2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq day of the operation, Turkish President Abdullah Gül made a telephone call to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, himself a Kurd, to brief him on the details of the incursion. He also invited Talabani to come to Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the night the ground operation began, and later U.S. President George W. Bush. The United States was guarded in its response to the incursion, requesting that Turkey take care to only target the PKK, to "limit the scope and duration of their operations," and to work with Iraqi
Turgut, Muğla Osman Hamdi Bey who stayed in Turgut between 1891-1893 during Lagina excavations. His house which is now restored is proposed to be a museum. Main economic activity of the town is agriculture. Cereals and olive are the most important crops. There are some olive oil factories. There is a lignite mine around the town . The lignite is used in Yatağan Thermal Power Plant. Turgut, Muğla Turgut is a town in Muğla Province, Turkey. Turgut is in Yatağan district of Muğla Province. The town is situated at . The distance to Yatağan is and to Muğla is . The population