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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul makes a speech during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul makes a speech during the opening session of the 25th session of the COMCEC in Istanbul, November 7, 2009. COMCEC is the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY POLITICS)

French Foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hand with ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - French Foreign minister Bernard Kouchner (L) shakes hand with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu prior to their lunch at the Foreign ministry in Paris. Turkey is ready to oversee a new stage of secret peace talks between Israel and Syria, resuming a role it had played until last year, Davutoglu said here Friday. Photo:Francois Guillot/AFP

Students walk in front of Turkmenistan State University with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Students walk in front of Turkmenistan State University with a portrait of Turkmenistan's President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on the facade in the capital Ashgabat October 29, 2009. To match feature TURKMENISTAN-REFORMS/ QUALITY FROM SOURCE REUTERS/Stringer (TURKMENISTAN EDUCATION POLITICS)

Dogs are seen at the Akhurian border railway station on the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dogs are seen at the Akhurian border railway station on the Armenian-Turkish border, some 130 km (80 miles) north-west of the capital Yerevan, November 1, 2009. The historic prospect of peace with longtime foe Turkey has roused angry opposition among powerful Armenian nationalists, which could yet undermine President Serzh Sarksyan and torpedo the whole process. Picture taken November 1, 2009. To match analysis ARMENIA-TURKEY/DIVISION REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (ARMENIA ANIMALS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton looks towards the audience ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton looks towards the audience during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa (R) pose ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa (R) pose for a photo during their walkabout in downtown Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa walk ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa walk through the historical center of Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (R) holds hands with his Turkish ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (R) holds hands with his Turkish counterpart Abdulah Gul (L) at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul (2nd L) and his wife Hayrunisa ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul (2nd L) and his wife Hayrunisa (L) smile during a meeting with Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic and his wife Silvia (R) at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul smiles during his meeting with ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul smiles during his meeting with Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING DATE Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (L) accompanies his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul to the Presidential Palace upon his arrival in Slovak capital Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul inspects a guard of honour during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul inspects a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony for him in the Slovak capital Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek(SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

Turkish President Abdullah Gul reviews a guard of honour during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul reviews a guard of honour during the welcoming ceremony in Bratislava November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Petr Josek (SLOVAKIA POLITICS)

An Iraqi Turkmen (left) with an Iraqi Kurd in front of the statue ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:21:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi Turkmen (left) with an Iraqi Kurd in front of the statue of Turkmen leader Abdullah Awchi (background) and a large poster of Kurdish writer and intellect Bahjat Zaki Mardan (back L), in the city of Kirkuk. US Vice President Joe Biden and president Massud Barzani of Iraqi Kurdistan have pressed the need for a key election law to be passed in Baghdad, Kurdish authorities said Photo:Marwan Ibrahim/AFP

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (L) and his Turkish ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (L) and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu shake hands before leaving the 12th Session of the Developing-8 (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu leaves a meeting during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu leaves a meeting during the 12th Session of the Developing-8 (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles as he attends ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles as he attends a meeting at the 12th Session of the Developing-8 (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim (MALAYSIA HEADSHOT POLITICS)

Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson (C) goes to the basket against ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson (C) goes to the basket against Toronto Raptors defenders Chris Bosh (R) and Hedo Turkoglu (L) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto November 1, 2009. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese (CANADA SPORT BASKETBALL)

Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu drives to the basket past ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Toronto Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu drives to the basket past Orlando Magic forward Matt Barnes (L) during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Toronto November 1, 2009. REUTERS/ Mike Cassese (CANADA SPORT BASKETBALL)

A border tower on Turkish territory is seen from the Armenian ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A border tower on Turkish territory is seen from the Armenian side of the Armenian Turkish border near Getk, some 130 km (80miles) northwest of Yerevan, November 1, 2009. Armenia's foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said negotiations between Turkey and Armenia were over and both sides were obliged to move quickly to establish diplomatic relations and open their border under accords signed this month. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (ARMENIA POLITICS)

People walk along the tracks near the Akhurian border railway ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People walk along the tracks near the Akhurian border railway station on the Armenian-Turkish border, some 130 km (80.7 miles) northwest of Yerevan, November 1, 2009. Armenia's foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said negotiations between Turkey and Armenia were over and both sides were obliged to move quickly to establish diplomatic relations and open their border under accords signed this month. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (ARMENIA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An Iraqi policeman sits next to the entrance leading to the ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Iraqi policeman sits next to the entrance leading to the Turkish exhibition hall during the re-opening of the Baghdad International Fair in Baghdad November 1, 2009. Ten companies from various countries took part in the exhibition, according to officials. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ BUSINESS)

Turkish soldiers hold pictures of their fellows who were killed ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish soldiers hold pictures of their fellows who were killed in Iraq, at the opening of the new Turkish Consulate in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousuly (IRAQ MILITARY POLITICS)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu releases a white pigeon ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu releases a white pigeon during the opening of the new Turkish Consulate in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousuly (IRAQ POLITICS)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) cuts a red ribbon ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) cuts a red ribbon during the opening of the new Turkish Consulate in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousuly (IRAQ POLITICS)

Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barham Salih talks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Barham Salih talks to Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) during a meeting in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, October 30, 2009. Picture taken October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jamal Penjweny (IRAQ POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani (R) holds a joint conference ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani (R) holds a joint conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, October 30, 2009. Picture taken October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks at a news conference in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, October 30, 2009. Picture taken October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) walks along side ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (C) walks along side the Turkish Trade Minister Zafer Caglayan (L) and the Governor of the city of Basra Shiltagh Abud (2ndR) upon their arrival at the city's airport, 550 kms from Baghdad. Davutoglu also visited the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, as part of Ankara's efforts to end a conflict with Kurdish rebels based across its southern border. Photo:Essam -al-Sudani/AFP

A Turkish security officer stands guards during the opening ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Turkish security officer stands guards during the opening of the new Turkish Consulate in the southern port city of Basra, 550 kilometers from Baghdad. Turkey already has an embassy in Baghdad and a consulate in the northern city of Mosul. Photo:Essam -al-Sudani/AFP

Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, pictured in September ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:35:00 GMT

(AFP) - Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, pictured in September 2009, warned Friday that peace talks to end the 35-year division of Cyprus could not drag on indefinitely without a timetable. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality demonstrates a disinfectant ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality demonstrates a disinfectant in a classroom at a primary school during a disinfection exercise as a precaution taken in schools against the H1N1 virus in Istanbul, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY HEALTH)

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Turkish Cypriot ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat meet in Ankara October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS)

Armenian soldiers react to the camera as they drive along the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Armenian soldiers react to the camera as they drive along the road near the Armenian-Turkish border some 100 km (62 miles) south of the Armenian capital Yerevan, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (ARMENIA MILITARY)

A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality stands in front of a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality stands in front of a classroom at a primary school during a disinfection exercise as a precaution taken in schools against the H1N1 virus in Istanbul, October 30, 2009. Turkish flags and a portrait of modern Turkey founder Ataturk are seen on the door. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY HEALTH)

Cleaners from the Beyoglu municipality prepare to apply disinfectant ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Cleaners from the Beyoglu municipality prepare to apply disinfectant to classrooms as a precaution taken in schools against the H1N1 virus at a primary school in Istanbul, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY HEALTH)

A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality applies disinfectant ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A cleaner from the Beyoglu municipality applies disinfectant to a classroom as a precaution taken in schools against the H1N1 virus at a primary school in Istanbul October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY)

People carry torches as they march to mark the 86th anniversary ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People carry torches as they march to mark the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS ANNIVERSARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

US President Barack Obama (R) seen here with Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (R) seen here with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, in September 2009. Erdogan will hold talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington on December 7 on issues including Iraq and Afghanistan, the Turkish government said on Thursday. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

US President Barack Obama (R) seen here with Prime Minister ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama (R) seen here with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, in September 2009. Erdogan will hold talks with Obama in Washington on December 7 on issues including Iraq and Afghanistan, the Turkish government said on Thursday. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Fireworks explode over the Ottoman era Ortakoy Mecidiye mosque ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Fireworks explode over the Ottoman era Ortakoy Mecidiye mosque and the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul October 29, 2009, during a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY ANNIVERSARY)

Fireworks explode over the Bosphorus in Istanbul October 29, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Fireworks explode over the Bosphorus in Istanbul October 29, 2009, during a ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY ANNIVERSARY)

Turkmen Shiite Muslim Fawzi Akram of the Sadr Block speaks at ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Turkmen Shiite Muslim Fawzi Akram of the Sadr Block speaks at a press conference following Parliament meetings in Baghdad. Iraqi lawmakers again put off a vote on a key electoral bill on Thursday after failing to reach a quorum when a compromise version was presented, raising the prospect of January polls being delayed. Photo:Ali al-Saadi/AFP

The Turkish Stars aerobatic team from the Turkish Air Force ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The Turkish Stars aerobatic team from the Turkish Air Force perform with supersonic NF-5 aircraft during a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS TRANSPORT MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chief of General ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chief of General Staff General Ilker Basbug (L) are accompanied by military officials as they attend an official ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of Republic Day at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of secular Turkey, in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS MILITARY)

Turkish soldiers march during a parade marking the 86th anniversary ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish soldiers march during a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Turkish students wave Turkish national flags as they march during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish students wave Turkish national flags as they march during a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS MILITARY)

Turkish war veterans take part in a parade marking the 86th ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkish war veterans take part in a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS MILITARY)

A Turkish paratrooper carrying a huge portrait of Mustafa Kemal ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Turkish paratrooper carrying a huge portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, performs during a parade marking the 86th anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY POLITICS MILITARY)