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- 17 October 2007: The Parliament of Turkey has voted to authorize strategic operations against the PKK in northern Iraq for a one year timeframe. Cemil Çiçek, Deputy Prime Minister, expressed the government's frustration with Iraq and the West, noting that not a single PKK member had been extradited to Turkey. The reaction by President Bush was to note that Turkey was informed that "we don't think it is in their interest to send troops into Iraq".(Turkish Daily News Online)
- 17 October 2007: The High Electoral Board (YSK) of Turkey said today that the Turkish referendum dealing with constitutional reforms will go ahead as planned on Sunday, 21 October. The President of the YSK, Muammer Aydın, stated that they had "decided by a majority of voted to hold the referendum".(Turkish Daily News Online)
- 17 October 2007: The International Monetary Fund told Turkey on Monday that the targeted number for a primary surplus should be at 6.5 percent of GNP in 2008. By doing so, managing director Rodrigo de Rato mentioned, it has given Turkey the ability to decrease monetary troubles.(Turkish Daily News Online)
- 17 October 2007: The Turkish national team lost a close affair to the Greek national team in football 1-0 in a Euro 2008 qualifying match this evening in Istanbul. Giannis Amanatidis put the ball in the back of the net in the 78th minute past Volkan Demirel to guarantee Greece a place in the finals of the tournament.(Goal.com)
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- Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gül, the AK Party's presidential candidate, presented a formal application for his candidacy to Parliament’s newly elected Speaker Köksal Toptan yesterday. (Today's Zaman)
- The headscarf worn by the wife of Abdullah Gül, the presidential candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), should not be a problem when he accedes to presidency because "she won't join all the events, in the end," Gül himself reportedly told the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Tuesday. (Today's Zaman)
- After re-nominating FM Abdullah Gül as the presidential candidate of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has turned all his attention to the formation of his new Cabinet, likely to be announced this Friday. (Today's Zaman)
- While European Union term president Portugal and the European Commission declined to comment on the re-nomination of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül for the presidency, several members of the European Parliament (EP) hailed the announcement. (Today's Zaman)
- Turkey’s UEFA Champions League representatives, the Fenerbahçe Yellow Canaries and the Beşiktaş Black Eagles, embark upon their UEFA Champions League third qualifying round campaign this evening. (Today's Zaman)
- Right and left-wing intellectuals have slammed the Republican People's Party's (CHP) "closed-door" policy against Abdullah Gül's presidential candidacy, with the CHP's refusal to engage in dialogue with Justice and Development Party (AK Party) presidential candidate Gül seen as a self-marginalizing act that will further decrease the party's public support. (Today's Zaman)
- The Culture and Tourism Ministry has designated new strategies for Turkey's oversees promotion in 2008. The ministry has divided the world into 10 regions to conduct different promotion campaigns peculiar to each culture. (The New Anatolian)
- The naval and air forces of Israel, Turkey and the United States will stage joint search and rescue exercises in late August south of the Turkish coast, the Israeli army announced yesterday. (The New Anatolian)
- Austria is standing behind its controversial decision to release Rıza Altun, chieftain of the outlawed PKK. (The New Anatolian)
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- Abdullah Gül, currently the Foreign Minister of Turkey, confirms that he would stand again for election as the President of Turkey. (Reuters), (Today's Zaman)
- Of the 25 wells that TPAO established near the Syrian-Turkish border, 21 produce oil. Still there are plans to set up new ones shortly. (Today's Zaman)
- A Turkish ferry rammed head-on into a Ukrainian-flagged freighter anchored off the northwest coast in the Sea of Marmara on Monday, slightly injuring dozens of ferry passengers, said a spokesperson for İstanbul’s ferry boat company İDO. (Today's Zaman)
- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may announce his new Cabinet at his regular meeting with the president later this week, government spokesman Mehmet Ali Şahin said Monday. (Today's Zaman)
- The Trabzonspor-Sivasspor match on Sunday was abandoned with less than 30 seconds to go due to crowd-player violence, Trabzonspor was leading 1-0, and the incident has overshadowed all other action this week.
- The leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal yesterday said the main reason for his opposition to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül's presidential bid is his political identity and not his wife's headscarf. “Mr. Gül has penned articles with a deep ideological engagement and that directly put forward his main political identity. (Turkish Daily News)
- Turkish aid organization Kızılay (Red Crescent) sent 16 trucks load of aid to Iraq on Tuesday. (The New Anatolian)
- Turkey congratulated the 60th anniversary of Pakistan's independence. (The New Anatolian)
- A commercial contract for construction of the Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant Project was signed between the Turkish Directorate General for Water Works (DSI) and the Ilisu consortium of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. (The New Anatolian)
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- A “Turkish village” that will be used as an exhibition area for carpets and kilims along with other Anatolian handicrafts, will be established at Gölbaşı in Ankara. (Today's Zaman)
- Ankara residents who have been suffering from water shortages and cuts claim the drought is not a natural, but a manmade disaster imposed upon the city by mismanagement of water resources and a conduit system that has proved to be outdated. (Today's Zaman)
- The population in İstanbul is 11.8 million, according to a report released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (Turkstat), invalidating a commonly held belief that the city’s population neared 15 million. (Today's Zaman)
- The Greek Cypriot administration's recent threats against Turkey's objection to offshore oil and gas exploration licensing in the waters around divided Cyprus has sparked a harsh reaction from Ankara. (Today's Zaman)
- Despite opposition by the United States to an energy deal between Turkey and its arch foe Iran, Ankara and Tehran are meeting for the second round of discussions today in the Iranian capital. (Turkish Daily News)
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- Turkey has been closely following the tragedy in Sudan's Darfur region, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Levent Bilman said in a weekly press conference Thursday. When asked whether Turkey would participate in a peace force in Darfur, he said they were still assessing Turkey's contribution to such a force. (Turkish Daily News)
- Reigning champions Fenerbahçe armed with international stars like Roberto Carlos started the soccer season Friday with a major upset as it went down to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor 2-0. (The New Anatolian)
- We have a Council of Ministers meeting scheduled for August 13. We will have a Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting on the same day as well. We will assess the presidential election calendar altogether," said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday, when commenting on the presidential election process. (The New Anatolian)
- Turkey has formed a technical delegation in order to iron out the details of the "Memorandum of Understanding on Energy" signed between Turkey and Iran, on July 13 in Ankara. (The New Anatolian)
- Presidential election process has begun in Turkish parliament on Friday. According to the new Speaker of the parliament Köksal Toptan, any deputy aspiring to run for the president can do so until Sunday midnight, August 19th, 2007. Voting rounds to elect the new president would be completed within 20 days. First round of the voting will be held in August 20th. If they fail on the first round, the second round will be held on August 24th. If the new president cannot be elected in the second round, the third round will take place on August 28th and the last round on September 1st. (The New Anatolian), (CNN)
- Turkish Airlines (THY) and THY Technic workers have cast their votes, 5,115 in favor and 4,555 against a strike, poll results showed on Thursday, tossing the ball into the union's court. (Today's Zaman)
- The public that left the fuel distribution business by selling Petrol Office (PO) is coming back with the Turkish Petroleum International Company (TPIC). (Today's Zaman)
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- Former center-right politician Köksal Toptan, nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) on Wednesday, has been elected Turkey’s new parliament speaker, receiving 450 votes out of a total of 535 in the first round of voting. His only contender, Tunca Toskay, put forward by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), received 74 votes. (Today's Zaman)
- As the deadline for offshore oil and gas exploration licensing in the waters around divided Cyprus -- launched by the Greek Cypriot administration on behalf of the whole island -- rapidly approaches, Ankara has intensified its moves in the eastern Mediterranean off Cyprus. (Today's Zaman)
- The quick election of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Parti) candidate, Köksal Toptan, to the post of parliament speaker has paved the way for speedy election for the next president. (Today's Zaman)
- After all the pre-season hype and hoopla, defending champion Fenerbahçe kicks off the 2007-08 Turkcell Super League season with a mini İstanbul derby against newcomer İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı this evening. (Today's Zaman)
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