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Opinion: It's getting chilly between Turkey and Israel
HDS Greenway - Worldview - October 25, 2009 10:10 ET
As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.
In Kas, reminders of a gilded age
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - October 20, 2009 15:54 ET
An ancient Turkish port town reluctantly offers itself up to the tourist trade.
Kas — city of ancient charms
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - October 20, 2009 05:50 ET
Armenia and Turkey — not so fast
David L. Stern - Turkey - October 14, 2009 17:28 ET
Obstacles to reopening the two countries' border include Azerbaijan, parliamentary approval and the weight of history.
Normalizing Armenia-Turkey relations
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - October 11, 2009 10:27 ET
The two sides have signed an historic — but shaky — accord re-establishing diplomatic ties.
Turks ponder — and protest — any IMF deal
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - October 2, 2009 06:45 ET
As the world lender heads to Istanbul for its summit, Ankara weighs the merits of a multibillion-dollar loan.
Opening the "death wells" of Turkey
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - September 30, 2009 10:03 ET
An investigation into a shadowy force suspected of killing PKK supporters has shed light on a recent dark chapter in Turkey's past.
G20 Pittsburgh: They meet again
Michael Goldfarb - Worldview - September 22, 2009 06:13 ET
Opinion: The world does not hold its breath.
Opinion: The Turkey-Armenia detente
Ian O. Lesser - Worldview - September 5, 2009 10:11 ET
Why it's good news for the region and the US.
Turkey's identity dilemma
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - September 4, 2009 08:04 ET
A push to expand the rights of Kurds has rattled the foundations of the modern Turkish state.
Turkey sees merit in jailing children
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 28, 2009 10:03 ET
The case of a 16-year-old jailed for attending a protest highlights the harshness of the country's penal code.
Children behind bars
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 26, 2009 16:43 ET
Turkey’s long, unrequited quest
Cameron Abadi - Turkey - August 20, 2009 14:59 ET
As Iceland eyes quick EU entry, is Europe too racist and Islamophobic to welcome its eastern neighbor into the fold?
All aboard the Anatolia 'Express'
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 16, 2009 21:20 ET
It isn't fast, but the Güney Expresi affords passengers a view of another Turkey altogether.
Meet the economic gangsters
Mark Scheffler - Commerce - August 12, 2009 09:03 ET
Economic gangsters come in all shapes and sizes — they're Asian dictators and Somali pirates.
Saving Istanbul's skid row
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 3, 2009 17:15 ET
Landmines must go, but how?
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 2, 2009 08:06 ET
Turkey has thousands of landmines on its border with Syria. Will it sacrifice national sovereignty to get rid of them?
Turkish game show a leap of faith
Nichole Sobecki - Turkey - August 1, 2009 12:06 ET
Convert to religion and win! That's the premise of a new show offering a vacation with every salvation.
Saving Istanbul's skid row
Constanze Letsch - Turkey - July 31, 2009 10:05 ET
The battle lines are drawn over the city's planned "improvements" to a notorious neighborhood.
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