovery plan of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Clinton held talks with top Greek offici
By Nathan Morley Nicosia 25 February 2008 After winning the presidential elections in Cyprus, communist-leader Demetris Christofias says he will try to restart unification talks on the divided island. Nathan Morley reports for VOA from Nicosia. Demet
A group of international statesmen being called The Elders, including former U.S. president Jimmy Carter have arrived on the divided island of Cyprus to support U.N.-backed peace talks. For VOA, Nathan Morley reports from Nicosia. From left: Jimmy C
By Deborah Block Irbil 06 November 2007 Turkey's president says his country has decided on how to proceed against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and has informed the United States. The comments by President Abdullah Gul Tuesday came a day after U.S.
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 October 2007 President Bush is urging Turkey to refrain from launching a cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush spoke at the White House as the Turkish parl
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 2-341749 14 August 2007 Turkish FM Abdullah Gul speaks to the media after his meeting with the MHP leader Devlet Bahceli in Ankara, 14 Aug 2007 Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday he will run again for his cou
The Turkish President Abdullah Gul arrived in the Armenian capital Yerevan, the first time a Turkish head of state has visited the country. Mr. Gul was there to attend a soccer match he said could help end almost a century of mutual hostility and aid