Kurdish groups are treating Turkey's cross-border operations as a factor that weakens the authority of the regional government.

The tradition of military coups and retired Gen. Åžener Eruygur-like pashas is the product of a"structure" within the military.

US President Barack Obama, before he had even completed two months in his post, announced that he would be making an official trip to Turkey.

Anti-war activists held a demonstration in New York's Times Square on Friday commemorating the sixth anniversary of the Iraq war, which killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and left millions of others homeless.

We don't know exactly how many of them there are, but there is a faction of people in Turkey who identify themselves as"Kemalists," and with great pride.

And so finally the death pits of Silopi are being opened up, and the human bones and shredded clothing that lie within are starting to emerge.

The main subject in Mustafa Balbay's journals is the debate over how the ruling political party should be removed. And those who entered into this debate with this journalist are top-level members of the military.

What will happen if the Democratic Society Party (DTP) wins in Diyarbakır? Nothing will happen; the sun will rise the next day, as always; the nation will not be divided; the Ankara administration will not collapse.

Water levels in İstanbul's Elmalı Dam have reached 86 percent of capacity thanks to the latest rains the city has received. İstanbul, Turkey's largest city, was facing a water shortage due to severe drought last year.

Cologne's"fifth season," or Carnival, world famous as a colorful and festive celebration, started Tuesday. Traditionally, Carnival begins at 11:11 on Nov. 11.