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Three Men at the Crossroad of Choices - Huffington Post (blog) Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:51:08 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Three Men at the Crossroad of Choices Huffington Post (blog) Those men are: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was reelected this week for a third term and who has proven his skill at adapting to emerging realities and has not feared change; Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who is increasingly ... 24 reported slain in Syrian protestsLos Angeles Times Syria's NightmareNew York Times US Pushes to Try Syria RegimeWall Street Journal CNN -Sydney Morning Herald -eTaiwan News all 3 news articles »

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Reporter's notebook: Why is Turkey shielding its Syrian refugees? - CBC.ca Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:53:27 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Reporter's notebook: Why is Turkey shielding its Syrian refugees? CBC.ca In contrast to all the fear and rumours flowing out of Syria, this surely is a good news story for Turkey. No? The human rights group is accusing Turkey of helping to hide what it says are atrocities committed by the Syrian government, by making sure ... Angelina Jolie Greeted in Turkey as "Goodness Angel of the World"Us Magazine Turkey Concerned About Growing Tide of Syrian RefugeesVoice of America Angelina Jolie's visit to Syrian refugees draws mixed reactionMiamiHerald.com Sky News -The Daily Star -MyFox Dallas all 953 news articles »

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Arab Spring, Kurdish Summer - New York Times Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:35:39 GMT+00:00

Financial Times

Arab Spring, Kurdish Summer New York Times TURKEY often presents itself to the world as a model Muslim democracy, but it is in fact denying basic democratic rights to almost 20 percent of its population. The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was re-elected on ... Prime Minister Erdogan: Turkey's Man of The PeopleTIME Person in the News: Recep Tayyip ErdoganFinancial Times AKP ushering in 'dominant-party system,' says expertHurriyet Daily News Aljazeera.net -The Express Tribune -Wall Street Journal all 92 news articles »

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Turkey presses Syria to end brutality - Montreal Gazette Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:00:30 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Turkey presses Syria to end brutality Montreal Gazette Relations between Turkey and Syria have been strained as about 8500 Syrian refugees have poured across the border into Turkey seeking sanctuary in makeshift camps of tents from an onslaught by President Bashar al-Assad's security forces. ... Syrian Refugees Make Do With Little Near BorderNPR More brutality in Syria as refugee camps swellCBS News Syrian refugees fear army reprisalsFinancial Times Foreign Policy (blog) -Spiegel Online -Bloomberg all 2,164 news articles »

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Harper visits floundering Greece as strategic Turkey ascends next door - Montreal Gazette Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:00:36 GMT+00:00

Harper visits floundering Greece as strategic Turkey ascends next door Montreal Gazette When Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided to visit Greece following the G8 summit last month in France the furrowed-eyebrow reaction from some analysts was: "What about Turkey?" When Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided to visit Greece following the ... and more »

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The All-American/European anti-Israel flotilla - Hot Air Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:26:53 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

The All-American/European anti-Israel flotilla Hot Air As reported last week, IHH was under pressure from the Turkish government to drop out of the flotilla, presumably because the timing doesn't look right for Turkey to precipitate an armed confrontation with Israel. (After the Mavi Marmara incident in ... Analysis: Will Syrian issue warm Israeli-Turkish ties?Jerusalem Post Turkish flagship pulls out of Gaza flotillaFinancial Times Turkish group withdraws from Gaza flotillaUPI.com Hurriyet Daily News -Jewish Chronicle -Valley Advocate all 462 news articles »

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Investors in Turkey 'Confused', Buying Russia, Akbank Says - Bloomberg Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:36:34 GMT+00:00

Hurriyet Daily News

Investors in Turkey 'Confused', Buying Russia, Akbank Says Bloomberg Investors in Turkey are “confused” about how authorities are dealing with the current account deficit and some foreign funds have been withdrawing capital, Akbank TAS (AKBNK) chief executive Ziya Akkurt ... Akbank chief complains of ambiguous policiesHurriyet Daily News all 3 news articles »

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Turkey Creek High graduates reminisce at dance - Tbo.com Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:25 GMT+00:00

Turkey Creek High graduates reminisce at dance Tbo.com Turkey Creek High School as it appeared in 1935. The campus is now Turkey Creek Middle School. Turkey Creek High School FFA students are shown in about 1960. Graduates and others recently held a sock-hop where they recalled old times about the school, ... and more »

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Abraaj Said to Hire Goldman, Merrill to Sell Stake in Turkey's Acibadem - Bloomberg Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:32:00 GMT+00:00

Abraaj Said to Hire Goldman, Merrill to Sell Stake in Turkey's Acibadem Bloomberg Abraaj's Turkey manager, Selcuk Yorgancioglu, didn't answer phone calls seeking comment on the sale. Abraaj Capital, the biggest private equity firm in the Middle East and North Africa, bought the Acibadem stake for about $606 million in 2007 and 2008. ... and more »

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Turkey's riverside refugees - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:01:49 GMT+00:00

Christian Science Monitor

Turkey's riverside refugees Christian Science Monitor Hasankeyf, a city overlooking the Tigris River in the Southwestern Anatolia region in Turkey, prides itself on being the oldest inhabited settlement on earth. Having withstood the trials of millenniums ... and more »