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...says discovery of such a mighty arsenal suggests it had been preparing for more terror. - By Bruce Crumley. With reporting by Jane Walker Opening the Door EUROPEAN UNION Turkey 's hopes of joining the E.U. received another boost as the European Commission recommended the start of accession talks with Ankara - a decision that must be ratified by E.U leaders in December. Despite stringent conditions imposed to ensure that Turkey does not backpedal on political and legal reform, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident the negotiations, which could take up to 15 years, would conclude successfully. "We consider the European...
...talking about being full members now," said Gul. "We are just talking about negotiations. And these will take time. We are realistic. It will take years." The Turks, in any case, have accomplished plenty already. A full 40 years after applying for E.U. membership, the ruling party in Ankara has passed more than 40 laws and over 300 articles to bring Turkish legislation and government structures in line with European norms. The death penalty has been abolished, press restrictions have been lifted, and the overweening power of the country's military has been at least partly ratcheted back - a civilian...
...candidate Viktor Yushchenko that he was poisoned. Yushchenko, who is in a close race with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych for elections on Oct. 31, became ill on Sept. 6. Doctors at a Vienna clinic where he underwent tests could neither confirm nor rule out poisoning. Join the Club TURKEY Ankara moved a step closer to joining the E.U. as European Commissioner for Enlargement Günter Verheugen, following a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels, announced that there were "no more obstacles" to the start of accession talks. Crucially, Erdogan gave assurances that a revised penal...
...hours southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara lies a surreal landscape of giant pink rocks carved by nature into phantasmagoric formations. Locals call the area Cappadoccia, or "fairy chimneys," and at nearly every roadside stop, there's a stall selling gozleme?the flat bread native to the region. A mixture of feta cheese, parsley, vegetables and spices is wrapped in dough and sizzled over a hot griddle until perfectly crisp. Gozleme is tangier than an Indian paratha, more robust than a French crepe, and altogether delicious...
...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Two hours southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara lies a surreal landscape of giant pink rocks carved by nature into phantasmagoric formations. Locals call the area Cappadocia (fairy chimneys), and at nearly every roadside stop, there's a stall selling gozleme - the region's extraordinary flat bread: a mixture of feta cheese, parsley, vegetables and spices wrapped in dough...