Turkey, Iran sign accord to improve natural gas cooperation Turkey and Iran signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding to improve cooperation in the field of natural gas and to launch current projects, a move likely to draw criticism from the United States. Hurriyet DN Online with wires, 18 November 2008

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders discuss judiciary- U.N. envoy Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders discussed the issue of the judiciary in their meeting on Monday, the U.N. special envoy to Cyprus said. Hurriyet DN Online, 18 November 2008

Turkey to ask permission of Baghdad for possible air operations Turkey would be obliged to seek the permission of the Iraqi government to conduct possible air operations from Jan. 1 to crack down on the terror organization, PKK, in northern Iraq, according to the security pact between Baghdad and the United States. Hurriyet Daily News Online, 18 November 2008