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	Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Turkey is a member state of the United Nations, NATO, OSCE, OECD, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Council of Europe and in the process of accession to the European Union.
		Turkey invaded the island in 1974 in response to an Athens backed coup of the island, Turkey states that it was invoking its role under the Treaty of Guarantee to ensure the independence of the island and protection of its Turkish Cypriot minority.
		Turkey forms a bridge between Europe and Asia, with the division between the two running from the Black Sea to the north down along the Bosporus strait through the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles strait to the Aegean Sea and the larger Mediterranean Sea to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey (3868 words)

	Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Turkey is bordered to the east by Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran; to the south by Iraq and Syria; and to the west by the Aegean Sea and its islands, Greece and Bulgaria.
		Turkey became a member of NATO in 1952, and is seeking membership of the European Union.
		Turkey's dynamic economy is a complex mix of modern industry and commerce along with a traditional agriculture sector that in 2001 still accounted for 40% of employment.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/T/Turkey.htm (1129 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- No haven for PKK in Iraq, president tells Turkey
		Turkey has blamed the PKK for three bomb attacks in Istanbul last Tuesday that killed two people and wounded 11, including foreigners at a tourist hotel.
		Turkey has long been pressing the United States, which regards the PKK as a terrorist organization, to crack down on the PKK in northern Iraq.
		Turkey is eager to develop trade with Iraq despite security concerns for Turkish workers in Iraq after militants abducted and killed at least two truck drivers.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040816-0925-iraq-turkey.html (496 words)

	Bush, George W. (Harpers.org)
		President Bush, apparently worried that all his talk about recession might make people think he had caused it, told 120 high-tech executives, whose net worth has dropped significantly in recent months, that the future was “incredibly bright.” Chinese paleontologists found the largest dinosaur footprints ever, right next to large deposits of dinosaur dung.
		President Bush said he wanted another $48 billion for the military, though he was still refusing, even in the face of new budget deficits, to lower or postpone his big tax cut for the rich.
		President Bush said he would reconsider his decision to deny Afghan war prisoners the protection of the Geneva Conventions but said that the men were “killers” and as such did not deserve to be classified as prisoners of war.
	www.harpers.org /GeorgeWBush.html (4741 words)

	ABC News: EU President Urges Turkey to Go Extra Mile on EU Talks
		Turkey believes it has earned the right to start talks after a Commission recommendation to EU leaders in October that it had met strict political, human rights and rule of law criteria.
		Turkey's hopes were boosted on Wednesday when French President Jacques Chirac went on television to spell out his belief that Turkish accession would spread stability and security, provided Ankara met EU conditions.
		Turkey is seeking to end more than 40 years in the wealthy bloc's waiting room since it signed an association deal in 1963.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/12/16/cache/412211.html (860 words)

	AHMET NECDET SEZER 10TH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Appointed by the President to serve at the Constitutional Court on September 27, 1988.
		The 10th President of the Republic of Turkey, Ahmet Necdet Sezer was sworn in at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) on May 16, and took over the Presidency from Süleyman Demirel.
		He said that as the President of the country representing its national and territorial integrity, the safeguarding of social peace and order should be one of his major goals.
	www.byegm.gov.tr /yayinlarimiz/NEWSPOT/2000/May/N5.htm (456 words)

	Turkey recipes, turkey preparation tips, low carb recipes, high protein food, heart healthy recipes, thanksgiving ...
		The annual presentation of the National Thanksgiving Turkey to the President has become a traditional holiday ritual in the nation's capital, signaling the unofficial beginning of the holiday season and providing the President an opportunity to reflect publicly on the meaning of the Thanksgiving season.
		The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds, meaning that approximately 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the United States during Thanksgiving in 2004.
		Turkey is increasingly packaged in smaller portion sizes that are perfect for singles or small families.
	www.eatturkey.com /consumer/history/history.html (1160 words)

	CNN.com - Bush pardons Thanksgiving turkey - Nov. 24, 2003
		President Bush pets Stars the national Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony pardoning the turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House.
		President Bush Monday pardoned the national Thanksgiving turkey, marking the 56th anniversary of the annual event.
		The role of the alternate turkey is "not to be taken lightly," said Bush.
	www.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/24/turkey (333 words)

	Azerbaijan President visits Turkey to discuss oil pipelines [Free Republic]
		The President of Azerbaijan, Heyder Aliyev, is in Turkey on a two-day visit for talks on regional issues including oil and gas pipelines.
		Turkey, along with the United States, is pushing for this pipeline to carry the bulk of Caspian oil to international markets, rather than cheaper possible routes through Iran or Russia.
		Turkey can also rely on natural gas from Bulgaria as Bulgargas confirmed on September 27, 1999 (PERI) that "it would increase from January transit volumes of Russian gas to quake-hit Turkey to 32-34 million cubic metres a day from the current 28.5 million.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a381cda82473e.htm (1513 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Profile of Turkey's New President
		He was nominated to run for president after the parliament opposed former President Demirel’s re-election and seemed locked in a stalemate over his potential successors.
		Presidents in Turkey are largely ceremonial figures, with limited power to elect governments or veto legislation.
		Intense lobbying for the financing and construction of the $2.4 billion pipeline was boosted recently by the announcement of the discovery of a large new oil field on the Caspian shore of Kazakhstan.
	eurasianet.org /eurasianet/departments/insight/articles/eav062000.shtml (975 words)

	Arrival Remarks by Presidents Clinton, Demirel in Turkey, 11/15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		President Clinton was welcomed to Turkey by President Suleyman Demirel November 15, and in remarks at the arrival ceremony in Ankara, the two leaders expressed their hopes for a better future.
		President, over the next five days, I will have the opportunity to be in your nation on the longest visit ever by an American President to Turkey.
		President, you mentioned that it was 10 years ago this month that the Berlin Wall fell.
	www.usembassy.it /file9911/alia/99111504.htm (1480 words)

	AllRefer.com - Kemal AtatUrk : President of Turkey (Turkish And Ottoman History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		In 1923 Kemal was elected president of the new Turkish republic.
		With enormous energy he set out on a program of internal reform and "Westernization"; 15 years of his rule changed Turkey in the essential as well as the most minute aspects of its life (see Turkey).
		He established friendly relations with Turkey's neighbors, particularly the Soviet Union, helped to bring about the Balkan Entente, and freed Turkey from foreign influence, though it meant refusing capital investment for industrialization of the country.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Ataturk-president-of-turkey.html (298 words)

	MSN Encarta - Sezer, Ahmet Necdet
		Sezer, Ahmet Necdet, born in 1941, Turkish jurist, tenth president of Turkey (2000- ).
		Born in central Turkey in the town of Afyon, Sezer studied law at the University of Ankara, where he graduated in 1962.
		As president, Sezer has worked for constitutional reforms that are required for Turkey to attain membership in the European Union (EU).
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701509055/Sezer_Ahmet_Necdet.html (185 words)

	Ankara, Turkey - Current News & Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underlined yesterday in Ankara the importance of preserving unity of the...
		The Pakistani president is scheduled to address the Turkish parliament during his stay, with the emphasis of his speech expected to be on increasing co...
		Cutting Turkey's chronic inflation is a key element of a $16 billion stand-by deal that Ankara signed with the IMF in 2002 in the wake of two severe financial...
	www.4newz.net /world/am/Ankara.html (10782 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Turkey's new president takes office
		Mr Sezer, who was formerly the chief justice of the constitutional court, is the first president in modern Turkish history who is neither an active politician nor a military commander.
		His position is largely ceremonial but as president, he will have the chance to help set the tone of political debate and influence decisions behind the scenes.
		The new president will also have to play a role in foreign affairs, a field in which he has no experience.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/750491.stm (425 words)

	Untitled Document
		Donated turkeys were also delivered to Bronx soup kitchens and senior centers.
		The Borough President also distributed the first borough wide Directory of Bronx Community and Emergency Food Programs at the soup kitchen in the Bronx.
		The directory, created by the Borough President’s office, is a comprehensive listing of Bronx organizations offering free food for residents in need.
	bronxboropres.nyc.gov /en/gv/press/pressReleases/release11_24_04TurkeyDrive.htm (399 words)

	President Pardons Turkey
		As is customary, the President of the United States is expected to pardon a turkey...
		The presidential tradition of pardoning a turkey dates back 50 years to Harry Truman and has until this day been a custom of the Whitehouse executive.
		A Turkey "roast" celebration full of poultry humor, love and history will be held.
	photodc.com /screensaver/Turkey/index98.html (330 words)

	Presidential Pardon of the Turkey (Reference) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		As is customary, the President of the United States is expected to pardon a turkey on the eve of Thanksgiving at a White House ceremony.
		The turkey is given to Kidwell Farm, a petting zoo at Frying Pan Park in Herndon, Virginia.
		The turkey in question gets a last minute pardon before arriving, and is then led to his new home at the Turkey Barn after enduring a turkey "roast" full of poultry humor and history.
	www.teachervision.com /lesson-plans/lesson-2416.html?for_printing=1 (121 words)

	Algerian President visits Turkey
		Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R), accompanied by Turkish soldiers, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara February 2, 2005.
		President Bouteflika is the first ever Algerian president to pay a state visit to Turkey.
		Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) follows Turkish soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Mausoleum of Ataturk in Ankara February 2, 2005.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-02/03/content_414693.htm (83 words)

	Palestine question - Thirty-first OIC Ministerial Conference/Address by President of Turkey - OIC Ministerial Conf. ...
		As a result of the continuing occupation in the territories of Palestine, and excessive use of force as well as destruction that have claimed the lives of many Palestinians, the conflict has escalated to a dangerous level.
		The ongoing contacts with the members of the Quartet by the OIC Ministerial Delegation, in which Turkey is also represented, demonstrate the commitment of the international community to a just and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
		I would like to reiterate that Turkey stands ready to fulfil any responsibility that falls on its shoulders for the resolution of the conflict.
	domino.un.org /unispal.nsf/bc8b0c56b7bf621185256cbf005ac05f/8128b51b24892c7e85256eb500622708!OpenDocument (434 words)

	The Seattle Times: Politics: Bush's turkey in Iraq images was for show, not for eating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		In the most widely published image from his Thanksgiving Day trip to Baghdad, the beaming president is wearing an Army workout jacket and surrounded by soldiers as he cradles a platter with a golden-brown turkey.
		A contractor had roasted and primped the turkey to adorn the buffet line, while the 600 soldiers were served from cafeteria-style steam trays, the officials said.
		ANJA NEIDRINGHAUS / AP The platter of turkey President Bush carried while visiting U.S. troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving was actually a decoration.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/politics/2001806972_bushturkey04.html (758 words)

	CNN.com - Iraqi president warns Turkey - February 8, 2002
		The Iraqi president replied: "We expect from Turkey to stick to rules of good neighborliness and principles of international law and to contribute seriously to protecting security and stability in the region."
		He said the United States is using the issue of weapons inspections as a pretext for a planned attack.
		The statement was the first comment on weapons inspections by the Iraqi president since Baghdad offered last month to reopen talks with the United Nations.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/02/08/iraq.turkey.warning (347 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Europe and Central Asia : Turkey
		The decision follows the October 2004 evaluation by the European Commission that “Turkey sufficiently fulfils the political criteria” and its recommendation that accession negotiations be opened.
		Turkey should stop fending off the legitimate involvement of international agencies and make a formal declaration to integrate them in its return plans.
		Turkey has made significant progress in reducing torture and other ill-treatment by the security services through successive legislative reforms since 1997.
	www.hrw.org /europe/turkey.php (1330 words)

	USATODAY.com - Turkey rejects kidnappers' demands in Iraq; U.S. plane hit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey on Sunday rejected the demands of Islamic militants who are threatening to behead three of its kidnapped citizens during a visit by President Bush to Turkey.
		With violence persisting, security measures have been increased around government buildings, power stations and oil installations in advance of Wednesday's transfer of sovereignty to a new Iraqi administration, an official in the Interior Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said.
		Turkey's defense minister said Ankara would not negotiate with the hostage takers.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2004-06-26-iraq-turks-kidnapped_x.htm (1102 words)

	Xinhua News Agency : Azerbaijani President Visits Turkey. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		The two presidents held a meeting, which was also attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, reported the Anatolia News Agency.
		Azerbaijani Ambassador to Turkey Mehmet Aliyev Nevruzoglu was present on the occasion.
		Turkey has forged close political and economic ties with the Caucasian country since it became independent as a result of the collapse of the former Soviet Union a decade ago.
	static.highbeam.com /x/xinhuanewsagency/january102000/azerbaijanipresidentvisitsturkey/index.html (190 words)

	ATATURK.COM : ATATURK , Mustafa Kemal : Founder & First President, Republic of Turkey (1881-1938) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first President, stands as a towering figure of the 20th Century.
		As President for 15 years, until his death in 1938, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk introduced a broad range of swift and sweeping reforms - in the political, social, legal, economic, and cultural spheres - virtually unparalleled in any other country.
		His achievements in Turkey are an enduring monument to Atatürk.
	www.ataturk.com /index2.html (421 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		I want to thank Larry Fanella, the chairman of the National Turkey Federation; and say a special word of thanks to Robert Strickler and to Sean Arbogast, the 10-year-old boy who raised this year's turkey in Dayton, Virginia.
		And now I want to accept the turkey, and a lot of you know this already, but this will be the second official presidential pardon of my administration -- I granted one to a turkey last year.
		Unlike the 45 million American turkeys who will make the supreme sacrifice this Thanksgiving for the rest of us, this turkey will retire to Kidwell Farms, a replica of the 1930's working farm in Frying Pan Park in northern Virginia.
	clinton6.nara.gov /1994/11/1994-11-23-remarks-by-president-at-turkey-presentation.html (488 words)

	From the President: Talking Turkey
		Turkeys appear in the artwork of many ancient cultures.
		From there the turkey spread rapidly through western Europe and, in a delicious twist, English, French, and Dutch colonists brought this bird back to eastern North America in the early seventeenth century, where it interbred with wild turkeys to become the ancestor of the modern holiday gobbler.
		Jane C. Waldbaum is the president of the Archaeological Institute of America.
	www.archaeology.org /0411/etc/president.html (406 words)

	From the President: Talking Turkey (Turkey Hisotry)
		And the turkey, which may well appear on your own festive dinner table, has a fascinating archaeological and zoological past.
		A.W. Schorger, who wrote the standard work The Wild Turkey: Its History and Domestication in 1966, suggests that turkeys were domesticated in Mexico some time between 200 B.C. and A.D. 700 and had spread through Central America and parts of South America by the time of the Spanish conquest.
		The Narragansett seems to be the closest breed to the wild type, and was the one presented to president Lincoln.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1288419/posts (976 words)

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