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2009 Turkey Special Weapons News

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

December

November

• Turkey to lose $2bln from cancelled NPP project tender RIA Novosti 22 Nov 2009 -- Turkey will lose about $2 billion from its decision to cancel a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant, the newspaper Hurriyet reported on Sunday
• Turkey cancels tender for first NPP project RIA Novosti 20 Nov 2009 -- Turkey on Friday canceled a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant.

October

• In a Symbolic move, 34 PKK Rebels Surrender in Turkey VOA 19 Oct 2009 -- Surrender heralded in Turkey as a major breakthrough in the 26-year conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish rebel group the PKK.
• Turkey-Israel Row Could Signal Geopolitical Change In Region RFE/RL 16 Oct 2009 -- Turkish PM Erdogan: Decision to bar Israel from taking part in NATO military exercises based on "diplomatic sensitivities" and public opinion in his country.

September

• Turkey to Re-establish Ties with Armenia VOA 30 Sep 2009 -- Turkey's prime minister says an agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties with Armenia will be signed by the two countries on October 10.
• Turkey, Armenia To Establish Ties VOA 27 Sep 2009 -- Turkish officials say the country will soon establish diplomatic ties with Armenia after decades of cold relations.
• Turkish FM: Turkish-Armenian Border Could Re-Open by Year's End VOA 01 Sep 2009 -- Turkey: Border with Armenia could reopen by the end of the year, under plan to reestablish diplomatic ties.
• Pitfalls Remain As Turkey, Armenia Move Toward Reconciliation RFE/RL 01 Sep 2009 -- Turkey and Armenia will conduct 6 weeks of diplomatic consultations before signing protocols that establish ties.
• Armenian president upbeat over agreement with Turkey RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2009 -- Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan: Agreement with Turkey to establish diplomatic relations could boost bilateral ties.
• Armenian Nationalists Decry Agreement With Turkey RFE/RL 01 Sep 2009 -- The Armenian Revolutionary Federation party has criticized a deal between the Armenian and Turkish governments.
• Armenia, Turkey move closer to restoring diplomatic ties RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2009 -- Turkey and Armenia agreed at talks mediated by Switzerland to start "internal political consultations" on re-establishing relations.

August

• Turkey, Armenia agree to start process of forming bilateral ties RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2009 -- Turkey and Armenia have agreed at talks to start "internal political consultations" on establishing diplomatic relations.
• Russia signs deal to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2009 -- PMs of Russia and Turkey signed an agreement on the 2 countries' nuclear cooperation.

July

June

• Turkey Tries to Walk Line Between West, Iran VOA 26 Jun 2009 -- Turkey appears to be taking a different stance than its European and U.S. allies in the wake of Iran's elections.

May

April

March

• Iraq, Turkey Nearing Deal To Deprive PKK Of Bases RFE/RL 24 Mar 2009 -- Turkey's efforts to deprive the PKK of bases in northern Iraq may have reached a watershed moment.
• Turkish President Discusses Border Tensions in Baghdad VOA 24 Mar 2009 -- PM Barzani: Meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul helped improve relations between the two sides.
• Turkish FM advises West to respect Iran IRNA 20 Mar 2009 -- Turkish FM Babacan advised the West to respect Iran as a country with important culture and history and to hold dialogue with it in an equal position.

February

• US Special Envoy Meets With Turkish Leaders VOA 26 Feb 2009 -- US Middle East special envoy Mitchell has met with the president of Turkey Thursday as part of his quest for peace in the region.
• Kurd Leader Defies Ban, Speaks in Kurdish to Parliament VOA 24 Feb 2009 -- The head of Turkey's main Kurdish party has addressed lawmakers in the Kurdish language, defying a Turkish ban on the practice.

January

• Iraq, Turkey, Iran Vulnerable To Ethnic Conflict RFE/RL 28 Jan 2009 -- Occasionally, I have heated discussions with my Turkish and Kurdish friends.
• Turkey to scrap tender for nuclear power plant - paper RIA Novosti 21 Jan 2009 -- Turkish government likely to cancel tender for country's first nuclear power plant by rejecting a bid from a Russian reactor builder.