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Turks Identify Least with the Netherlands
Netherlands Info Services 2 September 2010
THE HAGUE - Only 40 percent of Dutch people with a Turkish background actually feel Dutch, the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) reported yesterday. The CBS surveyed the degree to 
Surveying Turkish influence in Western Balkans
B92 2 September 2010
Turkish President Abdullah Gul will visit Bosnia-Herzegovina from Sept. 2-3, amid rising tensions in the lead-up to Bosnian elections. Turkey has been able to use tensions among 
Bulgaria Begins Trial against Ethnic Turkish Leader
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) 2 September 2010
Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court launches Thursday the much anticipated trial against the ethnic Turkish leader, Ahmed Dogan. Although he has been regularly called, the ethnic Turkish 
Denmark charges Kurdish TV station with promoting terror
Hurriyet Daily News 1 September 2010
Danish prosecutors have charged a Kurdish-language television station with promoting activities of a group linked to terrorism, officials said Tuesday. Top Danish prosecutor Joergen Steen 
Turks in Netherlands concerned over coalition including Wilders
TODAY’S ZAMAN 1 September 2010
A Turkish community in the Netherlands is increasingly concerned over the fact that extreme right-wing and anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom (PVV) campaigns against 
Police investigation shows teen a victim of ‘honor’ killing
TODAY’S ZAMAN 1 September 2010
A teenager found buried underground two months ago in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir was killed by her brother as part of a decision to cleanse her family’s "honor,” reports from the 
German-Turkish author to face robbery, homicide charges in Turkey
Earthtimes 1 September 2010
An Istanbul prosecutor has prepared a complaint charging Dogan Akhanli, a German author of Turkish descent, with robbery and homicide, Akhanli's lawyer said on Wednesday in the Turkish 
Germany to bring in Turkish police to combat crime in ethnic community
RussiaToday 25 August 2010
Turkish immigrants in Germany are often criticized for failing to fit into the society of the new home which has led to a high crime rate. Consequently, authorities plan to bring in Turkish police to 
Turkish Ramadan tent added to list of official Moscow festivals
Worldbulletin.net 25 August 2010
A Ramadan tent set up alongside the Zafer Mosque in the Russian capital of Moscow will begin operations on Friday with an inaugural Turkish Day celebration. 
Turks defy tradition to get answers over their sons' deaths
Deutsche Welle 24 August 2010
The Turkish army has traditionally been considered above the law in its long-running fight against Kurdish rebels. However, now the military is under pressure from the families of slain soldiers. 
Turkey to remove Iran from enemies watchlist
AFP 24 August 2010
Turkey is to remove Iran from a watchlist of nations it considers a specific threat to its national security, a news report said Monday, amid Western concerns of rapprochement between the two 
European Court of Human Rights secures Hrant Dink family claim against Turkey
PanARMENIAN.Net 23 August 2010
The European Court of Human Rights secured the claim of the family of slain Agos newspaper editor Hrant Dink against Turkey, condemning lack of precautionary measures to ensure his safety and 
Video: What happened on the Flotilla to Gaza
BBC 23 August 2010
Who is really to blame for the embargo? Israel that left Gaza peacefully, and was thanked with over 6000 rockets into Israel before finally giving in and responding, or Hamas that kills its co-religionists, places its civilians at military targets, and provokes Israel into finally stopping the barrage of missiles on civilian targets. 
Swedish opposition to shift Armenian Genocide issue to UN
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am 17 August 2010
The Swedish citizens of Turkish origin are seriously concerned over possible victory of the left-wing opposition parties at the forthcoming parliamentary elections, as they advocated for the adoption 
German experts say Turkey using chemical weapons
Bio Prep Watch 16 August 2010
By Tina Redlup
German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that show Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters killed in Turkey by chemical weapons. The photographs, IsraelNationalNews.com reports, 
U.S. Court Upholds Reality Of Armenian Genocide
Family Security Matters 16 August 2010
By Paul Williams, PhD
Fethullah Gulen, who seeks to establish a universal caliphate, is weeping again. The radical Turkish imam, who seeks to revive the Ottoman Empire and to establish a universal caliphate, has spent 
Orthodox flock to once-banned holy site in Turkey
Reuters 16 August 2010
By Ayla Jean Yackley
Europe Papadopolous's grandparents were children when they fled their village in northeast Turkey and settled in Greece almost 90 years ago, yet she still felt she was in exile. Papadopolous, 45, 
Obama warns Turkish PM over stance on Israel, Iran
Hurriyet Daily News 16 August 2010
United States President Barack Obama has warned Turkey's prime minister that Ankara's position on Israel and Iran could lessen its chances of obtaining U.S. weapons, a report said Monday. Turkish 
Turkish justice minister opposes Nazi example in Dink
Hurriyet Daily News 16 August 2010
The minister of justice opposes Turkey’s reference to a leader of a Nazi organization in Europe as a supporting example while defending the trial of murdered Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink 
Turkish officials deny Der Spiegel's claim on use of chemical weapons
Hurriyet Daily News 13 August 2010
Turkish officials denied Friday claims by a German magazine that the Turkish military used chemical weapons in its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. "These claims are 





