The Guardian | 48 reported killed as Syria forces continue attacks on protesters Los Angeles Times Meanwhile, a refugee crisis keeps growing in Turkey, where at least 3000 Syrians fled across the border in recent days to makeshift tent cities set up by relief agencies and the Ankara government. Refugees from Syria arrive by bus at a camp across the ... Syrian Forces Storm Into Restive Town Near Turkey US Condemns Syrian Crackdown Desperately Fleeing Syria: Refugees Cross into Turkey |
Reuters Africa | Two Major Parties Fight for Votes in Turkey Election Voice of America Photo: AP Turkey goes to the polls this Sunday, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AK) fighting on its record of a decade of unprecedented economic growth. Its main adversary, the secular Republican ... Turkey's Ruling Party Poised For Election Victory Putting Turkey On the Map Faith and secularism in Turkey: A divide or a synthesis? |
The Atlantic | Turkey offers guarantees if Qaddafi leaves Libya CBS News Turkey's prime minister says his country has offered Libya's leader Muammar Qaddafi guarantees in return for leaving Libya. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with NTV channel broadcast Friday they are still waiting to hear back. ... Gaddafi received 'guarantee' from Turkey to leave Libya Fighting erupts in Zlitan, Turkey offers Gaddafi exit Turkey: Gadhafi given guarantees to leave Libya |
GlobalPost | Turkey's Election Offers a Last Chance to Integrate the Kurds TIME Yet, when the popular filmmaker and writer was approached by Turkey's Kurdish party to run for an Istanbul parliamentary seat in Sunday's elections, he felt he could not refuse. "This parliament has an opportunity to make history," he said, ... Kurdish Politician Urges Turkey to Heed 'Our Demands' Turkey's elections KURDISH WAR: Syria Did A Bad Bad Thing |
Asbarez Armenian News | Hunger Strike in Toronto to Protest Turkey's Genocide Denial Asbarez Armenian News In light of the upcoming general elections in Turkey, the demonstrators are protesting the ongoing human rights abuses carried out by the Government of Turkey, including: the denial of the Armenian Genocide; the stifling of freedom of speech, ... |
How will Turkey's Jews vote? Ynetnews Just over 10000 Jews throughout Turkey - a number almost too insignificant to mention - will be heading to the polls Sunday as tens of millions of voters, 99.8% of which are Muslims, will hit the polling stations. The Jewish vote, negligible or not, ... |
BBC News | Hurt Maesteg Turkey holidaymaker offered help by firms BBC News Mr Lonergan, his partner Debbie, and their children Jack, five, and Grace, one, were on their first family holiday, staying at the Didim Beach resort in Altinkum on the west coast of Turkey, when the incident happened. His partner said in jumping 3ft ... Family of paralysed holidaymaker face £43000 bill to bring him home |
Aksoy Sees Growth in Turkey at More Than 5% for 2011 Washington Post June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Tevfik Aksoy, head of Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa economics at Morgan Stanley in London, talks about the outlook for the Turkish economy and the tenure of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ... |
Turkey's Opposition: Ruling Party Trying to Change Fundamental Philosophy Voice of America The Nationalist Action Party (NAP) - a deeply rooted conservative nationalist political party - declared in its 2011 election manifesto: “[Our] political mission is to create a new civilization and a new world where Turkey is at its center. ... |
euronews | Anonymous Hackers Take Down a Government Website in Turkey National Turk English Anounymous hackers has taken down a Turkish government website in a protest against recently introduced Internet filters in Turkey which many consider to be censorship. “ The Turkish government has blocked countless of websites and blogs while abusive ... Anonymous takes down Turkish site to protest censorship Hackers Protest Censorship by Taking Down a Government Website in Turkey Turkish Government Sites Targeted by Anonymous |