Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday praised the Islamist-inspired party in charge of Turkey, amid a crisis over the prospect of its candidate winning the country's presidency.
Turkey's parliament approved a constitutional amendment that would allow the people to elect the president rather than the legislature. The move came after massive protests objecting to the perceived pro-Islamic slant of the governing party.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Turkey's foreign and local currency ratings to stable from positive on Thursday, citing increased political risks sparked by the country's contested presidential election.
Turkey sales are still suffering in the wake of an outbreak of the avian flu virus at a Bernard Matthews plant earlier this year.
Nicolas Sarkozy's victory in the race for the French presidency casts renewed doubts over Turkey's admission to the European Union. With Sarkozy strongly opposed to Ankara's entry into the EU, it might be time for Turkey to consider Plan B.
Turkey's Islamist-rooted government scored a decisive victory over its secular opponents yesterday after it secured parliamentary backing for contentious and far-reaching constitutional changes including the direct election of a president.
This is the time of year, it being spring gobbler hunting season, that I get the opportunity to conduct a few wild turkey hunting seminars around the state.
TURKEY'S parliament yesterday approved a major constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected directly by voters, a move that could fan fresh tensions between the Islamist-rooted government and secularists.
Amid growing fears that Nicolas Sarkozy, elected as France's next president in Sunday's election, could block Turkey's EU negotiations, which have already suffered a setback due to Cyprus, France has decided to close down its armaments office in Ankara by the end of July due to the decline in mutual arms trade.
Turkey's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that would see the country's president elected by the people rather than the legislature.