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Turkey tells Iran to review policies ahead of visit

Turkey tells Iran to review policies ahead of visit Ankara - Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned Tehran on Tuesday to review its political stance, ahead of setting off on a diplomatic visit to Iran.

Gul said the arrival of US President Barack Obama in the White House had been very important and that "all countries must rethink their policies," just prior to departing for neighbouring Iran.

The Turkish president also suggested a meeting in Tehran of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO).

Turkish investigators find bones in "death wells"

Istanbul - Turkish investigators have found bones, potentially the remains of victims of illegal executions, as part of a major search of a group of wells in south-eastern Turkey, newspapers reported Tuesday.

The search has opened up a group of so-called "death wells" where a secret unit within the Turkish police force is believed to have thrown the corpses of "disappeared" militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Work began on Monday on unsealing the wells, and bones, plus the underwear of a man, have been found.

Obama to fulfill promise of visiting Muslim nation soon

Hillary Clinton And Barack ObamaAnkara (Turkey) Mar. 8 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that President Obama will fulfill his promise of visiting a Muslim nation within 100 days of joining the office by traveling to Turkey in the "next month or so."

At a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, Clinton said Obama had asked her to deliver the message that he would visit the country soon to discuss the safest, most effective way to withdraw US forces from Iraq, Fox News reports..

NEWS FEATURE: Clinton showed her warm side during Turkey visit

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonAnkara  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to Turkey on the weekend not only dealt with the tough regional policy issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq and the fight against terrorism but was also an attempt by the US to mend relations that nosedived after its invasion of Iraq in 2003.

ROUNDUP: Two dead in Turkish military helicopter crash

ROUNDUP: Two dead in Turkish military helicopter crash

ROUNDUP: Clinton in Turkey speaks of "friend for all times"

Clinton in Turkey speaks of "friend for all times"Ankara  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ankara on Saturday declared Turkey a "friend for all times" and thanked her hosts for Turkey's military contribution to NATO's mission in Afghanistan, for economic investment in Iraq and for Ankara's role in the now stalled Israel-Syria peace process.

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