Turkey

Constitution Blow

Signing of historic document said to have been held up by Shia objection to key clause.

22 Feb 05

Kurdish advances into key oil cities have raised alarms in Ankara over a possible Kurdish political entity in Iraq.

22 Feb 05

By Yildirim Turker in Istanbul (ICR No. 15, 17-April-03)

22 Feb 05

Another multilateral organisation shattered by the Iraq war must consider how to pull itself together.

22 Feb 05

Yazidis are uncertain whether to identify with the Kurds or campaign for separate rights.

22 Feb 05

A former Iraqi chief of staff goes missing from Denmark, fuelling speculation that he is working with the US.

22 Feb 05

A boy who dreamed of life as a Kurdish warrior is now a man, and seeks an end to Iraq’s incessant wars.

22 Feb 05

Region's best army poised to commit forces to coalition, but Iraqi response is hostile.

22 Feb 05

As newly empowered Kurds seek autonomy, members of the Turkoman minority in the north grow irritable.

22 Feb 05

As Iraq’s medical system falters, many people are turning back to older healing methods.

22 Feb 05

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