The central government of Iraq is expected to react positively to Ankara's long-expressed demands for them to take concrete steps against the presence of the outlawed PKK in the north of the country, during a visit by Iraq's Prime MinisterNouri al-Maliki to Ankara today. (Today's Zaman)
Plans for the transport infrastructure in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul include a 250-kilometer light railway and possibly a third bridge crossing the Bosporus by the year 2012, according to an announcement by MayorKadir Topbaş. (Today's Zaman)
