Hürriyet | Turkey's Central Bank Slashes Rates Wall Street Journal By CHRISTOPHER EMSDEN Turkey's central bank slashed its interest rate to single-digit territory Thursday in a bid to combat a record surge in unemployment. In its sixth consecutive cut, the central bank lowered its main borrowing rate to 9.75% from ... Lira falls after Turkey's central bank cuts rates Turkey cuts rates to historic low amid slump Unemployment on the rise in Turkey, hits record at 15.5 pct in January |
Aljazeera.net | EU urges Turkey to reopen Armenia border Washington Post, United States By Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA (Reuters) - A top European Union official urged EU aspirant Turkey to reopen its border with Armenia, piling pressure on Ankara to normalize ties with Yerevan after US President Barack Obama made a similar call last week. ... Turkey, Armenia see progress in talks Armenia says deal with Turkey could be reached soon Counterpoint: Turkey, Armenia and the question of genocide |
BBC News | Turkey's first female mosque designer BBC News, UK In Turkey, a designer best known for creating stylish bars and restaurants for the Istanbul jet-set is about to complete a new, and radically different, project: a mosque. It has been dubbed a monument to modern Islam, both for its style, and because, ... |
Voice of America | Turkey Begins Dig for Missing Kurds Voice of America By Dorian Jones State prosecutors in Turkey have ordered the excavation of several sites around Turkey that they say may hold Kurdish victims of state death squads from the 1980s and 1990s, a step ahead in efforts to force the country's security ... Kurdish conference in Arbil postponed indefinitely |
Turkey - Factors to Watch on April 16 Forbes, NY ... expected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points (1600 GMT). NOTE - For a diary of forthcoming events, see. For real-time quotes, double click on: Istanbul National-100 stock index, Interbank lira trading, lira bond trading. Keywords: TURKEY FACTORS/ |
Javno.hr | Regional peace 'vital' Gulf Daily News, Bahrain BAHRAIN and Turkey stressed the significance of preserving peace, stability and prosperity in the region as of key importance in a joint communiquŽ issued yesterday. They reiterated their determination to develop relations between both countries on all ... BAHRAIN-TURKEY JOINT COMMUNIQUE Gül: Middle East must be disarmed (DIP) TURKISH PRESIDENT RETURNS TO TURKEY |
DIARY - Turkey - to Oct 7, 2009 Reuters NICOSIA - State Minister Egemen Bagis, chief European Union negotiator, visits northern Cyprus and attends conference on Turkey's EU prospects. ISTANBUL - Turkey holds two-day workshop on the Chemical Weapons Convention. SUNDAY, APRIL 19 NORTHERN ... DIARY - Turkey - to Oct 7, 2009 DIARY - Turkey - to Oct 7, 2009 |
AFP | South Korea signs deal with Turkey United Press International SEOUL, April 16 (UPI) -- South Korea signed an agreement Thursday to buy $97 million worth of pilot training equipment from Turkey by 2011. The agreement signed by the two countries' defense ministers in Seoul will provide South Korea with "electronic ... S Korea to purchase air force equipment from Turkey South Korea To Buy Turkish EWTS |
TVNZ | Fixing Anti-Americanism in Turkey Washington Institute for Near East Policy, DC By Soner Cagaptay President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey could not have gone better in terms of winning Turkish hearts and minds. Obama did all the right things, visiting Ataturk's mausoleum, the Blue Mosque and the Turkish parliament, capturing the ... Europe Should Nurture Turkey, Not Overreact to ‘Creeping Islamic ... The Turkish Bridgehead President Obama's visit to Turkey |
Reuters | Turkey Arrests Dozens of Members of Pro-Kurdish Party, DTP Voice of America The new broadcast was seen as groundbreaking considering the strict controls on the use of the Kurdish language in Turkey. That move had been welcomed by EU officials in Brussels. The policy also sought to undermine support for the pro Kurdish DTP. ... PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - April 15 PKK insurgents kill Turkish soldier Turkey military chief cites smear campaign |