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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Ankara</title>
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		<title>Turkish PM says no additional troops for Afghanistan; willing to train military, police</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Turkish PM: no additional troops for Afghanistan
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s prime minister has ruled out sending additional troops to Afghanistan but says the country is willing to train the Afghan army and police.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday before his departure for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama that Turkey has already contributed the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-pm-says-no-additional-troops-for-afghanistan-willing-to-train-military-police-240576/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Turkish PM says no additional troops for Afghanistan; willing to train military, police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One killed in Turkey explosion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - One person was killed and another injured by an explosion in the Turkish capital city, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

The blast occurred in a working place ina industrial district in Ankara, Xinhua reported.
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/one-killed-in-turkey-explosion-240493/">Source article &nbsp;: One killed in Turkey explosion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey to open Kurdish-language department at university in another overture to the minority</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Turkey reaches out to its Kurdish minority

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s government has approved a plan to open the country&#8217;s first Kurdish-language department at a university as part of its efforts to reconcile with the Kurdish minority.
Kurds largely welcome the government&#8217;s overtures to try to end the Kurdish conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-to-open-kurdish-language-department-at-university-in-another-overture-to-the-minority-238124/">Turkey to open Kurdish-language department at university in another overture to the minority</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey announces new steps in bid to reconcile with Kurds after years of conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s government on Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels.

The government wants to remove all restrictions on the once-banned Kurdish language, create a committee to fight  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-announces-new-steps-in-bid-to-reconcile-with-kurds-after-years-of-conflict-228414/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: High-speed train derails in western Turkey, no immediate reports of injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Reports: High-speed train derails in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey — A high-speed train derailed in western Turkey on Friday, news reports said. There were no reports of injuries.
The engine and three cars of the train derailed when it tried to switch tracks near the city of Eskisehir, some 220 kilometers (135 miles) west of Ankara, the state-run .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-high-speed-train-derails-in-western-turkey-no-immediate-reports-of-injuries-228148/" title="Reports: High-speed train derails in western Turkey, no immediate reports of injuries">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey frees Kurdish guerrillas who surrendered in peace initiative, though some face charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Torchia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities on Tuesday released a band of Kurdish rebels who surrendered in a peace gesture, as part of a broad government effort to persuade thousands of other guerrillas to end their decades-long fight.

The legal fate of five of the eight rebels could influence any further moves toward reconciliation. They were freed pending ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-frees-kurdish-guerrillas-who-surrendered-in-peace-initiative-though-some-face-charges-200992/" title="Turkey frees Kurdish guerrillas who surrendered in peace initiative, though some face charges">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fate of 5 Kurdish rebels who surrendered could influence Turkish peace efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Torchia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — Turkish prosecutors sought charges Tuesday against five Kurdish rebels who surrendered in a peace gesture, raising questions about whether thousands of other guerrillas can be persuaded to end their decades-long fight.

Amnesty for fighters and more rights for Turkey&#8217;s Kurdish minority are key demands of the Kurdistan Workers&#8217; Party, or PKK, which began attacks .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fate-of-5-kurdish-rebels-who-surrendered-could-influence-turkish-peace-efforts-200695/">Fate of 5 Kurdish rebels who surrendered could influence Turkish peace efforts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Small number of Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey on peace mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress marched into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

The 34 Kurds, including eight rebels, were immediately detained by Turkish paramilitary police after crossing the Iraqi-Turkish border gate at Habur. They were moved to a military battalion&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-number-of-kurdish-rebels-cross-into-turkey-on-peace-mission-199929/" title="Small number of Kurdish rebels cross into Turkey on peace mission">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmaker: small number of Kurdish rebels to cross into Turkey on peace mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — A small group of unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress crossed into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

Thirty-four Kurds walked across the Iraqi-Turkish Habur border gate, where they were immediately detained by paramilitary police and moved to the headquarters of a .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawmaker-small-number-of-kurdish-rebels-to-cross-into-turkey-on-peace-mission-199721/">Lawmaker: small number of Kurdish rebels to cross into Turkey on peace mission</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish police detain 32 suspected of planning attacks on NATO and US, Israeli missions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police detained Thursday more than 30 suspects allegedly linked to the al-Qaida terror network, saying they were planning to stage attacks on NATO facilities as well as U.S. and Israeli missions in the country.

Anti-terrorism police detained the suspects in simultaneous raids in the cities of Van, Erzurum, Konya, Batman and Istanbul. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-police-detain-32-suspected-of-planning-attacks-on-nato-and-us-israeli-missions-197221/">Source &nbsp;: Turkish police detain 32 suspected of planning attacks on NATO and US, Israeli missions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Temple  built for Greek goddess of divine retribution  unearthed in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - Archaeologists  have  found traces  of  a  temple  built for  the  Greek  goddess  of  divine retribution,  Nemesis, during excavations in the ancient city  of Agora in the Aegean port city of Izmir in Turkey.

According to a report in Hurriyet Daily News .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/temple-built-for-greek-goddess-of-divine-retribution-unearthed-in-turkey-194492/" title="Temple  built for Greek goddess of divine retribution  unearthed in Turkey">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Turkey scrapping air drill with Israel points to growing regional clout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Torchia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISTANBUL — Turkey&#8217;s decision to scrap a military exercise involving Israel has sparked concerns in Israel about threats to its close military and economic ties with a key Muslim nation and a NATO member not always willing to follow the Western line.

The weekend move by Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#8217;s government comes at a time .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-turkey-scrapping-air-drill-with-israel-points-to-growing-regional-clout-193948/">Analysis: Turkey scrapping air drill with Israel points to growing regional clout</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey says deal with Armenia not in effect until Armenia withdraws from Nagorno-Karabakh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — One day after Turkey signed a deal the U.S. helped salvage to end a century of enmity with Armenia, Turkey&#8217;s leader set a tough condition for normalizing ties on Sunday: Armenia must withdraw from the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The statement appeared to be an effort by Turkey to appease its close ally ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-says-deal-with-armenia-not-in-effect-until-armenia-withdraws-from-nagorno-karabakh-193152/">Turkey says deal with Armenia not in effect until Armenia withdraws from Nagorno-Karabakh</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey: Armenia must withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh, comes a day after deal to normalize ties</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-armenia-must-withdraw-from-nagorno-karabakh-comes-a-day-after-deal-to-normalize-ties-193056/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s prime minister says Armenia must withdraw from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after the two countries signed a deal to normalize ties.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey cannot take a &#8220;positive step&#8221; toward opening the joint border with Armenia until Armenian troops leave the breakaway enclave in Azerbaijan.
Armenia and Turkey .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-armenia-must-withdraw-from-nagorno-karabakh-comes-a-day-after-deal-to-normalize-ties-193056/" title="Turkey: Armenia must withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh, comes a day after deal to normalize ties">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says Turkey has canceled air force drill because it opposed Israeli participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Turkey has canceled an annual multinational air force drill including the U.S. and NATO because it opposed Israeli participation, the Israeli military said Sunday, in a sign of further deterioration in relations between the two countries.

Turkey, a secular country ruled by an Islamic-oriented party, had long been Israel&#8217;s closest ally in the Muslim ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-turkey-has-canceled-air-force-drill-because-it-opposed-israeli-participation-192956/">Israel says Turkey has canceled air force drill because it opposed Israeli participation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 hospitalized in Turkey after bees swarm following road accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — An official says a van stacked with beehives has crashed into a truck, killing one person and causing the bees to swarm and attack five injured crash victims and their rescuers.

The state-run Anatolia news agency says around 20 people, including medics and police officers who responded to the accident, are being treated .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-hospitalized-in-turkey-after-bees-swarm-following-road-accident-182287/">20 hospitalized in Turkey after bees swarm following road accident</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish PM: Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for diplomatic ties on Oct. 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish premier says Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10.

The two had said last month they would conclude discussions to normalize relations by mid-October, though a major dispute remains over the World War I-era massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-pm-turkey-armenia-to-sign-deal-for-diplomatic-ties-on-oct-10-180974/">Turkish PM: Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for diplomatic ties on Oct. 10</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Road accident in Turkey frees bees who go after the crash victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — A van carrying beehives crashed into a truck on Monday, and huge swarms of bees broke free and stung the injured and rescue workers at the scene.

In the end, about 20 people were taken to hospitals, six of them injured in the crash and the rest rescue workers who were stung by .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/road-accident-in-turkey-frees-bees-who-go-after-the-crash-victims-180955/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old Venus figure in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - A team of archaeologists has found a 5,000-year-old Venus figure as part of an excavation being carried out in Canakkale&#8217;s Ezine district in Turkey.

According to a report in Today&#8217;s Zaman, the excavation began in the field three weeks ago in cooperation with Germany&#8217;s University of Tubingen.
Assistant Professor Rustem Aslan, who is vice head .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/archaeologists-find-5000-year-old-venus-figure-in-turkey-179957/">Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old Venus figure in Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish commandos capture 7 pirates in a skiff off Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s military says navy commandos aboard a frigate have captured seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia&#8217;s coast.

The military says the commandos aboard the TCG Gediz raided the skiff early Saturday following a request to block it before it could attack two ships bearing the flag of Panama.
A statement on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-commandos-capture-7-pirates-in-a-skiff-off-somalia-179651/">Original article on  : Turkish commandos capture 7 pirates in a skiff off Somalia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish authorities say the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty has died</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Osman Ertugrul Osmanoglu, the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty, has died, officials said Thursday. He was 97.

Osmanoglu died of kidney failure at an Istanbul hospital on Wednesday, the Culture Ministry said.
He was the last surviving grandson of an Ottoman sultan and regarded as the head of the living members of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-authorities-say-the-eldest-member-of-the-former-ottoman-dynasty-has-died-177790/">Source &nbsp;: Turkish authorities say the eldest member of the former Ottoman dynasty has died</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — The state-run news agency says heavy rains in northeast Turkey have triggered floods and a landslide that killed 4 people. One person is reported missing.

The Anatolia news agency says three people were killed near the town of Borcka, in Artvin province, when their house collapsed in a landslide late Wednesday. A 3-year-old ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4-killed-1-missing-in-floods-landslide-in-northeast-turkey-177289/">4 killed, 1 missing in floods, landslide in northeast Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish military to spend US$1 billion for long-range missile defense system</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s military on Friday said it was planning to spend close to $1 billion (euro680 million) for its first long-range missile defense system.

The Turkish announcement came a day after U.S. President Barack Obama canceled a long-planned missile shield for Eastern Europe, replacing a Bush-era project that was opposed by Russia with a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-military-to-spend-us1-billion-for-long-range-missile-defense-system-172305/">Turkish military to spend US$1 billion for long-range missile defense system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish military to spend US$1 billion for 4 missile defense systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s military says it is planning to spend $1 billion (euro680 million) on four long-range missile defense systems.

Brig. Gen. Metin Gurak, the Turkish military spokesman, says the procurement is not directed at any specific country. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu denied media reports that Turkey is buying missile interceptors against Iran.
Friday&#8217;s announcement .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-military-to-spend-us1-billion-for-4-missile-defense-systems-172151/">Turkish military to spend US$1 billion for 4 missile defense systems</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Syria and Iraq should unite against terrorism, Turkey&#8217;s foreign minister said Thursday amid efforts to defuse tensions over Iraqi allegations that Syria has been used as a launching pad for violence in Baghdad.

Ahmet Davutoglu&#8217;s remarks came after the foreign ministers of Syria and Iraq met in Istanbul for talks.It was not clear .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-fm-says-syria-and-iraq-must-jointly-struggle-against-terrorism-171390/">Turkish FM says Syria and Iraq must jointly struggle against terrorism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Syria&#8217;s president, Turkey&#8217;s prime minister discuss stalled peace process with Israel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey encouraged Syria on Wednesday to think of ways to revive the stalled peace talks with Israel, but the Syrian president said Israel does not appear to be a partner in the process.

Syrian President Bashar Assad sat down with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul to consider how to restart .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/syrias-president-turkeys-prime-minister-discuss-stalled-peace-process-with-israel-170093/">Source &nbsp;: Syria&#8217;s president, Turkey&#8217;s prime minister discuss stalled peace process with Israel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flash floods kill 31 in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - Thirty-one people have been killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains in northwest Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday citing Turkish prime minister.

Twenty-six people were killed in Istanbul province, while five people were killed in Tekirdag province, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters. Nine other people were missing.	 	
Erdogan offered ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/flash-floods-kill-31-in-turkey-163932/">Flash floods kill 31 in Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed eight people and left swaths of land in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.

Nazmi Coban, the mayor of the town of Saray, said rescue workers there recovered the bodies of a mother and her three daughters, and were still searching ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-killed-3-missing-in-flash-floods-in-northwestern-turkey-162767/" title="8 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.

Nazmi Coban, the mayor of the town of Saray, said rescue workers there recovered the bodies of four people, including a 6-year-old girl, and were searching for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-killed-3-missing-in-flash-floods-in-northwestern-turkey-162563/">Read more : 6 killed, 3 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India, Turkey can have economic strategic partnership: Sharma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA -  India  and  Turkey  can   have strategic partnership for making inroads into third countries for trading  goods,  projects and investments, said  visiting  Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.

He  further  added that both countries have identified  many  new areas  .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-turkey-can-have-economic-strategic-partnership-sharma-162551/" title="India, Turkey can have economic strategic partnership: Sharma">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed six people and left swaths of lands in northwestern Turkey awash Tuesday. At least three people were reported missing.

Nazmi Coban, the mayor of the town of Saray, said rescue workers there recovered the bodies of four people, including a 6-year-old girl, and were searching for .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6-killed-1-missing-in-flash-floods-in-northwestern-turkey-162470/">6 killed, 1 missing in flash floods in northwestern Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey says it will try to increase water flows to Iraq, Syria from Tigris and Euphrates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — In a change of heart, Turkey said Thursday it would strive to increase the amount of water it releases to Syria and Iraq through the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers but warned that it too was suffering from a severe drought.

Hours earlier, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz had said his country was .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-says-it-will-try-to-increase-water-flows-to-iraq-syria-from-tigris-and-euphrates-158821/">Turkey says it will try to increase water flows to Iraq, Syria from Tigris and Euphrates</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey says it&#8217;s not increasing water flows to Iraq, Syria; Iraq presses for more amid drought</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Tensions rose Thursday in a water rights battle over the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers, as Iraq and Syria appealed for more water amid a severe drought but Turkey said it was already too overstretched to do that.

The issue threatens to disrupt the newly warm relations between Turkey and its neighbors and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-says-its-not-increasing-water-flows-to-iraq-syria-iraq-presses-for-more-amid-drought-158693/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Turkey says it&#8217;s not increasing water flows to Iraq, Syria; Iraq presses for more amid drought</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish energy minister says increasing water flow to Iraq, Syria is unlikely</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — A water rights battle over the historic Tigris and Euphrates rivers simmered Thursday, as Iraq and Syria appealed for increased water flows to cope with severe drought but Turkey said it was already too overstretched.

Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Turkey&#8217;s southeast region was also suffering from low rainfall and drought but the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-energy-minister-says-increasing-water-flow-to-iraq-syria-is-unlikely-158516/">Turkish energy minister says increasing water flow to Iraq, Syria is unlikely</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish FM: Turkey, Armenia at start of &#8220;long process&#8221; toward normalization of ties</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Armenia are at the beginning of a &#8220;long process&#8221; toward normalizing relations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday, suggesting the issue surrounding the massacres of Armenians 90 years ago remains tricky.

Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a major step toward reconciliation late Tuesday, announcing they were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-fm-turkey-armenia-at-start-of-long-process-toward-normalization-of-ties-156091/">Original article on  : Turkish FM: Turkey, Armenia at start of &#8220;long process&#8221; toward normalization of ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish official says Turkey and Armenia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey agreed Monday to final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic relations and resolving a seemingly intractable rift that dates to the massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule nearly 100 years ago.

Both sides said in a joint statement they expected the talks to take six weeks and to end with an ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-official-says-turkey-and-armenia-have-agreed-to-establish-diplomatic-ties-155496/" title="Turkish official says Turkey and Armenia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NATO chief says Afghanistan mission to last &#8216;as long as it takes&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzan Fraser</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — NATO&#8217;s mission in Afghanistan will last &#8220;as long as it takes&#8221; to ensure that the country is secure, the alliance&#8217;s new leader said Friday during a visit to the Turkish capital.

Thanks in part to an increase in the number of troops, the mission is making a difference in the war-ravaged and poverty .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nato-chief-says-afghanistan-mission-to-last-as-long-as-it-takes-152461/">Read the original article &nbsp;: NATO chief says Afghanistan mission to last &#8216;as long as it takes&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey&#8217;s military backs efforts to raise Kurds&#8217; rights; opposes negotiations with rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s military indicated Tuesday that it would back government efforts to grant more rights to Kurds and improve the economy of their region.

The military, however, drew the line at moves that would involve negotiating with Kurdish rebels, harm Turkey&#8217;s unity or make Kurdish an official language.
Turkey&#8217;s government is seeking nationwide support for ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkeys-military-backs-efforts-to-raise-kurds-rights-opposes-negotiations-with-rebels-149108/" title="Turkey&#8217;s military backs efforts to raise Kurds&#8217; rights; opposes negotiations with rebels">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>16,000 year-old mother goddess figurine excavated in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - Archeologists have unearthed a 16,000 year-old mother goddess figurine during excavations in Direkli Cave in the southern province of Kahramanmaras in Turkey.

According to a report in Today&#8217;s Zaman, Gazi University Archeology Department lecturer Cevdet Merih Erek told the Anatolia news agency that the excavations in Direkli Cave, 65 km away from Kahramanmaras, started ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/16000-year-old-mother-goddess-figurine-excavated-in-turkey-142457/">Read : 16,000 year-old mother goddess figurine excavated in Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion in trash container in Istanbul kills 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — An explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other, police and news reports said Saturday.

Istanbul Police Chief Huseyin Capkin said the blast late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood killed a night watchman guarding a nearby building. Another man was slightly injured in the leg.
Capkin ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosion-in-trash-container-in-istanbul-kills-1-140345/" title="Explosion in trash container in Istanbul kills 1">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Explosion in trash container in Istanbul kills 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — News reports say an explosion inside a trash container in Istanbul has killed one person and injured one other.

Private NTV television says the explosion occurred late Friday in the low-income Gaziosmanpasa neighborhood.
Sky Turk television says Istanbul&#8217;s police chief branded the blast a terrorist attack, but did not elaborate.
The attack occurred on the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-explosion-in-trash-container-in-istanbul-kills-1-140319/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish temple found in Turkey may date back to 3rd century AD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - Archaeologists have  uncovered a centuries-old Jewish temple in Antalya, Turkey, which may  date back to the 3rd century AD.

According  to a report in Today&#8217;s Zaman, ongoing  excavations  at the ancient port city of Andriake in Lycia - located in Antalya&#8217;s Demre district - uncovered the centuries-old Jewish temple.
Site .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jewish-temple-found-in-turkey-may-date-back-to-3rd-century-ad-138410/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Russia on Thursday secured Turkish support for a pipeline project that challenges European efforts to reduce energy dependence on Moscow, but predicted that Europe would ultimately benefit from the deal.

Russia&#8217;s South Stream pipeline rivals a pipeline project known as Nabucco that has the backing of the European Union and the United States .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-gets-turkish-support-for-south-stream-gas-pipeline-during-putin-visit-to-ankara-132634/">Russia gets Turkish support for South Stream gas pipeline during Putin visit to Ankara</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Putin seeks Turkey&#8217;s support for South Stream gas pipeline during visit to Ankara</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Russia&#8217;s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Turkey on Thursday courting support for a gas pipeline project it hopes will help maintain Russian energy dominance in European nations.

Putin was holding talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the two planned to sign an agreement on constructing part of the South Stream .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-putin-seeks-turkeys-support-for-south-stream-gas-pipeline-during-visit-to-ankara-132368/">Russian Putin seeks Turkey&#8217;s support for South Stream gas pipeline during visit to Ankara</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish PM meets pro-Kurdish politicians in bid to ease an old conflict</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Selcan Hacaoglu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s leader met with pro-Kurdish politicians on Wednesday in a move aimed at laying the groundwork for an end to a 25-year insurgency by Kurdish rebels, but he acknowledged that the path to peace will be long and difficult.

It was the first meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ahmet Turk, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-pm-meets-pro-kurdish-politicians-in-bid-to-ease-an-old-conflict-131488/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Turkish PM meets pro-Kurdish politicians in bid to ease an old conflict</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8,000-year-old human skeleton found in Turkey tomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - A team of archaeologists has discovered an 8,000-year-old human skeleton in tomb during excavations in one of the oldest residential areas in southern Turkey.

The skeleton was discovered inside a Neolithic-age tomb unearthed in Yumuktepe Hoyuk of the southern Mersin province by archeologists from the Italian Lecce University and Turkish Mimar Sinan Fine Arts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8000-year-old-human-skeleton-found-in-turkey-tomb-128596/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 8,000-year-old human skeleton found in Turkey tomb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8,000-year-old human skeleton found in a Turkey tomb</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - An 8,000-year-old human skeleton was found during excavations in one of the oldest residential areas in southern Turkey, a media report said.

The skeleton was discovered inside a Neolithic-age tomb unearthed in Yumuktepe Hoyuk of the southern Mersin province by archeologists from the Italian Lecce University and Turkish Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8000-year-old-human-skeleton-found-in-a-turkey-tomb-128299/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 8,000-year-old human skeleton found in a Turkey tomb</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1,400-year-old ancient city discovered in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA - A team of  archaeologists  has discovered  a  castle and an ancient city thought  to  be  almost 1,400 years old in southern Osmaniye province in Turkey.

According to a report in Today&#8217;s Zaman, excavations in the  area, carried  out  by  teams  from  .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1400-year-old-ancient-city-discovered-in-turkey-127517/">Source article &nbsp;: 1,400-year-old ancient city discovered in Turkey</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish military says navy commandos capture 7 pirates off Somalia&#8217;s coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s military says navy commandos aboard a frigate have captured seven pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia&#8217;s coast.

The military says the commandos aboard the frigate, part of a NATO force patrolling the seas, raided the skiff Friday upon a request to block it before it could attack a ship. The ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkish-military-says-navy-commandos-capture-7-pirates-off-somalias-coast-126724/">Turkish military says navy commandos capture 7 pirates off Somalia&#8217;s coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey ready to grant more rights to Kurds to end the Kurdish conflict</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-ready-to-grant-more-rights-to-kurds-to-end-the-kurdish-conflict-124087/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Selcan Hacaoglu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey&#8217;s government said Wednesday it is prepared to grant more rights to the nation&#8217;s Kurds in an effort to end the 25-year insurgency by Kurdish rebels.

But Interior Minister Besir Atalay provided no details of the plan and despite his conciliatory language the challenge of persuading thousands of Kurdish rebels to lay down .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/turkey-ready-to-grant-more-rights-to-kurds-to-end-the-kurdish-conflict-124087/">Turkey ready to grant more rights to Kurds to end the Kurdish conflict</a>.]]></description>
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