Shanghai International Film Fest: Turkey, China Win Top Awards Hollywood Reporter BEIJING – Hayde Bre, by Turkish director by Orhan Oguz won the Golden Goblet for Best Feature Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival on Sunday, while Chinese director Han Jie won the Best Director prize for his film Mr. Tree, which took home ... |
ABC News | 'Turkey to send Assad 'warning' on reforms' Jerusalem Post Turkey will send a “warning letter” to Damascus later this week calling on President Bashar Assad to enact reforms and rein in the violent crackdown on the anti-regime protests that began in March, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Sunday. ... Bashar the Reformer Syria's president 'to address nation' Turkey demands Syria dismiss 'thug in chief' brother of President Bashar al-Assad |
Globe and Mail | newSyrian troops try to block outflow of refugees CBC.ca A Turkish military vehicle patrols the border with Syria near the Turkish village of Guvecci, within sight of makeshift tents set up by Syrians who have not crossed over into Turkey. (Umit Bektas/Reuters) Syrian troops set up roadblocks on Sunday near ... Syrian Troops Ransack Northern Border Village Turkey allows limited access to Syrian refugee camp Syrian troops burn down a bakery, as Turkey starts providing bread to refugees |
Financial Times | Erdogan, a success at home and abroad Tehran Times The face of Turkey has changed since the AKP assumed power in 2002. It has emerged as an economic power and has transformed itself from a follower of the West into a key regional and international player. The Turkish people open their arms to the AKP ... Ramification of Erdogan's victory A Turkish model for Egypt? Maybe not Arab Spring, Kurdish Summer |
Turkey's Kanter shows talent and character Sacramento Bee MINNEAPOLIS -- Two years after arriving in America, Turkish center Enes Kanter speaks English fluently. But it wasn't always that way. "When I first got here, I couldn't speak any," he says now. "My dad just taught me to say, ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey: A role model The Nation, Pakistan Within less than a decade Turkey has really turned around in almost all strategic aspects. In 2002, it suffered from almost all the ills that Pakistan is facing today. A sinking economy, political instability, ... Foreign policy implications of Turkish elections Foreign policy challenges after AKP's victory (1) |
The Hindu | Syrian troops attack town at Turkish border Detroit Free Press BURHAN OZBILICI/Associated Press ASSOCIATED PRESS BOYNUYOGUN REFUGEE CAMP, Turkey -- Syrian troops backed by tanks and firing heavy machine guns swept into a village near the Turkish border Saturday, cutting food supplies for nearly 2000 refugees who ... Syrian refugees in Turkish camp watch news of home Turkey Concerned About Growing Tide of Syrian Refugees History, Turkey, election and Syria |
BBC News | Britton best on show as Ireland survive Irish Times ATHLETICS: IRELAND SURVIVED a fairly desperate battle against relegation to retain their First League status at the European Team Championships in Izmir, Turkey, over the weekend – although without a single individual victory. ... Ireland maintain place in 1st League Ireland Maintains Position in First League at European Team Championships Quirke, McGovern Represent Ireland at European Team Championships |
USA Today | With Syria on fire between them, Turkey and Israel move to avoid a new fiasco ... TIME (blog) It's hard to overstate the zesty potency of the words "Mavi Marama" in Turkey. Giant posters on Istanbul's busiest streets trumpet the impending return to sea of the ferry that Israeli commandos intercepted in the Mediterranean a year ago, killing nine ... Turkey leaves 2nd Freedom Convoy set to sail July 5 Israel is the one that should mend ties |
The Guardian | An election without losers Today's Zaman The topic of the discussion was “Turkey after the elections -- what next?” Here is the gist of what I said. The June 12, 2011 elections in Turkey represent an important step towards consolidating a democracy on European Union (EU) standards and moving ... Premier can now settle the Kurd question Turkish democracy can rise to the Kurdish challenge Turkey's Kurdish rebels reconsider 'war' threats |