Although virtually unnoticed by the outside world, since last autumn Turkey has been the site of the longest -- and now the deadliest -- hunger strike against a government in modern history.

Rapporters Sans Frontieres denounces violations against journalists. There is a constant gap between Turkeys promises and the practices of its police forces, stated Robert Ménard, the organisations secretary-general.

The exhibition stretches over three floors and explores the cultural heritage of Turkish Jews over the passed seven centuries starting from the Ottoman conquest of Bursa in 1326. A large number of these Sephardic Jews found refugee in the Ottoman Empire.

Ankaras political and military rulers expect that a Turkish military presence in Afghanistan will indirectly provide the country with a wider margin of maneuver and a greater say in the prospective reshaping of the region,

Ersen Korkmaz, columnist and editor of local daily Demokrat Iskenderun prosecuted for his column criticisng Turkeys foreign policy. Charged with violating Article 159 of the Penal Code, Korkmaz is faced with 18 months in prison.

It is vital that we explore anti-American sentiment. It is especially urgent that we study Americas Middle East policy, with emphasis on U.S. dealings with Iraq and Israel.

The schism between the governments attitude and the public sentiment is so apparent that, football matches in Istanbul have witnessed loud anti-USA protests when the audience is called for standing for condolence for the victims of the attack on USA.

Ongoing economic crisis leads to unemployment among Turkeys specialized workforce, say Engineers Chambers officials. New raduates as well as experienced engineers are seeking jobs outside of their profession or overseas.

2000 farmers who could not pay their debts due to ongoing economic crisis, are qued for going into the prison. Some farmers will stay in prison for undersigning contracts as guarantors for another fellow farmers debt.

Almost weekly, Turkish officials report snaring smugglers or rescuing abandoned immigrants. Earlier this summer, Turkish police found 65 Iraqis hidden in secret compartments of a truck loaded with sand and pebbles.

Amnesty International calls for investigation into the deaths and injuries of Nov. 5 raid by Turkish police forces on the Istanbul neighbourhood of Kucukarmutlu. The deaths might have been the result of excessive force used by security forces AI doubts.

The business community and the trade unions, the mainstream media, the liberal and left-wing analysts in an unprecedented solidarity, publicly question the militarys uncontested monopoly over handling the national security issues.

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders Denktas and Klerides met after 4 years at the green border. Talks about the future of Cyprus will be continued on January 15th 2002 without any preconditions. Turkish Cypriots comment on the event.

Colasan and Soms mistake is so basic it would be akin to a U.S.journalist writing about Turkey and confusing MHP with the PKK. Their allegations reflect badly on them, their newspapers, and the entire Turkish newspaper industry.

Up to 4,000 media workers have been laid- off in Turkey as a result of a recent 30 per cent devaluation of the Turkish Lira, which has hit the media industry the hardest.

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The United States and Turkey share a core common concern with the guiding principles of the Taliban and al Qaeda. Though Turkey is 99.8 percent Muslim, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban, surely include the Turkish Republic among the camp of disbelief.

Turkish government plans to deploy at least 300 soldiers from the special warfare unit, which has been fighting Kurdish insurgents for 15 years, in Afghanistan to operate under the allied command as soon as the land operations begin.

Turkish writer Asiye Zeybek was raped by policemen - yet it is she who faces prison. And her case is the tip of the iceberg, says Joan Smith of The Guardian in her column on Sep.17 issue of the British daily.

The draft new code scraps the phrase the head of the marriage union is the man, giving women the right to have a say in decisions concerning the children or the family home. She no longer needs a husbands consent to go out to work.