Report that provides background information on Turkey and discusses possible policy options for Members of Congress and the Obama Administration.

This report discusses the state of the Kurdish-inhabited region of northern Iraq, which has been fairly peaceful since the fall of Saddam Hussein; however, the region is also home to friction with Christian and other minorities, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other Arab leaders of Iraq, and with neighboring Turkey and Iran. The report also addresses other general political issues and tensions in the Kurdish region, and how said tensions might affect and be affected by the projected U.S. drawdown of U.S. forces in Iraq between now and August 2010.

This report provides information and analysis on Turkish relations with the United States, Russia, Syria, and Kurdish groups. Domestic issues in Turkey include economic issues and President Erdogan's increasing authoritarianism.

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This report provides background information on the blockade imposed of by Israeli in response to Hamas's takeover. Israel considered its actions to be legitimate self-defense. Turkey, whose nationals comprised the largest contingent in the flotilla and among the casualties, considered them to be unjustifiable and in contravention of international law.

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Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Turkish government banning all production of opium within it's borders.

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the importance of Greece and Turkey as NATO members and their contributions to the defensive alliance" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an East Texas minister who believes that he has found Noah' s Ark embedded in a glacier for more than 12 thousand feet high on mount Ararat in turkey.

This report discusses the situation immediately following the completion of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on December 18, 2011, when relations among major political factions worsened substantially, threatening Iraq's stability and the legacy of the U.S. intervention in Iraq. It includes an overview of historical and current political, military, and governance issues as well as an analysis of Iraq in relation to the other nations in the region.

Photograph of the base of the Obelisk of Theodosius in Istanbul, Turkey. The base is visible in the foreground surrounded by a metal fence. In the background, a park and a building are visible.

Photograph of the Moslem Library on the grounds of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. A wall is visible in the foreground. A door is visible on the bottom right of the wall.