Apr 3rd 2008 | ISTANBUL
The constitutional court takes on Turkey's ruling party
The long battle between Turkey's mildly Islamist ruling party and its fiercely secular establishment is coming to a climax. The outcome could decide the country's future direction, and in particular its hopes of one day joining the European Union.
April 5, 2008 | By Ned Parker, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
A struggle between Sunni Arabs and Kurds has torn apart the city of Mosul and could play a crucial role in drawing the region's boundaries.
By Elias Maglinis - Kathimerini
Aynur, the “Kurdish girl” as she is fondly called by fans, will be coming to Athens to appear at the Scholeion theater on July 19 in the World Music series of the Athens Festival.
Thu Octobter 27 2005 - By Borzou Daragahi and Richard Boudreaux Times Staff Writers
BAGHDAD — They are three lawyers, Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurd, one a poor city kid, another raised on a farm, the third the scion of wealthy landlords.
Monday, 10 December, 2007
ANKARA: Turkey is considering amnesty for Kurdish rebels whose separatist drive has claimed more than 37,000 lives since 1984, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying yesterday.
By KATRIN BENNHOLD International Herald Tribune
November 2, 2006
PARIS— President Jalal Talabani of Iraq said today that American-led troops should remain in Iraq for at least two years to give the country time to build up its security forces.
October 19, 2007 | By Sharon Behn
Kurdish leaders said yesterday the United States is obliged by a U.N. resolution to defend them in the event that Turkish forces invade northern Iraq in pursuit of members of a Kurdish rebel movement.
