U.S. Claims Arab-Americans Planned
Attack on Incirlik AFB
The Turkish Times - The Washington Post published a story on September 15, 2002 detailing the charges leveled against 4 Arab-Americans arrested in Detroit and accused of operating a terror cell. The indictment against the four "alleges that the men, two of whom have been in custody since the Sept. 17 raid, operated an underground support unit to collect guns and intelligence, recruit members and produce false documents for "the purpose of engaging in violent attacks against persons and buildings within the territory of Jordan, Turkey and the United States." More

ATAA to Pres. Bush:
"We pray for our fellow Americans"
The Turkish Times - In a letter sent to U.S. President George W. Bush on the occasion of Sept 11, ATAA leaders expressed Turkish-American community's solidarity with their fellow Americans. ATAA President Dr. Orhan Kaymakcalan and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Dr. Ulku Ulgur told President Bush that the American-led fight against international terrorism " is not a fight against religion, but against those who have hijacked Islam in the name of evil." More

Turkish fans might have made bigger
impression than team
John Strauss, Indianapolis Star, September 06, 2002 - Their team fell short in a critical game this week, but local Turkish-Americans could be glad about this much: They had a heck of a party while their run lasted.About 400 Turks live in Indianapolis. More than 10 times that many came from Turkey and around the country to see their team's first appearance in the World Basketball Championship. More

PM Ecevit refuses coalition partner's
call for new government
Associated Press - September 11, 2002, ANKARA, Turkey - Embattled Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on Wednesday turned down a coalition partner's demand for a new government, saying the move would hurt Turkey ahead of November elections. Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz on Tuesday called for Ecevit to step aside, threatened to withdraw his own party from the government, and later called on nationalists to leave the three-party coalition and for a new government to be formed. More

Foundation of Turkish Veterans Condemns
KDP Support for PKK
The Turkish Times - The public support that Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) has extended to the terrorist Kurdish organization PKK has been condemned by the Foundation of the Turkish Veterans. PKK (or KADEK under its newly assumed name) is on the U.S. State Department's list of "international terror organizations" for the last ten years. Its leader Abdullah Ocalan has been captured by Turkish special teams in 1999 as he was leaving the Greek Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, with a Greek-Cypriot passport in his pocket. More

U.S. Labeling of Group in China as
Terrorist Is Criticized
Erik Eckholm, The Washington Post, BEIJING, Sept. 12 - The Bush administration's decision to brand as terrorist an obscure Muslim group with roots in western China has been greeted with skepticism by many Western diplomats and scholars. They say the Americans have offered little hard evidence for applying the label, and seem more concerned with softening Chinese opposition to a possible attack on Iraq than with the potential threat posed by the group. More

With their eyes on Kirkuk
The Economist print edition, Aug 29th 2002 | Zawita, Northern Iraq- One says sort-of no, the other sort-of yes. The no comes from Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP), who runs the north-west of Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. Mr Barzani fears that an American war on Saddam Hussein could have dire results for the Kurds, resulting in the loss of the huge gains they have made since the creation of their autonomous enclave in 1991. More

Turks conclude tournament is good excuse for a party
Susan Guyett, Indianapolis Star - August 30, 2002 - If it seems enthusiasm for the 2002 World Basketball Championship hasn't reached the heights of Hoosier Hysteria yet, don't blame the Turks. Fans of the southeastern European national team are here, they are ready to celebrate and everyone is invited. As soon as members of the American Turkish Association of Indiana, Inc. (ATAIN) learned that their national team made the world tournament in Indianapolis by coming in second in the European end of the competition, ...More

On the 1st Anniversary of September 11th
Washington, DC - September 11, 2002 - A year ago today, the face and destiny of our nation changed forever when a dastardly attack took the lives of thousands of innocent civilians in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. Since that fateful day, much has changed in America and around the world. More

Turkish Fans supporting Turkish National Team.

Oz Bengur to Turkish Americans: "Thank You!"
The Turkish Times - In the 2nd Congressional District of Maryland, Baltimore County Executive Dutch Ruppersberger landed the Democratic nomination, with 32,307 or 50.2% of the vote narrowly defeating Turkish-American Oz Bengur's who got 23,436 votes or 36.4% of the vote. Oz sent the following letter to the Turkish American community. More