http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Recep_Tayyip_ErdoganFind stories, videos, and photos about Recep Tayyip Erdogan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:29 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/09/16/turkey.press.freedom/tztop.t.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Recep_Tayyip_Erdogan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Recep Tayyip Erdogan from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/16/turkey.press.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/16/turkey.press.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Wednesday added itself to a growing number of European voices expressing alarm at a record fine levied against Turkey's largest media conglomerate.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/15/turkey.press.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/15/turkey.press.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is denying accusations that a record fine levied against the country's largest media conglomerate, Dogan Holding, was politically motivated.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/09/turkey.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/09/turkey.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 31 people were dead after two days of torrential rains triggered flash floods in northwestern Turkey, sweeping cars into the sea and sending gushing water into homes and businesses, authorities said Wednesday.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/08/turkey.media/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/08/turkey.media/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's government slapped manufacturing and media giant Dogan Holding with a massive $2.53 billion fine for unpaid taxes, the conglomerate reported.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/china.urumqi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/china.urumqi/index.html#cnnSTCTextRetailers in the Chinese city of Urumqi, which witnessed deadly protests last weekend, and other cities in the region have resumed business, the Xinhua news agency reported Sunday, citing China's Ministry of Commerce.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/11/turkey.china.uyghurs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/11/turkey.china.uyghurs/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's prime minister continued his outspoken criticism of China's crackdown on ethnic Uyghurs on Saturday.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/03/turkey.religion.gameshow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/03/turkey.religion.gameshow/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Turkish television show is offering contestants what it claims is the "biggest prize ever" -- the chance for atheists to convert to one of the world's major religions.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/turkey.wedding.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/turkey.wedding.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextForty-four people were killed during an attack on a wedding party in Turkey's southeastern Mardin province Monday.Tue, 05 May 2009 13:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/13/turkey.arrest.television.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/13/turkey.arrest.television.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice raided the homes and offices of at least a half dozen prominent Turkish academics across Turkey Monday against what was reported to be a plot to overthrow the government.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/turkey.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/turkey.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least five people were killed and dozens more wounded in clashes as municipal elections were held across Turkey.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/22/turkey.iraq.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/22/turkey.iraq.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's prime minister said Saturday he would be receptive to the possibility of allowing American troops to withdraw from Iraq across Turkish territory, if the United States asks for permission.Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/israel.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/israel.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's ambassador to the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday to issue a formal complaint over a top Israeli commander's reported remarks criticizing Turkey.Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/zakaria.davos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands turned out to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return home from Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, a day after a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.erdogan.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.erdogan.peres/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres said he had an amicable phone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after Erdogan stormed offstage during an angry exchange with Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/davos.wef.friday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of people turned out to greet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return home from Davos Friday, a day after he stormed off stage following a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/davos.wef.thursday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/davos.wef.thursday.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off stage at the World Economic Forum on Thursday during an angry discussion with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the crisis in Gaza.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish police used tear gas and water cannon on Sunday to disperse thousands of Kurdish protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Turkish media reports.Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/31/turkey.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/31/turkey.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of Turkey's ruling party have expressed relief after the country's top court narrowly rejected calls for the party and its leaders, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, to be banned from politics.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJudges refrain from banning the country's Islamist-rooted ruling party but issue an ominous warning over secularismWed, 30 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of mourners were joined Monday by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the funerals of victims killed in Sunday's double bombing in Istanbul.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822432,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsProsecutors on Monday indicted 86 secular Turks -- including high-ranking ex-military officials -- on terrorism charges for their alleged involvement in coup plotsMon, 14 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey and Iraq signed an agreement Thursday that tightens and streamlines their working relationship in a range of areas, including the volatile issue of border security and the promise of a fruitful trade relationship.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819966,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey's deputy prime minister defended the ruling party in the country's top court Thursday against charges that it is steering the country toward Islamic ruleThu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo former generals are being questioned about their alleged involvement with a group suspected of plotting to overthrow the governmentWed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe country's top court ruled that a constitutional amendment to allow women in headscarves on university campuses was anti-secularist and hence unlawfulThu, 05 Jun 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812043,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812043,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey's top court ruled Thursday that Islamic head scarves violate secularism and cannot be allowed at universities, deepening a divide between the country's Islamic-oriented government and secular institutionsThu, 05 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe nation's top court takes up the case of whether the ruling party is undermining the country's secularist principlesTue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/cheney.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/24/cheney.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextVice President Dick Cheney arrived Monday in Turkey to shore up relations with the key U.S. ally, which is facing protests from internal critics and complaints from neighboring Iraq.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722785,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722785,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA prosecutor accuses the ruling party of attacking the sacrosanct principle of secularism. But the electorate has other ideasSun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/20/news/international/gumbel_ulusoy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/20/news/international/gumbel_ulusoy.fortune/index.htmIt doesn't take long to discover that Coskun Ulusoy, the Warren Buffett of Turkey, is an avid student of warfare. He has hung his jacket neatly on the valet stand behind the desk of his Istanbul office and explained how he ended up at the University of Pittsburgh on a Fulbright scholarship. Now, as he begins to describe how he has been transforming, in his words, "this small, nothing company into a world-class, huge conglomerate," he picks up a notepad to draw a map of Sicily. "Think of Gen. Patton," he says. We're back in 1943, at one of the turning points of World War II. With a few pencil strokes, Ulusoy sketches out how Patton and the U.S. Seventh Army beat Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and his British forces to the stronghold of Messina, first by taking Palermo in the west, and then swinging back east. "Emergencies require emergency measures," Ulusoy says firmly. "You can't waste time with peacetime techniques."Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/09/turkey.headscarf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/09/turkey.headscarf/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that would end a ban on Islamic headscarves at universities, despite public protests.Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators in southwest Germany are continuing to search the ruins of a building where nine people, including five children, were killed in a weekend fire.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:02:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704436,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704436,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA gathering of Presidents and prime ministers looked impressive. But the unspoken question was whether this forum would lead to real changeThu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/03/turkey.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/03/turkey.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least four people have been killed and 52 injured -- six critically -- after a car bomb exploded in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir Thursday, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/05/turkey.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/05/turkey.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will help Iraq and Turkey crack down on Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, President Bush said Monday after meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1680526,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Turkish Prime Minister comes to Washington with a slew of crises on his country's border with Iraq -- and the U.S., thanks to its own crises in the region, needs to make him happySun, 04 Nov 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/29/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextA battalion of about 800 militia forces moved closer to the Turkish border over the weekend, according to U.S. military officials familiar with the latest information from the region.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iran.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iran.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States of applying a double standard in dealing with terrorism by its lack of action against Kurdish rebels who launch attacks against Turkey from northern Iraq.Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/22/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, will announce Monday a unilateral cease-fire following a deadly attack on Turkish forces, a spokesman for Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told CNN.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Turkish parliament has approved a military incursion into Iraq to take on Kurdish rebels. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.general/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.general/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi army has no plan to deploy its soldiers near the rugged Turkish-Iraqi border to take on the Kurdish rebels targeting Turkey, and Iraqi authorities are satisfied with the efforts by the Iraqi Kurdish regional authorities to deal with the militants there, a top Iraqi military official told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq on Tuesday urged Turkey to refrain from launching military action against Kurdish separatists based in Iraqi territory and called for urgent talks between the two nations to find a solution to the crisis.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/15/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/15/iraq.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's prime minister will hold emergency talks with his ministers Tuesday on the crisis with Turkey after the Turkish government asked for authority to launch cross-border raids against Kurdish separatists.Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe newly reelected Recep Erdogan is tackling one of Turkey's most sensitive issues head onThu, 20 Sep 2007 17:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/29/turkey.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/29/turkey.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1656893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the election of its first President with Islamist roots, the country enters a new era. Just what it will bring is the questionTue, 28 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/08/24/turkey.gp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/08/24/turkey.gp/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey might be the youngest circuit on the F1 race calendar, but it has rapidly become one of the most-loved, with Bernie Ecclestone even describing it as "the best race track in the world."Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/25/turkey.gul/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/25/turkey.gul/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, whose presidential nomination sparked massive protests three months ago, said Wednesday he would not rule out another run for the post.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1645884,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1645884,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite secularist fears of its Islamist roots, Erdogan's party gets even more support than it did five years agoTue, 24 Jul 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.hooper/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.hooper/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in Turkey hailed Recep Tayyip Erdogan's emphatic re-election victory as a triumph for democracy, as the re-installed prime minister pledged to heal the wounds of a bitterly divisive campaign by "embracing all of Turkey with no discrimination."Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/22/turkey.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/22/turkey.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's ruling Islamist-rooted party claimed a resounding victory Sunday, winning nearly 47 percent of the vote in the country's parliamentary elections, electoral officials said. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's prime minister has promised to promote national unity and fight terrorism after his ruling Islamist party comfortably won parliamentary elections. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122334/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122334/index.htmWith parliamentary elections scheduled for July 22, Turkey has been embroiled in political crisis. Talk of constitutional amendments and a military coup is in the air, and the country's secular nationalists, who want to keep Turkey from adopting a more Islamist course, have taken to the streets.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/24/turkey.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/24/turkey.terror/index.htmlThe war drums are getting louder in Turkey, and they can be heard next door in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, and across the globe in Washington as well.Thu, 24 May 2007 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1624044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1624044,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA powerful bomb explosion in the Turkish capital Tuesday killed five people and injured 60, the prime minister saidWed, 23 May 2007 20:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/turkey.explosion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/turkey.explosion/index.htmlA powerful blast believed to be a bomb ripped through an Ankara shopping district Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more.Tue, 22 May 2007 15:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/30/turkey.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/30/turkey.election/index.htmlTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address the country on Monday amid a deepening crisis prompted by a clash between secularists and Islamists over the country's political future.Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/29/turkey.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/29/turkey.election/index.htmlTurkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has vowed to continue in his bid to become the country's next president despite opposition from lawmakers, business leaders and military chiefs and a massive public demonstration in Istanbul on Sunday.Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/28/turkey.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/28/turkey.election/index.htmlThe European Union and the U.S. have urged the Turkish army to respect the country's democracy after military chiefs voiced concerns over the current presidential election.Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/21/turkey.dink/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/21/turkey.dink/index.htmlThe teenage suspect arrested for allegedly gunning down a controversial Turkish journalist has confessed he killed him and has no regrets, the official state-run news agency Anatolia reported Sunday.Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/20/turkey.dink/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/20/turkey.dink/index.htmlPolice have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of outspoken Turkish journalist Hrant Dink after a 32-hour search, authorities said Sunday.Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/19/turkey.dink/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/19/turkey.dink/index.htmlAngry, saddened Turks took to the streets of Istanbul and other cities Friday night to mourn the death of a prominent Turkish journalist of Armenian descent who was gunned down earlier in the day in front of his newspaper office.Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/16/turkey.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/16/turkey.blair/index.htmlTurkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday criticized a decision by the European Union this week to freeze talks on his country's entry into the union, saying it was "very unfair."Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/turkey.benedict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/turkey.benedict/index.htmlSnipers and police security teams took up positions around Ankara airport as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/turkey.pope/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/turkey.pope/index.htmlPope Benedict XVI on Tuesday began his visit to Turkey -- his first to a Muslim country -- with a message urging "dialogue" between Christians and Muslims as he moved to ease anger over his perceived criticism of Islam.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/pope.turkey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/pope.turkey/index.htmlTurkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accused of snubbing Pope Benedict on his first official trip to a Muslim country, says he has agreed to meet the pontiff when he arrives in Ankara on Tuesday.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/22/turkey.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/22/turkey.protests/index.htmlA demonstration by about 50 people protesting Pope Benedict XVI's approaching visit to Turkey was broken up by police in Istanbul on Wednesday, CNN Turk reported.Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394467/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/27/8394467/index.htmCelebrations of a nation's founding are typically occasions that emphasize national unity. But Turkey's Republic Day on Oct. 28, the 83rd anniversary of Kemal Atatürk's founding of the secular repu... Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.shots/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.shots/index.htmlPolice say they have arrested a man who allegedly fired a pistol into the air outside the Italian consulate in Istanbul, then shouted slogans in protest of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit.Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/25/davos.participants/index.htmlMore than 2,300 people are attending the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos this week.Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/iran.nuclear/index.htmlWestern leaders are waiting to hear what Iran's new president will say at the United Nations about the country's nuclear program.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/15/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/15/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran's president has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that his country is ready and willing to give peaceful nuclear technology to Islamic states, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported Thursday.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/01/turkey.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/01/turkey.shooting/index.htmlTurkish police have shot and killed a suspected suicide bomber as he ran towards Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office, police said.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/18/eu.turkey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/18/eu.turkey/index.htmlTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home Saturday to an ecstatic welcome, with hundreds of supporters waving Turkish and EU flags at the airport to celebrate the agreement to start EU membership talks next year.Sat, 18 Dec 2004 10:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/16/eu.turkey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/16/eu.turkey/index.htmlAfter hours of intense negotiations, European leaders have agreed the European Union will begin membership talks with Turkey on October 3, 2005 -- a major step in Turkey's long pursuit of joining the EU.Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.train.accident/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/23/turkey.train.accident/index.htmlThe train that derailed Thursday night east of Istanbul was traveling faster than it should have been, the Turkish transportation minister says.Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/22/turkey.train.accident/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/22/turkey.train.accident/index.htmlAt least 36 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a high-speed train derailed in northwestern Turkey, according to a health ministry official.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out any "quick exit" from Iraq and vowed to keep British troops there until stability is restored.Mon, 17 May 2004 15:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/23/germany.turkey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/23/germany.turkey/index.htmlGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has promised to support Turkey's push to join the European Union once the country implements proposed reforms.Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/28/bush.erdogan.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/28/bush.erdogan.ap/index.htmlPresident Bush sought Wednesday to reassure Turkey that the United States does not support an expansion of autonomy for Kurds in neighboring Iraq.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:32:00 EST