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When four consecutive bombs shook two of Turkey's sun-drenched Mediterranean coastal resorts last week, it was, quite literally, a blast from the past. Turkish authorities attributed the strikes, which left at least three dead and dozens injured (including 10 British tourists), to the [an error occurred while processing this directive] Kurdistan Workers' Party (p.k.k.), a Kurdish separatist group that reached the height of its power some two decades ago. If it is responsible, the p.k.k. is back with an ominous bang. Once one of Turkey's most potent terrorist organizations, the p.k.k. fought a 15-year war with...
...northern Iraq, one of the last tranquil areas in that country - a fact that may have caught the U.S. military's attention more than the bombings on the Mediterranean coast. Authorities inside Iraq have reported that p.k.k. positions around the Kandil Mountains have been shelled by Iranian and, possibly, Turkish artillery. In July, Turkey moved tanks and reinforcements up to its border with Iraq. Turkey's new army chief, General Yasar Buyukanit, who took office last week, is known for his hawkish views on how best to deal with the p.k.k. "Turkey has never been face-to-face with this...
...savvy of an eighth-generation royal, Jah once chartered a plane just to bring a can of hydraulic fluid to his farm. Although his business ventures flopped, Jah was enjoying himself immensely. He bought a mansion in Perth, and converted a minesweeper into a giant luxury yacht. When his Turkish wife left him, unwilling to live on a farm, Jah married an Australian-who would also leave him-and began to dress like his Aussie neighbors, who called him "the Shah...
...Nepal. But Europe will likely get on board soon. On Friday, Italy's government formally agreed to participate once there are precise rules of engagement. "We don't hide the difficulties," said Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, "but our country has to respond to the United Nations' appeal." Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has argued that Turkey cannot risk being sidelined in its own region, as it was in Iraq, and should therefore send troops to Lebanon. Spain and Belgium both await a clarification of the mandate, while Germany, unwilling to be placed in a situation where...
...Atlantic sound," won a dozen Grammys and artfully guided recordings by musicians who included Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Bette Midler and, most recently, Norah Jones; of pancreatic cancer; in New York City. After his production Good Lovin' became a No. 1 hit for the Young Rascals in 1966, the Turkish-born jazz lover arranged and co-produced two of the Queen of Soul's defining albums?I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You and Lady Soul?and later suggested that Barry Gibb use the falsetto that came to epitomize the Bee Gees' 1970s disco sound in such...