“Turkey” on The Daily Caller

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry drew Turkey’s ire on Tuesday after suggesting the country is ruled by Islamic terrorists and questioning its NATO membership. (more)

With no extra time required for target acquisition and far more precise aiming, the Reflex gives its operator an advantage over a bead-sight hunter.  (more)

Vice President Joe Biden’s two-day diplomatic trip to Turkey has apparently yielded nothing beyond a list of Turkish diplomatic demands. (more)

Let’s start with the good news. Speaking at the Brookings Institution on Friday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta clearly stated that the United States will not allow a nuclear Iran. He elaborated that when it came to stopping Iran from going nuclear, “all options are on the table.” (more)

White House officials are applauding Turkey’s Islamist government, which is gradually removing the country’s secularist political rules, suppressing free-speech, promoting Shariah Islamic laws and supporting the Islamist Hamas terror group’s effort to eliminate Israel. (more)

Thanksgiving can be tough for a turkey, but every year two birds get a lucky break thanks to the presidential pardon. (more)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing at least 85 people and sparking widespread panic as it collapsed dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. (more)

Imagine that it’s the middle of the Cold War. In an Asian country there’s a revolt against a dictator. The opposition wants international recognition, so it seeks U.S. help. And the American government turns over direct management of this process to … Communist China! The resulting coalition is largely dominated by China’s allies, the Communists, whose numbers far exceed their proportional role in the revolution. Some anti-Communist activists walk out in protest, but it makes no difference. (more)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours after Kurdish rebels killed 24 soldiers and wounded 18 in attacks along the border. (more)

AP — Thousands of Turkish fans booed Maccabi Tel Aviv players as they went on the pitch to warm up ahead of their Europa League game against Besiktas on Thursday, prompting Turkish officials to start playing loud music to drown out the noise. (more)

Istanbul (CNN) — Turkey’s prime minister says the country will follow aid ships to Gaza in an effort to stop incidents like last year’s raid by Israeli commandos that killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American. (more)

Austin Bay is the author of the recently released book, “Ataturk: Lessons in Leadership from the Greatest General of the Ottoman Empire.” (more)

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey expelled Israel’s ambassador and said Friday it is cutting military ties with the country over its refusal to apologize for last year’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine people. (more)

ISTANBUL (AP) — In past decades, the Turkish military showed displeasure with civilian leaders by overthrowing them. This time, the upset generals quit, a move that only strengthened the hand of an elected government that has in turn been accused of targeting opponents at the expense of democracy. (more)

ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast. (more)

WASHINGTON—U.S. authorities disclosed charges and sanctions against operators of an alleged smuggling network that was accused of purchasing millions of dollars in equipment for Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. (more)

“Let the Jews have Jerusalem. It is they who made it famous.” (more)

With attacks against Christians on the rise in majority-Muslim nations in the Middle East, experts say the future of Christianity in the region is gravely threatened. (more)

Could the man on Interpol’s most wanted list also be Time’s Person of the Year? (more)

Norfolk turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews has died at the age of 80, his company has confirmed. (more)