Turkey NewsNews on Turkey continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.1915 Killings of Armenians stoke Georgetown furor on academic freedo- July 8, 2008 Date : Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:15:22 -0700 Chicago Tribune, United States - 1915 killings of Armenians stokes Georgetown furor on academic freedom July 6, 2008 By Susan Kinzie The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The ...http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/1915-killings-of-armenians-stoke-georgetown-furo... Turkey Formally Arrests Retired Generals in 'Coup' Probe- July 7, 2008 Turkish media say authorities have formally arrested two retired Turkish generals in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the Islamic-leaning government.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/turkey-formally-arrests-retired-generals-in-coup... Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future- July 7, 2008 The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/geologists-study-china-earthquake-for-glimpse-in... Officials and generals suspected in links with Ergenekon arrested in Turkey- July 7, 2008 The detainees are Retired General Hursit Tolon, the President of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce Sinan Aygun, the President of the Ataturk Thought Association and retired General Sener Eruygur and the Ankara ...http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/officials-and-generals-suspected-in-links-with-e... The Amazing Adventures Of The Ergenekon Mates- July 7, 2008 The two crucial court cases that are taking place in Ankara and Istanbul are telltale examples.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/the-amazing-adventures-of-the-ergenekon-mates?fr... Top US general: Turkey, US collaborating to secure Turkish-Iraqi border- July 7, 2008 Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright said on Thursday that Turkey and the US are working together on border security between Turkey and Iraq.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/top-us-general-turkey-us-collaborating-to-secure... Rival Cypriot leaders make headway on key hurdles to peace- July 6, 2008 NICOSIA: Rival Cypriot leaders made progress on two of the key stumbling blocks in efforts to reunify the island Tuesday but decided to hold one more meeting before launching fully-fledged peace talks.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/rival-cypriot-leaders-make-headway-on-key-hurdle... 2 ex-generals arrested in alleged Turkey coup plot- July 6, 2008 Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said.The two, arrested late Saturday, were among 21 people rounded up in the past week in the investigation into an alleged pro-secular and nationalist network called 'Ergenekon,' the state-run Anatolia news agency said.Ret. Gen. Hursit Tolon, who once headed the paramilitary force, and former top...http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/2-ex-generals-arrested-in-alleged-turkey-coup-pl... Turkey arrests retired generals in coup probe- July 6, 2008 ANKARA (Reuters) - Two senior former generals were formally arrested under a broad police investigation into coup allegations, the state Anatolian news agency said on Sunday.Former head of the paramilitary gendarmerie Sener Eruygur and former first army commander Hursit Tolon were sent to prison in Istanbul.Turkish media said they were suspected of being members of a shadowy, ultra-nationalist, hardline secularist group known as Ergenekon, which was already under investigation.Twenty-one people.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/turkey-arrests-retired-generals-in-coup-probe?fr... ADL national director calls on Turkey and Armenia for reconciliation- July 6, 2008 "We continue to oppose a resolution that would contain the word genocide," Foxman said.http://www.topix.net/world/turkey/2008/07/adl-national-director-calls-on-turkey-and-armeni... |