Abdullah Gul

Turkey fires back at Syria on sixth day of trading fire

2012-10-08 10:33:34

<![CDATA[Turkey fires back at Syria on sixth day of trading fire]]>

Syria, Turkey seek to calm tensions in wake of jet downing

2012-06-23 16:40:22

<![CDATA[Syria, Turkey seek to calm tensions in wake of jet downing]]>

Gul drops in, talks up the Turkish political model

2012-05-24 16:38:59

<![CDATA[Gul drops in, talks up the Turkish political model]]>

International Women's Day: What's happening around the world

2012-03-08 16:40:11

<![CDATA[International Women's Day: What's happening around the world]]>

Obama brands Armenian killings 'great atrocities'

2009-04-24 11:44:00

President Barack Obama today refrained from branding the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey a "genocide," breaking a campaign promise while contending his views about the 20th century slaughter had not changed. The phrasing of...

Turkey's disintegrating democracy

2008-03-28 00:00:00

Recently The Times published two very interesting articles, one by Soner Cagaptay, citing solid references, discussing the ruling Islamist party's impact on Turkey, and another by a member of that party, Egemen Bagis. In his piece, "My party is good...

Turkey and Armenia inch forward

2008-09-16 00:00:00

The soccer was disappointing: A scrappy game on a rough pitch whipped by turbulent winds that sent many a pass askew. But the Armenia-Turkey World Cup qualifier in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, on Sept. 6 was an almost unbelievable event. The 2-0 victory...

Iraqis arrive in Turkey for talks

2007-10-26 00:00:00

The Turkish government cautioned Thursday that it alone would decide whether to launch a major assault into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels, striking a defiant note as a high-ranking Iraqi delegation arrived in Ankara and U.S. ambassador to Iraq...

Can secular Turkey survive democracy?

2007-05-09 00:00:00

SECULAR AND LIBERAL Turks have had a rude awakening from years of deep slumber. Kemal Ataturk's heritage is about to be destroyed — not by an invading power but from within, by fellow Turks who yearn for an Islamic state. Ever since Ataturk, Turkey...

Kurdish rebels offer Turkey a truce

2007-10-23 00:00:00

Kurdish separatists said Monday that they would stop their cross-border attacks on Turkish forces if the Ankara government dropped its threats to launch an offensive on their remote mountain enclaves in Iraqi Kurdistan. Turkey, stung by a weekend raid by...

Suriname and Turkey continue to expand diplomatic and economic ties

2013-05-16 06:14:01

The consul general of Suriname to the Netherlands, Roy Erwin Lieuwasie, during a visit to Turkey, on Tuesday called on the governor general of Bursa, Shabettin Harput, and the mayor of Bursa, Recep Altepe, to build on various bilateral agreements...

Syrian troops reclaim historic mosque, opposition says

2012-10-14 17:35:00

Syrian government troops regained control of a historic mosque in Aleppo after pushing rebel troops back from the area, a human rights group reported Sunday. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that government troops recaptured...

President Abdullah Gul of Turkey meets with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board May 21, 2012.

2012-05-23 08:20:00

President Abdullah Gul of Turkey meets with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board May 21, 2012.

2012-05-23 08:20:00

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul and Switzerland's Energy Minister Doris Leuthard are flanked by officials as they meet in Istanbul.

2011-08-10 00:00:00