Turkish Minister of Justice Cemil Cicek addresses a special assembly commemorating the inauguration of the new museum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial March 16, 2005 in Jerusalem. Cicek is flanked by the Vatican's Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, left, and Slovenian Minister of education and Sport Dr. Milan Zver. (UPI Photo/David Silverman/POOL)
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Turkey's Ruling Party Stands Ground in Court
AMMAN -- The Turkish ruling party was Thursday fighting for its legal survival in a very lengthy defense argument to the constitutional court, refuting charges that it poses a threat to the secular system and using the European Union card to pressure the highest court against attempts to ban the party.
Kurdish rebels free Turkish soldiers
Eight Turkish soldiers captured by Kurdish rebels and held in Iraq were freed and returned to Turkey Sunday, after Ankara threated to launch a cross-border attack on the militants sanctuaries.
Kurd rebels call on Ankara for peace plan; Turkey denies closing airspace to northern Iraq flights
A top Kurdish rebel based in northern Iraq called on Ankara to present a peace plan that could end his groups two-decade armed rebellion against Turkey, in an interview Thursday.
Turkish leaders weigh next move in Kurd rebel crisis
UPDATE: Turkish warplanes Wednesday bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Iraqi border in southeast Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Turkey bans 'negative' broadcasts on Kurd rebel attack
The government Tuesday ordered Turkeys RTUK broadcasting watchdog to ban "negative" radio and television broadcasts concerning a Kurdish rebel attack at the weekend that killed 12 soldiers.
Iraq says Kurd rebels to declare ceasefire
UPDATE: Kurdish rebels offered Turkey a conditional ceasefire Monday, dependent on the the Turkish military ending attacks against the fighters and abandoning plans for an incursion into Iraq.
Iraq Kurds vow to fight if region attacked
Iraqs Kurds vowed Friday to fight off any attack on their region as pressure mounted in Baghdad and Washington for action against Kurdish rebels to stave off a threatened Turkish incursion.
Turkey minister rejects direct talks with Iraq Kurds
A senior Turkish official rejected a call by Iraqi Kurds for direct talks to defuse the crisis over Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, in an interview published Friday in a Turkish newspaper.
Turkey weighs measures after Kurdish rebels kill 15 troops
Turkish officials Monday pondered fresh measures to tackle the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) after recent rebel attacks killed 15 soldiers, stepping up pressure for tougher government action.
Turkey probes foiled attack, fingers Kurdish rebels
Turkish police Wednesday investigated the potential target and masterminds of a foiled bomb attack in Ankara, as officials fingered Kurdish rebels for planning a devastating blast.
