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	Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan An anti-democratic formation within the Naval Forces Command had large caches of munitions to put into operation»»
● 8 soldiers testify in Poyrazköy probe
● ‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’
● Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report
● Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan

Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report Maj. Gen. Ferit Güler has announced that a criminal complaint was filed against the liberal Taraf daily due to»»
● Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan
● 8 soldiers testify in Poyrazköy probe
● ‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’
● Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan

8 soldiers testify in Poyrazköy probe
A group of eight soldiers gave testimony at the Beşiktaş courthouse in İstanbul on Friday as part of a probe into munitions»»

● Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan

● ‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’

● Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report

● Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan

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Prime Minister Erdoğan slams CHP's Öymen over anti-Alevi remarks
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday lashed out at Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy»»

‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’
A plot devised by a group of members of the Naval Forces Command to intimidate the country's non-Muslim population»»

● Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan

● 8 soldiers testify in Poyrazköy probe

● ‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’

● Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report

● Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan

‘Government plans to concentrate on Makhmour,' says Minister Atalay
Interior Minister Beşir Atalay has said the government plans to intensify its efforts to bring»»

Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan
An Ergenekon-linked plot to launch a bloody attack on students visiting the Rahmi M. Koç Museum»»

● Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan

● 8 soldiers testify in Poyrazköy probe

● ‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’

● Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report

● Plan for bloody attack on Koç Museum was part of Cage action plan

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US expert links Obama's success to role of Turkey The success of US President Barack Obama's foreign policy hinges on Turkey's role, said Walter Russell Mead, a senior fellow at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), during a seminar held at the US Embassy residence in Ankara on Thursday.

Davutoğlu presses for solution in Iran nuke deadlock Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was in Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz where he had talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday amidst mixed signals from world powers and an apparent new deadlock in efforts to allay Western concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Eminağaoğlu to remain influential in YARSAV as spokesman The former head of the Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV), Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu, a jurist who is best known by the public for his remarks against the trial of Ergenekon members charged with plotting to overthrow the government and who was not re-elected to office in elections held on Sunday, is likely to retain his influence in the association as the associations spokesperson, the new YARSAV head has announced.

Turkish figures rank high on list of world’s most influential Muslims Names like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Fethullah Gülen, Abdullah Gül and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu are ranked near the top of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims, according to a report published by the Amman-based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

Turkey-skeptic, low-profile Van Rompuy becomes EU’s first president Contrary to his position on Turkey’s accession to the European Union back in December 2004, the first remarks on the issue by Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, after being appointed the first president of the EU, had an agreeable ring to them.

‘Our banner was stolen by pro-coup members of the bar’ A group from the Young Civilians, a civil society organization known for its creative demonstrations supporting democracy and anti-militarism, has claimed that a banner it hung on a hotel in İstanbul’s Taksim Square to express its criticism of the İstanbul Bar Association, which held a demonstration in Taksim on Wednesday, was stolen by members of the bar.

Ahtisaari tells EU leaders to respect membership promise to Turkey Recalling that full membership is the eventual goal of ongoing accession negotiations between Turkey and the European Union, former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari, now the chairman of the Independent Commission on Turkey, warned EU-member countries on Friday to remain committed to this goal.

Retired colonel’s suicide found to be ‘suspicious’ A retired colonel committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the balcony of his apartment in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district while his wife and mother were at home.

Armenia says no further talks with Turkey unless protocols ratified Armenia and Turkey will hold no further major negotiations unless the national parliaments of the two countries ratify two protocols on normalization of bilateral relations, an Armenian Foreign Ministry official was quoted as saying yesterday.

Poll shows eastern Alevis want CHP’s Öymen to resign A new poll shows that more than 80 percent of Alevi respondents residing in the east of the country would like to see Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Öymen resign over his recent remarks, which angered Turkey’s Alevi community.

Iraq election impasse continues, veto contested Iraqi lawmakers failed on Thursday to resolve differences over an election law, dampening hopes of holding a vote on time in January and throwing into doubt a partial US troop withdrawal later next year.

French teacher insists Turkish student accept genocide A news piece published in Today’s Zaman this week has reverberated in France as the drama continues to unfold around the case of a student in France suspended from school for refusing to deign to his teacher’s insistence he recognize an alleged genocide against Armenians.

Swine flu death toll at 93, ministry announces The Health Ministry announced on Thursday that the number of deaths caused by the H1N1 virus, which is widely known as swine flu, has increased and now stands at 93 nationwide.

Some papers fail to cover action plan against non-Muslims Several newspapers yesterday failed to cover a report published by the Taraf daily on Thursday about a military plot to damage the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) by assassinating prominent non-Muslim figures in Turkey and putting the blame for the killings on the party.

IAEA boss Mohamed ElBaradei urges Iran to agree on fuel deal by end of year The UN nuclear watchdog chief urged Iran on Friday to accept an offer to process its enriched uranium abroad by the end of 2009 and advised Western powers not to impose further sanctions on Tehran.

Rescue teams find one missing child alive in snow Five-year-old Sebahi Tosun, one of a group of youtg people who were lost on Wednesday morning in Ankara’s Bala district, was found alive yesterday.

Polanski will not agree to extradition, lawyer Herve Temime says in interview Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child molestation case, the film director’s lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday.

One dead after shootout in Esenyurt One person died and one police officer was injured after an altercation between two people and police officers on Friday in İstanbul’s Esenyurt district.

Swine flu vaccine not causing deaths, WHO says The World Health Organization (WHO) has ruled out swine flu vaccine as the cause of death in 41 people who had received the flu shot.

China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments.

Britain hit by floods after record rainfall; bobby missing Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England as torrential rain flooded homes and washed away bridges.

UN war crimes court appoints lawyer for Serb leader Karadzic A London-based barrister has been named to represent former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic at his trial for war crimes and genocide, the UN criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said on Friday.

The triumph of the powerless NEW YORK -- It was early June 1989. Vaclav Havel had been released from jail only days before, yet he was full of what now seems an almost prophetic certainty.

Presidential poll in Romania could solve crisis Romania will hold a closely-fought presidential election on Sunday that could put an end to a government crisis delaying aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and revive momentum for political and economic reforms.

N. Korea, Myanmar accused of violations A special committee of the UN General Assembly condemned North Korea and Myanmar on Thursday for what it said were widespread human rights violations in the two Asian countries.

UN climate chief seeks $10 billion The UN environmental chief called on rich nations on Thursday to pledge $10 billion a year for three years at next month’s Copenhagen summit to help poor states begin to tackle the impact of climate change.

Kosovo ruling party: Coalition will stay Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s party said on Friday it would not part ways with its junior coalition partner after all, despite a quarrel stemming from this week’s local elections.

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan on Friday, killing 17 people, including a senior police official, a provincial governor said.

The most read articles of this category

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan

Davutoğlu presses for solution in Iran nuke deadlock

Turkish figures rank high on list of world’s most influential Muslims

Prime Minister Erdoğan slams CHP's Öymen over anti-Alevi remarks

Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan

US expert links Obama's success to role of Turkey

Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report

Turkey-skeptic, low-profile Van Rompuy becomes EU’s first president

‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’

China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups



The most read articles

	Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan
	Davutoğlu presses for solution in Iran nuke deadlock
	Turkish figures rank high on list of world’s most influential Muslims
	Prime Minister Erdoğan slams CHP's Öymen over anti-Alevi remarks
	Junta had more munitions to carry out Cage action plan
	US expert links Obama's success to role of Turkey
	Taraf faces complaint over ‘Cage Operation’ report
	Turkey-skeptic, low-profile Van Rompuy becomes EU’s first president
	‘Shady groups within TSK challenging the state’
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