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Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored - Reuters Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:29:41 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey accused the European Union of bias and bigoted attitudes towards the EU candidate country on Monday and blamed it for undermining the Turkish public's trust in the bloc. Turkey criticized the European Commission's latest ... Turkey prepares its own EU progress report for first timeHurriyet Daily News Turkey's zero problem policy towards its neighbor "fading away"Press TV Turkey faces difficult task in bid to become EU memberThe Citizen Daily all 30 news articles »

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Iraqi PM questions role of Turkey in unrest - Aljazeera.com Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:55:25 GMT

Iraqi PM questions role of Turkey in unrest Aljazeera.com Iraq's prime minister has questioned the role of Turkey and Syrian rebels in stoking unrest, as Sunni protesters in the country continued to demand the release of prisoners held by the Shia-led government. Nouri al-Maliki, in a televised interview ... and more »

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Official: Turkey Talking to Jailed Kurdish Leader - ABC News Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:44:54 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Official: Turkey Talking to Jailed Kurdish Leader ABC News Turkey is holding talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader to press the autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms and end its decades-long conflict, a senior official was quoted as saying on Sunday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ... Will Turkey Squander Its Opportunity to Lead?New York Times (blog) Turkey discussing disarmament with Kurdish leader -aideswissinfo.ch Turkey, jailed Kurdish militant discuss disarmament - paperThe Star Online Middle East Online -The Hindu all 160 news articles »

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Ex-selectman's sons among 5 arrested for Turkey Bowl incident - Stamford Advocate Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:09:27 GMT

Ex-selectman's sons among 5 arrested for Turkey Bowl incident Stamford Advocate Police arrested Michael and Gregory Klein, both 21, who live at 19 Salt Box Lane, Darien, with their mother Evonne and their father Randy, who is chairman of the town's Democratic committee. Kevin Green, 22, of 30 Lynn Court, Darien, William Canning ... Former first selectman's sons charged in Turkey Bowl incidentThe Darien News Sons of former first selectwoman arrested for New Canaan urinationDarien Times Former Darien Selectman's Sons Among 5 Charged in Turkey Bowl Urine MischiefPatch.com all 12 news articles »

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Record end to year shows Turkey financial power, Istanbul 2020 claim - Insidethegames.biz Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:12:09 GMT

Sports Features Communications

Record end to year shows Turkey financial power, Istanbul 2020 claim Insidethegames.biz It ensures that Turkey remains on course to become one of the world's top ten economies by 2023, when the country is due to celebrate its centenary, claims Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He revealed today that in the last decade Turkish exports ... Turkey's Strengthening Economy in 2012 Creates Optimism for Istanbul 2020GamesBids.com all 5 news articles »

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Top Performing Country ETF: Turkey in Focus - Zacks.com Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:39:32 GMT

Top Performing Country ETF: Turkey in Focus Zacks.com Turkey ETF is the best performing country ETFs this year--up more than 63% year-to-date, as global investors continue to pour money into the economy that has shown remarkable resilience to the events in the Euro-zone. Last month, Fitch Ratings upgraded ... and more »

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Iran sanctions harm energy supply to Turkey: Researcher - Press TV Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:12:34 GMT

Press TV

Iran sanctions harm energy supply to Turkey: Researcher Press TV “Iran is an important energy supplier to Turkey. A third of our natural gas comes from Iran. That makes the timing of sanctions very inopportune since the winter cold makes gas buyers more dependent as customers,” Guven Sak, managing director of the ... and more »

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Turkey considers chemical castration - Saudi Gazette Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:52:52 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Turkey considers chemical castration Saudi Gazette ANKARA – A lawmaker says Turkey is again considering introducing chemical castration for people convicted of sexually abusing children. The Aksam newspaper Monday quoted lawmaker Alev Dedegil as saying Turkey's ruling party is preparing a draft bill ... Chemical castration for pedophiles in the pipeline in Turkey: reportAl-Arabiya all 12 news articles »

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Jailing Journalists in Plot-Mad Turkey - CounterPunch Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:42:10 GMT

Jailing Journalists in Plot-Mad Turkey CounterPunch HUMAN TARGETS — In a must-read investigation, geographer Joel Wainwright uncovers how the military and US intelligence agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on academic geographers and GIS systems to help them target drone strikes and other ...

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Turkey, Saudi monarchy ignite sectarian-ethnic tensions to destabilize Iraq ... - Press TV Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:07:11 GMT

Press TV

Turkey, Saudi monarchy ignite sectarian-ethnic tensions to destabilize Iraq ... Press TV The Saudis and the Qataris are relying on the Turkish backing in actually stirring up and igniting an ethnic tension in northern Iraq by the infatigue backing of Turkey to [President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region] Massoud Barazani to actually start an ...