TURKISH PREMIER CANCELS VISIT TO GERMANY   http://www.namnewsnetwork.org/v2/read.php?id=188372

BERLIN, March 18 (NNN-KUNA) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled a scheduled trip to Germany where he was supposed to receive an award, due to a Turkish plane crash in Afghanistan. A statement by the German Award organization said that Erdogan was supposed to come to Germany on Saturday, his first overseas trip following two surgeries on his digestive tract, to participate in a youth workshop in Cologne and to attend the Der Steiger award ceremony to accept an award for international leadership, which is granted annually to individuals who are noteworthy for their achievements in such areas as politics, media, sports and environment. Erdogan would accept the award from former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder.Sascha Hellen, the organizer of the award ceremony, however, said Erdogan would be given his award regardless of planned protests.  He said the award to be given to Erdogan is based on the 50-year-long Turkish-German friendship. On Friday night, a Turkish military helicopter crashed into a house near the Afghan capital, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground. It was by far the deadliest incident involving Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan, where they have a non-combat role. [ed notes:keep in mind last years notable winner of same award was the ''masonic devil'' ,EU's  manuel durao barroso    http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/photo/photoByReportage.cfm?ref=018540&sitelang=en  for those unfamiliar w/ this reject ... he was a portuguese politician  who rose to lead EU commission and was one of bush's  first lap dogs who set up the azores summit aka ''coalition of willing'' also of noteworthy interest is the turkish leaders and gov close relationship  with german marshal think tank..a think tank dedicated to german expansionism and influence outside its own borders..its also a leading think tank for international ''interventionism'' Turkey « German Marshall Fund Interpreting the New Turkey « German Marshall Fund TUSIAD and German Marshall Fund of the US Host Event on ...