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...north in response to a coup in Nicosia backed by the military junta then ruling Greece. Numerous international peace plans have since been floated - and failed - but several factors conspire to make this a moment of opportunity. "There is reason to be more optimistic than ever before," says Metin Munir, a Turkish Cypriot political commentator. "The biggest change is that Turkey, a dominant party in the conflict, now wants a solution. They are willing to compromise." (See pictures of the streets of Istanbul...
...President. The presidency is a largely symbolic role, but he wields important veto power. With Gul as President, and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) a comfortable majority in parliament, secular Turks fear "it would be the beginning of the end for Turkey as we know it," says commentator Metin Munir. Their concern is that the AKP harbors a secret Islamist agenda, and that without the appropriate checks on their power, they will seek to adopt Sharia-based laws...
...Prime Minister's office and the Speaker of the Parliament. (In parliamentary elections later this year , the AKP is expected to be returned to power, albeit with a reduced mandate). The election to all three top positions of officials who "come from the same Islamic-rooted tree," writes columnist Metin Munir in the leading secularist daily Milliyet, augurs "the end of Turkey as we know it. "Turkey, he warned, is about to enter "a period of Islamicizing and conservatism: It is hard to tell where it will...
...European Union. The goodwill generated since Denktash opened up the border last April will be tested if Talat succeeds in bringing both sides to the negotiating table next month. "The Turks will have to appear realistic, and reasonable to the world this time around," says Turkish Cypriot commentator Metin Munir. "There is not much room, or time, left to maneuver." No Foul Play EGYPT Egyptian and French officials ruled out terrorism as the cause of a plane crash early Saturday that killed all 148 passengers and crew, blaming a technical fault. The Boeing 737 belonging to Egyptian charter company Flash...
...arrest of an Iraqi, 29, identified only as Mohammed L. He is suspected of having dispatched a dozen radicals from Germany to Iraq to carry out suicide attacks against U.S. troops. More than 5,000 police officers raided locations tied to 1,200 supporters of Germany-based Turkish militant Metin Kaplan. His Caliphate State group, which seeks to replace Turkey's secular government with an Islamic one, has been linked to terrorist plots there. Five people were arrested on weapons, drug and illegal-immigration charges. Meanwhile, Syria has handed over 22 suspects sought by Turkey in connection with the November...