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	<title>Turkish Forum &#187; PKK/KONGRA-GEL</title>
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		<title>Suicide bomb kills 25 Turkmens in Qaragoli tribal leaders meeting in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2009/01/03/suicide-bomb-kills-25-turkmens-in-qaragoli-tribal-leaders-meeting-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2009/01/03/suicide-bomb-kills-25-turkmens-in-qaragoli-tribal-leaders-meeting-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msalman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 1st January 2009, 25 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the town of Yusufiya south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, reported Turkmeneli TV. 
 
About 67 Turkmen Qaragol tribes were also injured in the attack at a gathering of Turkmen Qaragol tribal leaders in Yusufiya, 20km (12 miles) from Baghdad. The Qaragoli [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdish TV opens but picture still fuzzy</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/31/kurdish-tv-opens-but-picture-still-fuzzy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/31/kurdish-tv-opens-but-picture-still-fuzzy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10659207.asp










 


ANKARA - As Turkey’s first full-time Kurdish TV  Channel, TRT-6, is about to be launched, bans remain on the use of letters in  the Kurdish alphabet such as w, q, and x, which are absent in the Turkish  language.
The head of the Kurdish Writers’ Association, Ýrfan Babaoðlu, dismissed the  channel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petition seeks to smash Turkish taboo over Armenian massacre</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/19/petition-seeks-to-smash-turkish-taboo-over-armenian-massacre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/19/petition-seeks-to-smash-turkish-taboo-over-armenian-massacre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Armenian Question]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/12/16/turkey-petition.html?ref=rss
Last Updated:   Tuesday, December 16, 2008 &#124;  3:24 PM ET Comments8Recommend26
CBC News


A group of 200 Turkish intellectuals is tackling one of the great taboos of Turkish society — the 1916 massacres of Armenians in the country.
A group of writers, journalists and academics, many of them prominent members in their fields, has posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ankara, Baghdad, and Erbil Reportedly Near a Deal to Deter the PKK in Northern Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/16/ankara-baghdad-and-erbil-reportedly-near-a-deal-to-deter-the-pkk-in-northern-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/16/ankara-baghdad-and-erbil-reportedly-near-a-deal-to-deter-the-pkk-in-northern-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 238
December 15, 2008
By: Saban Kardas
The attempts to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish problem have focused increasingly on Iraq. Turkey has stepped up its diplomatic contacts with both the Iraqi central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to boost its fight against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), based in Northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq presents a lesson from history</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/15/iraq-presents-a-lesson-from-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 

 As Britain prepares to pull its troops out of  Iraq, former BBC Baghdad correspondent Andrew North looks back to a previous  military campaign and considers whether history is destined to repeat itself? 
As the insurgency spread, the letters from the  British diplomat in Baghdad grew bleaker. 
&#8220;We are in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ergenekon agent spent time in northern New Jersey prior to 9/11</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/14/ergenekon-agent-spent-time-in-northern-new-jersey-prior-to-911/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/14/ergenekon-agent-spent-time-in-northern-new-jersey-prior-to-911/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Wayne Madsen
Online Journal Contributing Writer
Dec 10, 2008, 00:22
(WMR) &#8212; Tuncay Guney, the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) agent who was a key player in the right-wing “Deep State” Ergenekon movement that attempted to overthrow the Turkish government, spent time in North Jersey in the months prior to the 9/11 attacks, according to a reliable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Kurds fight separate battles</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/uk-kurds-fight-separate-battles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/uk-kurds-fight-separate-battles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[




 





 By Samanthi Dissanayake 
 BBC News 





While Gurdal Yuce was growing up in a Kurdish pocket of Haringey, north London, his two older brothers were fighting for a Kurdish homeland in south-eastern Turkey.
They spent their formative years in Britain, but in the early 1990s they opted for a militant&#8217;s life in the inhospitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Turkish Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/obama%e2%80%99s-turkish-partners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/obama%e2%80%99s-turkish-partners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A democratic Turkey that has respect in Muslim capitals is exactly what the West needs.
By Mustafa Akyol &#124; NEWSWEEK
Published Dec 6, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Dec 15, 2008
For years Ankara&#8217;s foreign policy was fixated on a few narrow topics—how to handle the Greeks, the Kurds and Armenians—and Turkish policymakers seemed unable to solve even these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE FUTURE OF TURKEY?</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/11/the-future-of-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/11/the-future-of-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Ramday Javed Iqbal (lead) 
Alistair Corbett 
October 2008 

http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/rcds/CollegeNews/papers/CSI%20Turkey.pdf
 
The Royal College of Defence Studies 

 


RCDS 2008 – CONTEMPORARY STRATEGIC ISSUES 

Key Judgements 

• Turkey is likely to internally consolidate its democracy, resolve conflict between secularism and political Islam and sustain economic growth. Some tension between democratic forces and secular elite will remain.
 
• The Kurdish problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey’s PKK Responds to AKP Flirtation with the Kurdistan Regional Government</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/09/turkey%e2%80%99s-pkk-responds-to-akp-flirtation-with-the-kurdistan-regional-government/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkey’s PKK Responds to AKP Flirtation with the Kurdistan Regional Government
Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 6 Issue: 23
December 8, 2008 03:25 PM Age: 44 min
Category: Terrorism Monitor, Global Terrorism Analysis, Terrorism, Turkey
By: NIhat Ali Ozcan and Saban Kardas
Turkey had high hopes its cross-border operations in the winter of 2007-8 would eliminate the threat posed by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Hangs Convicted Spy for Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/01/iran-hangs-convicted-spy-for-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/01/iran-hangs-convicted-spy-for-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Security Official in Tehran Sees &#8216;Intensifying Intelligence War&#8217;
By Thomas Erdbrink
Washington Post Foreign Service
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 &#8212; Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel in an &#8220;intensifying intelligence war&#8221; between the two countries, a high-level Iranian security official announced Saturday at a rare news conference.
Ali Ashtary, a businessman who sold communication and security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Iraq Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/obamas-iraq-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/obamas-iraq-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Editorial Commentary
Scott Sullivan: Obama&#8217;s Iraq Crisis
In addition to the financial crisis, Obama faces an emerging crisis in Iraq. The temporary stability of Iraq brought about by Operation Surge is vanishing. Iraq is moving towards partition and civil war, thanks to the Kurds. If Bush and Obama do not stop the Kurds in this coming week, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TURKEY ADJUSTS ITS FOREIGN POLICY TO THE PLANNED U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/24/turkey-adjusts-its-foreign-policy-to-the-planned-us-withdrawal-from-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/24/turkey-adjusts-its-foreign-policy-to-the-planned-us-withdrawal-from-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Emrullah Uslu
Thursday, November 20, 2008
U.S. and Iraqi officials finally agreed on a withdrawal plan requiring Washington to withdraw its forces within three years. The withdrawal will have a direct impact on Turkish-Iraqi relations. Ankara&#8217;s immediate concern is related to the control of Iraqi airspace, which will fall under the authority of Baghdad on January [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/24/kurds-in-n-iraq-receive-arms-from-bulgaria-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/24/kurds-in-n-iraq-receive-arms-from-bulgaria-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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Kurdish warlords importing arms from Bulgaria   
These weapons will be used by the Kurdish militias against the Turkmens, Assyrians and Arabs who are opposed to the Kurdification of the north of Iraq.
BAGHDAD &#8212; Kurdish officials this fall took delivery of three planeloads of small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgaria, three U.S. military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurds in N. Iraq Receive Arms From Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/23/kurds-in-n-iraq-receive-arms-from-bulgaria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/23/kurds-in-n-iraq-receive-arms-from-bulgaria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[3 Planeloads of Munitions Worry Officials in  Baghdad
By Ernesto Londoño
Washington Post Foreign  Service
Sunday, November 23, 2008; A01

BAGHDAD &#8212; Kurdish officials this fall took delivery of three planeloads of  small arms and ammunition imported from Bulgaria, three U.S. military officials said, an acquisition that occurred outside  the weapons procurement procedures of Iraq&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kurdish Parties Harbouring PKK Terrorist Organisations</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/13/the-kurdish-parties-harbouring-pkk-terrorist-organisations-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msalman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mofak Salman
 
The PKK terrorist group, which has Marxist-Leninist roots, was formed in the late 1970s and launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984, calling for an independent Kurdish state within Turkey. Since then, more than 37,000 people have died. During the conflict, which reached a peak in the mid-1990s, hundreds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Presidency: Perils and Prospects for Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/11/obama-presidency-perils-and-prospects-for-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/11/obama-presidency-perils-and-prospects-for-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FerruhDemirmen</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.turkishforum.com/content/?p=7096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration holds both perils and hopes for Turkey, and for U.S.-Turkey relationship. The imponderables abound, and a prudent stance is “wait and see.” But both countries should look forward to a closer partnership in a renewed spirit without the mistakes of the last eight years.]]></description>
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		<title>US better understood Turkey after Sept. 11</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/05/us-better-understood-turkey-after-sept-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/05/us-better-understood-turkey-after-sept-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008








The United States understood Turkey much better after the Cold War and especially after Sept. 11, said Ross Wilson, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara in an exclusive interview.“Turkey is a democratic, stable, powerful and self-confident country, the majority of its population is Muslim. We much better understood these properties of Turkey after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel to begin new UAV deliveries to Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/04/israel-to-begin-new-uav-deliveries-to-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/04/israel-to-begin-new-uav-deliveries-to-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER VECDI GONUL VISITS ISRAEL
Saban Kardas
http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373501

Turkey’s Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul visited Israel on October 29 and 30 to expedite the Turkish Armed Forces’ (TAF) purchase of 10 Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). He was accompanied by a large delegation that included Undersecretary for Defense Industries Murad Bayar and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Destruction of Turkish Outpost by PKK Leads to Counterterrorism Reforms</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/10/31/destruction-of-turkish-outpost-by-pkk-leads-to-counterterrorism-reforms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/10/31/destruction-of-turkish-outpost-by-pkk-leads-to-counterterrorism-reforms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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10/30/2008 - By Emrullah Uslu (from Terrorism Focus, October 30) - The PKK’s October 3 attack on the Aktutun military outpost sparked a controversy over whether Turkish counterterrorism strategy is on the right track. In its three decades old battle against the PKK, the Aktutun attack marked the first time the Turkish Armed Forces (Turk [...]]]></description>
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