Turkey timeline part two

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TURKEY Part 2
4 March 2006 – Turkey launched criticism against receiving a Hamas delegation
led by Damascus based, Tehran backed, Khaled Meshaal to Ankara. UN
secretary general Kofi Annan heaped praise on the Turkish position towards
Hamas, to foreign minister Abdullah Gul in Dohar Qatar. Ehud Olmert called
the Turkish PM to thank him for the position taken and the messages conveyed to
the Hamas delegation that came to Ankara. (Hamas al-Jaafari Sadr contacts
Engiz Landar the new Anatolian).
31 July 2006 – Bomb hits Turk ruling party site, no one hurt. Jihadis about to
enter Turkey on their way to Lebanon. Iranian volunteer fighters in support of
Hezbollah. Bomb was hurled at the AKPs Istanbul branch.
9 August 2006 – A suspicious person was detained outside General staff HQ
with two rifles and a pistol.
21 August 2006 – Massive explosion in natural gas pipeline from Iran to Turkey.
11 September 2006 – Four consecutive bombs shook two of Turkey’s coastal
resorts last week. Turkish authorities blamed the PKK for the situation which left
three people dead and dozens injured, including ten British tourists. The PKK
has fought a 15 year war with the Turkish government trough the 1980’s and 90’s
which left 30,000 people dead. Declaring a ceasefire in 1999 after the
imprisonment of its leader Abdullah Ocalan the PKK whose ruler allowed
thousands to retreat to the northern Iraq Zubeyir Aydar head of the Kongra-Gel
the political wing of the PKK. (Time mag 11 sept 2006 targets old conflicts.
Andrew Purvis).
17 September 2006 – More explosives were found in Turkey.
9 October 2006 – Izmir police seize four kg of explosives. PKK blamed.
27 November 2006 – Turkish police on alert due to lost c-4 would make a 5kt
explosion perhaps used during papal visit to Turkey. Nazif Yuksel Turkey’s anti-

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terror chief of police intelligence services said 5,000 tons of c-4 explosives
belonging to the Iraqi defence ministry had been lost. Turkey special services
arrested extremists who prepared an attack against Catholic cardinal. No details
of the identity or nationality of those arrested.
5 March 2007 – Turkey announces long range air and missile defence system
program. www.defencetalk.com Also Korea competing with France for tank
exports to Turkey.
20 March 2007 – is Turkey moving away from the west? www.todayszaman.com.
29 March 2007 – One person was killed and ten others injured in a gas tank
explosion at a resort hotel in Turkey. (CNN breaking news).
22 August 2007 – Iraq will begin exporting oil through Turkey in a few weeks
reported Reuters citing Iraqi oil minister Hussein Sharistani. Exports will begin at
500,000 bpd said Sharastani. A special security force will be deployed to guard
the pipeline which runs from Kirkuk to Baiji. (Stratfor intelligence summary).
29 August 2007 – For the first time since the founding of Turkey more than 80
years ago, an Islamic political force controls all of the key civilian institutes of the
state. A former Islamist was elected as Turkeys 11th president. Abdullah Gul
aged 56. ( Stratfor morning intelligence brief. Geopolitical diary).
November 2007 – General elections, Turkey wanting to join the European
Union. (9645khz VOA 2.47am nz time 27 jan 2007 world news now).
27 January 2011 – Turkeys growing ties with Arab world by Amberin Zaman
BBC.
12 November 2011 – Turkey earthquake death toll rises. Two journalists among
those killed. Ivan Watson and Gul Tuysuz CNN.
10 October 2012 – Sex slavery nets Turkish occupied Cyprus $12.98 million by
A Papapostolou Greek reporter ANSA.

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14 October 2012 – Turkish megamosque in Germany sparks controversy by
Erick Stakelbeck CBN news terror analyst Colonge Germany.
15 October 2012 – Refugees to Turkey top 100,000 by Joe Parkinson in
Istanbul and Ayla Albayrak in Hatay province Turkey. The Wall street journal.
15 October 2012 – NATO must offer Turkey military support in Syria crisis
by Joya Benitez Christian science monitor.
15 October 2012 – Global investing Golden time for Turkey by Sujata Rao
Reuters.
15 October 2012 – Turkey becomes entangled by Dr Mordechai Kedar The
Jewish Press.
16 October 2012 – Another Syrian bound plane ordered to land. By Gulsen
Solaker and Ozge Ozbilgin Stuff.co.nz
16 October 2012 – Turkey stats building water pipeline to northern Cyprus. By
Selcan Hacaoglu Bloomberg.
19 October 2012 – update 3-blast halts Iran gas flow to Turkey 28 troops hurt,
sabotage operation. By Orhan Coskun Ankara Reuters.
22 October 2012 – Committee to protect journalists press freedom news.
Mission journal first of two CPJ delegation visits to Turkey by Jean Paul
Marthoz. Journalists in jail in Turkey.
22 October 2012 – Iranian cash is flooding into Istanbul by Adam Taylor
business insider.
23 October 2012 – Turkey seizes five tons of marijuana near Iran border Istanbul
worth $2 million. By Ece Toksabay, Nick Tattersall and Micheal Roddy.
Reuters.

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23 October 2012 – Iran may be using Dubai (UAE) to hide all the gold its
trading with Turkey. By Joshua Berlinger Business insider.
29 October 2012 – Turkey targets $100 billion Arab world trade in five years.
Realignment from Europe to the Middle East by Peter Shaw Smith. Gulf
Business.
29 October 2012 – Turkey trades gold to Iran via Dubai (UAE) Iran sells oil
and gas to Turkey. The lobe Mail Reuters.
30 October 2012 – Gold being remonetised as banks in Turkey target gold
worth $302 billion. Business insider. Goldcore bullion and wealth management
company.
30 October 2012 – New jobs for Ugandans in Turkey. Mahmut Arslan
president of Hak-it Turkish trade union signed on behalf of the Turkish
government by Patrick Jaramofi. New vision Uganda.
6 November 2012 – Why Turkey should be tough on Iran by Can Kasapoglu
The Jerusalem Post.
7 November 2012 – Turkey may deploy patriot missiles near Syria by Neil
MacFarquhar and Rick Gladstone Beirut Lebanon New York Times.

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