"Turkish Prime Minister warns US: we will attack Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Turkish Prime Minister warns US: we will attack Kurdish rebels in Iraq - Times Online
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, front left, his deputy Hayati Yazici, front right, his minister Kursad Tuzmen, rear left, and Zafer Caglayan raise their hands in the Parliament to vote on a government motion on a military operation against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, in Ankara, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. Turkey's Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a possible cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, although the government appears willing to give more time to diplomatic pressure on the U.S. backed Iraqi administration.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. Congress — Righting a Historical Wrong?
A very good round up by Onnik Krikorian; an outline of positions....
Turkey preparing for incursion into Iraq after PKK militants kill 17 soldiers
Mr. Erdoğan, will you still go to the US?
Orhan KİLERCİOĞLUEU-Digest- Storm Warnings : Turkey- Iraq - by René Wadlow
EU-Digest: The report "Storm Warnings: Turkey-Iraq" was contributed to EU-Digest by its author René Wadlow, editor of the online journal of www.transnational-perspectives.orgYusuf Kanlı: We are hurt twice
Genocide – Law and double standards
Andrew VORKINKHouston, is there a problem?
Dennis REDMONT
Route of the happy minority and Turkey by Dr. ATİLLA YAYLA
Turkish parliament OKs possible move on Iraq's rebel Kurds - Los Angeles Times
Pelosi Backs Off Pledge to Call Vote on Armenian Bill
No way to treat a friend | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Armenian story has another side -- chicagotribune.com
"Armenian story has another side By Norman Stone, a historian and the author of 'World War I: A Short History' October 16, 2007All the world knows what the end of an empire looks like: hundreds of thousands of people fleeing down dusty paths, taking what was left of their possessions; crammed refugee trains puffing their way across arid plains; and many, many people dying. For the Ottoman Empire that process began in the Balkans, the Crimea and the Caucasus as Russia and her satellites expanded. Seven million people -- we would now call them Turks -- had to settle in Anatolia, the territory of modern Turkey."
Bush blasts Congress on several fronts - CNN.com
After genocide dispute, France smoothes relations with Turkey - International Herald Tribune
Genocide resolution's support is fading - Los Angeles Times
San Jose Mercury News - Debate over word obscures Turkey's need to face truth
Support Wanes in House for Genocide Vote - New York Times
Don't offend Turkey, our ally - 10/17/2007 - MiamiHerald.com
Taner Akcam weighs in on the Genocide bill before Congress
by Celal Birader
"(...) For his part, "A Shameful Act" author Taner Akcam acknowledges the force of these pragmatic arguments -- but rejects them."Look, we can make a list of reasons why this resolution will make matters worse," Akcam said in a phone interview from his office at the University of Minnesota.
"First, it explicitly politicizes the problem. Second, it makes a historic problem a diplomatic fight between the United States and Turkey. Third, it increases the aggressive attacks of the Turkish government against those inside and outside the country. Fourth, it increases the animosity and hatred against Armenians generally in Turkey. Fifth, it can never solve the problem. It aggravates the problem.
[MONDAY TALK] ‘Israel likely to lose Turkey if Armenian resolution passes’
by YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN
Expert on Turkish foreign policy Bülent Aras said Israel might be further isolated in the Middle East if abandoned by Turkey following a possible passage of the Armenian genocide resolution in the US Congress.
A pyrrhic victory
The frustration of Gunduz Aktan, former ambassador and current Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) member of Parliament said it all. Speaking at a Washington think tank, the day after the “yes” vote on the Armenian resolution at the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Aktan was upset for more than one reason.
Is the PKK trying to provoke a cross-border operation?
With the latest incident yesterday in Hakkari it has become crystal clear that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) wants Turkey to wage a cross-border operation into northern Iraq.
Turkish-American relations
Relations between the United States and Turkey have witnessed several ups and downs throughout the course of history. Turkey has often considered the United States as a protector and as the one that balances other great powers’ ambitions over Turkey, helping to preserve Turkey’s independence.
Why is NATO’s Article 5 not enforced in favor of Turkey?
Any country could criticize the operation Turkey is considering carrying out against the terrorist organization based in Iraq that martyrs our soldiers everyday.
The motion and its consequences
Can the motion approved on Oct. 17 in Parliament, with 507 deputies voting for it, be an indicator of Turkey’s determination to assume a more active role in the Iraq incidents?
Why Turkey’s army will stay home by IAN BREMMER
Just when the smoke from Turkey's domestic political conflicts of the past year had begun to clear, another deadly attack by Kurdish separatists on Turkish soldiers has the government threatening military attacks inside northern Iraq.
Why will tomorrow’s referendum be held? by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE
Tomorrow is the day of the referendum. The citizens of the Turkish Republic are anticipated to go to the ballot boxes and vote in favor or against a package consisting of a few articles and constitutional amendments.
Is 301 getting hotter?
by ERDAL ŞAFAK, SABAH
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, along with President Abdullah Gül, has "personally" supported the demands to alter 301.
Armenian bill
by MAHİR KAYNAK, STAR
The resolution pertaining to Armenian genocide claims has been losing support in the US House of Representatives. Even this is enough to prove that the resolution is not a principle but a medium utilized for political purposes.
The motion and the advocacy of the PKK
by MEHMET METİNER, BUGÜN
Unfortunately, common sense is replaced by anger when people go off the deep end.
Article 301 leaves no place for freedom
by HASAN CEMAL, MİLLİYET
Imagine that one can say "there was no genocide" but cannot claim that genocide took place some time in Turkish history.
The passion of ‘cross-border’
by MURAT BELGE, RADİKAL
The cross-border operation into northern Iraq seems to be tantamount to the “decency of Turkey” with the recent developments. Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Büyükanıt and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli stated that any opposition to the cross-border operation would be tantamount to high treason.
The solution offered by the motion!
by HASAN CEMAL, MİLLİYET
The outlawed PKK is a consequence of the factor that triggered the Kurdish issue. Those who are aware of the Kurdish problem generally ask the same question:
The real problem is freedom of expression
by MUSTAFA ERDOĞAN, STAR
The upcoming Turkey 2007 Progress Report, to be issued by the European Commission, puts pressure on the government to take urgent steps to amend Article 301.
The discourse captures both Turks and Kurds
by AKİF EMRE, YENİ ŞAFAK
We should realize that this country cannot wriggle through the existing atmosphere of chaos unless the style adopted by the politicians is changed as the expressions uttered by the political parties drag the country into a deadlock because the issues dominating the national agenda, such as terrorism, the Kurdish issue and the parliamentary authorization for a cross-border operation into northern Iraq, are bogged down due to the stance and style adopted by the politicians.
Should we be like the US?
by ERGUN BABAHAN, SABAH
Turkey is entitled to employ every kind of defensive measure against attacks coming from foreign territories.
Making history with a majority of votes
by GÜLAY GÖKTÜRK, BUGÜN
Congratulations to us! It seems we have managed to narrowly escape being designated “a country that committed genocide.”
