Globe and Mail | Russian ship suspected of carrying munitions to Syria reappears near Turkish port Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — A Russian ship suspected of delivering munitions to Syria in violation of an EU arms embargo after an unscheduled stop in Cyprus has anchored off Turkey's coast, officials said Saturday. Foreign Ministry official Selcuk Unal said ... Russian Ship Reappears Near Turkish Port Turkey Sounds the Alarm as Russia, Cyprus Enable Mass Atrocities in Syria Turkey: Russian ship carrying arms reached Syria |
esctoday.com | Can Bonomo is Turkey's Eurovision entrant -- OK, but who is Can Bonomo? Today's Zaman Most people who first heard that this young singer/songwriter will be representing Turkey in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest probably reacted this way at first -- both regular people and well-known names in the music world. ... Can Bonomo To Represent Turkey At Eurovision Turkey: Entry to be presented last week of February Jewish Singer Turkey's Eurovision Pick |
BBC News | Syrian opposition says brigadier-general has fled to Turkey Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — An opposition group says a Syrian brigadier-general has escaped to Turkey, becoming the highest-ranking officer to defect. Mahmud Osman, a member of the Syrian National Council said Saturday that Mostafa Ahmad al-Sheik, ... For Turkey, leverage requires maintaining ties with all sides Stuck in Turkey: Syria bars expat activists from delivering aid |
Press TV | Iran, Turkey serious about helping to resolve Syria crisis, Tehran says Tehran Times During the meeting, the two sides also discussed various issues such as Turkey's decision to host an early warning radar as part of NATO's missile defense system and the popular uprisings rolling across the Middle East and North Africa region. ... Iran-Turkey to hold joint eco session Davutoglu: Lebanon home of first Arab Spring Turkey: Not bound by US sanctions against Iran |
www.worldbulletin.net | Northwest Turkey suffers two-hour blackout Gulf Times An extensive power outage in northwestern Turkey left millions of people without electricity yesterday and stopped metro and tram services in Istanbul for more than two hours, local media said. The electricity breakdown occurred in six major cities of ... Report: Millions in Turkey affected by power outage Istanbul blackout leaves millions in dark Blackout Leaves 20 Million People in Turkey in Dark |
BBC News | Rauf Denktash, Turkish Cypriot leader, dies at 87 Washington Post Mr. Denktash's death came in the middle of yet another diplomatic drive to reunify Cyprus, which has been split along ethnic lines since 1974, when Turkey invaded the island in the aftermath of a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece. ... Turkish Cypriot leader clung to idea of partition Turkish Cypriots mourn Rauf Denktash's death |
Today's Zaman | Lefter Kucukandonyadis, one of Turkey's best soccer players, dies at 86 Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Lefter Kucukandonyadis, one of the best players in Turkish soccer history, has died at 86. His death was announced by Fenerbahce, one of his former teams. The state-run Anadolu Agency said Kucukandonyadis died of pneumonia Friday at ... Former Turkey captain Lefter Kucukandonyadis dies Legendary Fenerbahçe player Lefter dies at age 86 |
Daily Beast | Fergie cancels US flight over Turkish extradition fears for covert filming in ... Daily Mail By Elizabeth Sanderson The Duchess of York has cancelled a trip to America amid concerns that she could be extradited to Turkey to face a court case. Sarah Ferguson was supposed to travel to the United States yesterday but altered her plans at the last ... Turkey charges Duchess of York over orphan film Turkey has brought criminal charges against Sarah Ferguson Sarah Ferguson will not be extradited to Turkey |
Today's Zaman | Economic integration with Turkey an antidote to tensions in Iraq Today's Zaman Countries like Turkey, however, have taken initiatives in the diplomatic arena to avoid such a possibility. Diplomatic efforts aside, observers say a healthy economic cooperation mechanism with Iraq will be an antidote to the country's domestic issues. ... |
BBC News | Turkey police raids on Kurdish nationalist activists BBC News At least 30 people have been arrested in Turkey as part of an inquiry into alleged links between Kurdish activists and violent separatists. Turkish police carried out raids on more than 100 homes and offices. The operation focused on members of the ... Turkey arrests 30 Kurdish activists What is behind Turkey's latest PKK operations? Turkey Detains 32 in Crackdown on Suspected Kurdish Rebel Supporters |