Full Coverage: Turkey

12.05.2009 The Turkish government has set its own catch limit for the endangered Mediterranean bluefin tuna, in total disregard for internationally agreed quotas and scientific advice, according to an international environmental group.

30.05.2008 Three Turkish tuna fishing vessels surrounded the Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" in the Cypriot Channel this morning, with crew from one vessel attacking the ship with lead weights.

18.04.2008 The Turkish government's recent easing of a headscarf ban has escalated tensions between supporters of a secular state and those who would like to see Turkey develop into a moderate Islamic nation.

02.04.2008 Officials from almost 40 cities worldwide met recently to establish a global declaration on metropolitan water management strategies.

18.12.2007 The UN Refugee Agency is appealing to the British public to help displaced Iraqis following the displacement of people in northern Iraq as a result of shelling by Turkey.

30.10.2007 A human rights court has ruled that Turkey must allow students to opt out of religious education, citing that students from a small Turkish religious group should not be forced to take Sunni Islamic lessons.

24.10.2007 Nearly 5,000 people, many of whom are already poor, have been forced to flee their homes along the Iraq-Turkey border as tension rises between Turkish-Kurdish rebels and the Turkish army. "It will be a [humanitarian] disaster," said Kalif Dirar, a senior official in the Kurdistan regional government.

23.10.2007 Some expressed outrage and others jubilation -- a diverse group of Americans, Armenians, and Turks recorded online their reactions to the U.S. Congressional resolution to consider the mass killings of Armenians in early 20th century Ottoman Turkey as genocide.

16.10.2007 Although Turkey has vastly improved its democratic institutions, it remains heavily divided and problems linger in areas like human rights and freedom of expression, comments researcher Didem Cakmakli.

01.08.2007 Although the UN's refugee office has recently amplified its efforts, a U.S.-based group is insisting that other UN agencies have yet to respond adequately to the Iraqi refugee crisis and must do so promptly.

24.07.2007 Turkey's election has produced a clear win for the ruling party. But the country remains in the grip of a crisis involving two competing definitions of its very identity, says George Schöpflin.
From openDemocracy

19.07.2007 Another "unthinkable" war in Iraq may break out and the U.S. may have misjudged its capacity to maintain stability, says Hisae Nakanishi.
From: Transnational Foundation

18.07.2007 Although recent events have forced Turkey's political parties to pay more attention to women, women's representation in the country's parliament is still the lowest in the world. But an upcoming election could be a harbinger of change.

08.06.2007 Life in the village of Golovasi used to revolve around the fishing in the nearby Mediterranean Sea, but the arrival of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline has kept fishermen out of their fishing regions and driven the fish out of the area. "Fishing here is finished," said a local fisherman. "We have boats, but we don't really use them anymore."

06.05.2007 The political crisis in Turkey reflects a clash of definition over the very nature of the country, says Gunes Murat Tezcur.

07.02.2007 The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources signed an agreement with the World Water Council in Ankara recently to host the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, that takes place in March 2009.

04.12.2006 Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey helped the Catholic church build ties across religious differences, but the issue of minority rights still hangs heavy over the country, and a papal visit alone won't solve it.

25.10.2006 Turkey has received a strong message from the European Union: trade union rights are on the same list regarding TurkeyÂ’s commitments as freedom of expression, human rights, womenÂ’s rights, minoritiesÂ’ rights, and the right to practice oneÂ’s own religion.

25.10.2006 Concerning trade union rights, on the 3rd October, Turkey received a strong message delivered by Olli Rehn, the Finnish European Commissioner, who is responsible for enlargement. According to him Turkey needs to ensure that full Trade Union rights are respected in line with EU standards and ILO Conventions.

23.10.2006 New Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk has been a literary pioneer in trying to fuse Western and Islamic cultures, and has emerged as an outspoken proponent of free speech inside Turkey, says journalist Mevlut Katik.