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Turkey gets crucial EU messages on 5 issues

The president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, has given strong support...

Ex-PM claims she tried to remove coup plotters ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Former Prime Minister Tansu Çiller has said she wanted to dismiss the military commanders during the Feb. 28... 5 Comment(s) 10/3/2012	PM expected to pick his new second-in-command in party ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News Following the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) congress on Sept. 30, backstage... 1 Comment(s) 10/2/2012
CHP ‘doors open’ to PM for Kurdish issue talks ANKARA Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has... Comment(s) 10/3/2012	Cross-border motion submitted ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News A government motion to extend cross-border operations against members of the outlawed... 1 Comment(s) 10/2/2012
Gov’t steps back in bid to amend animal rights law ANKARA The government took a step back today regarding a controversial draft law that would bring amendments to the current animal rights law following nationwide protests. 1 Comment(s) 10/2/2012	Meeting with PKK is not in the question: AKP deputy ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News A meeting between jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan and Turkish officials... Comment(s) 10/2/2012
Turkish Defense Ministry denies Al Arabiya claims ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz has denied claims by Saudi Arabian news channel Al Arabiya. 3 Comment(s) 10/2/2012	Turkey-KRG talks focus on Syria refugees ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News Meeting with Foreign Minister Davutoğlu, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani expresses concerns over the rising number of Syrian refugees in his region on the same day the number of Syrians in Turkey nears to 100,000 2 Comment(s) 10/2/2012
Exhumation begins at late President Özal’s grave ISTANBUL Officials began to open the grave of late President Turgut Özal in Istanbul... Comment(s) 10/2/2012	Gül’s call on freedoms nets opposition praise ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News Opposition’s Kılıçdaroğlu hails President Gül for a speech about freedoms, but PM Erdoğan... 13 Comment(s) 10/2/2012