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IHH Emergency Teams continue relief efforts in quake-stricken Van

Immediately after the quake, IHH aid teams rushed to the region to join search and rescue efforts.

(ISTANBUL) - Emergency teams of IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation continue relief efforts in Van’s Erciş district which was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Sunday.

The aid teams which rushed to the area immediately after the quake took part in search and rescue efforts throughout the night. IHH Emergency Aid Coordinator Recep Güzel who is in the disaster region said there are still dozens of people under demolished buildings while noting that there is a problem of water shortage in the area.

Israel and Libya: Preparing Africa for the `Clash of Civilizations`

What has changed about the imperialist design of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, is the pretext and justification for waging their neo-colonial wars of conquest.

(ROME) - Under the Obama Administration the United States has expanded the "long war" into Africa.

Barack Hussein Obama, the so-called "Son of Africa" has actually become one of Africa’s worst enemies. Aside from his continued support of dictators in Africa, the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was unhinged under his watch.

Report: Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Interpol Notice for Flotilla Attackers

Eight Turks and a Turkish-American were killed aboard the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship that was part of an international humanitarian aid flotilla which tried to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza in May of last year.

(ISTANBUL) - İstanbul Public Prosecutor Mehmet Akif Ekinci, the prosecutor conducting the investigation into the deadly flotilla attack, had reportedly written to the Turkish Justice Ministry, requesting Interpol red notices for the 174 Israeli soldiers and commanders.

The report also said the İstanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office had earlier written to Israeli authorities requesting the full names and residential addresses of the military and government officials who gave the orders to attack the flotilla, in addition to information about those who carried out the orders.

Why Israel Can`t be `A Jewish State`

The Israeli demand to be recognised as a "Jewish state" by the Palestinians is an inherently problematic concept.

(DUBAI) - The Israeli government's current mantra is that the Palestinians must recognise a "Jewish State". Of course, the Palestinians have clearly and repeatedly recognised the State of Israel as such in the 1993 Oslo Accords (which were based on an Israeli promise to establish a Palestinian state within five years - a promise now shattered) and many times since.

Recently, however, Israeli leaders have dramatically and unilaterally moved the goal-posts and are now clamouring that Palestinians must recognise Israel as a "Jewish State".

Palestinians Are `Marching To Freedom Land`

The Palestinians have joined the “march to freedom land”. They now have their own self-governing plan.

(CHICAGO) - A warning to the United States and Israel is embedded in a New York Times analysis entitled, “Arab Debate Pits Islamists Against Themselves”.

The warning lies in the reality that the Palestinian people are on the same march against the same obstacles that have stirred the quest for freedom throughout the region.

Israel`s Final Mistake

The fact that Israel would intentionally squander its good relations with Turkey amounts to a heavy tonnage blow in all respects, toward any kind of realistic peace process.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The widening gap in relations between Turkey and Israel is part of an evolving scenario that could swallow any hope of ending human rights abuse in the region.

All politics between Turkey and Israel aside, the battle in this part of the world isn't a religious one, it exists because of Israel's continual human rights abuse in Palestine.

Report: Turkey Navy to Escort Aid Ships to Palestinians in Gaza

Turkish officials tell Hurriyet Daily News that Turkish navy will strengthen presence in eastern Mediterranean Sea to stop Israeli 'bullying'.

(TEL AVIV) - The Turkish navy will significantly strengthen its presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as one of the steps the Turkish government has decided to take following the release of the UN Palmer report on the 2010 Gaza flotilla, Turkish officials told the Hurriyet Daily News.

"The eastern Mediterranean will no longer be a place where Israeli naval forces can freely exercise their bullying practices against civilian vessels," a Turkish official was quoted as saying.

Huseyin Oruç talks to Silvia Cattori- Whenever the Palestinians need it, the Mavi Marmara will go

"The Turkish ship Mavi Marmara will continue to challenge the Gaza blockade ... Whenever the Palestinians need it, the Mavi Marmara will go..."

(LONDON) - In mid June, Bülent Yıldırım, chairman of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation, declared that the “Mavi Marmara” ship, which was hard hit in the Israeli raid, could not take part in the “Freedom flotilla II” but will “definitely set sail for Gaza when it completes repair and maintenance works.”

Was it a realistic decision for the flotilla organizers to set sail without the “Mavi Marmara”? Huseyin Oruç, deputy of the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation explains his position in this interview.

Turkey can be a Model for Change

This is a victory not only for Prime Minister Erdogan but also for Turkish democracy.

(TEHRAN) - In the nine years of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey has not only made fantastic economic progress but it has also assumed a higher profile in the international arena.

On Sunday, Turkish voters rewarded Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, in power since 2002, with a landslide victory and gave Prime Minister Erdogan a mandate for a third term.

Ankara asks Gaza flotilla to wait, but İHH says it will not

A battle of words between the ruling and opposition parties over Israel is getting extended everyday with both parties’ accusing each other of spoiling ties with the country.

(ANKARA) - Ankara has advised the international aid flotilla to Gaza that is planning to depart for Gaza in late June to reconsider its plans and postpone their activity to avoid a repetition of last year’s crisis.

Flotilla organizers, however, said it was unlikely to postpone the activity under the current conditions.