New York Times | Turkey Feels Sway of Reclusive Cleric in the US New York Times It chronicles how the followers of the imam, Fethullah Gulen, have proliferated within the police and the judiciary, working behind the scenes to become one of Turkey's most powerful political forces — and, he contends, one of its most ruthless, ... Turkey's soaring ambitions carry risks |
The Daily Star | Turkey: Genocide commemoration in Istanbul Global Voices Online Yet, while recent attempts to officially normalize relations and resolve historical grievances between Armenia and Turkey have faltered, the situation has been changing slowly in other areas, and not least in terms of civil society activity. Obama again won't call Armenian deaths 'genocide' In Turkey, hundreds mark Armenian genocide Armenians mark genocide remembrance day |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Looks Overseas For Real-Estate Buyers Wall Street Journal By ANITA LIKUS With domestic buyers unable to afford Turkey's high-end housing stock, the government is looking to foreigners to soak up the supply. But more will have to be done to attract foreign buyers and invigorate the market, observers said. |
Hurriyet Daily News (press release) | Turkey summons Iraqi official in growing diplomatic feud GlobalPost (-/AFP/Getty Images) Turkey today summoned Iraq's charge d'affaires, a hostile move that comes a day after Iraq summoned the Turkish ambassador in an escalating diplomatic row that some analysts warn is rooted in the region's deep-seated Sunni-Shiite ... Turkey summons Iraqi charge d'affaires as rift deepens Turkey denies role in Iraq's political crisis Turkey summons Iraqi charge d'affaires as tension boils up |
Turkeys for beginners Minneapolis Star Tribune Last weekend's annual youth turkey hunt was dampened by rain, but that didn't stop fledgling hunters from gaining from the experience. Nina Buchanan, 13, of Montevideo showed off the 25-pound gobbler she bagged, her first ever, during Minnesota's youth ... |
The National | Turkey: In French Election, Ankara Rooting for Sarkozy Rival EurasiaNet Under Sarkozy, Turkish-French relations have been extremely strained, with the French President expressing his strong opposition to Turkey's European Union membership bid and also helping introduce a few months ago an ultimately unsuccessful bill that ... If Nicolas Sarkozy loses French presidency, is Turkey the winner? Hollande hears 'anxiety' in French electorate |
Valhalla Formalizes Strategic Alliance in Turkey and Adds Two New Board Members MarketWatch (press release) Valhalla and Kenz will be pursuing opportunities in Turkey. The Strategic Alliance will operate via a Turkish company named Valken Enerji Mineral Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Valken Energy Mineral Mining Industry and Trade Corporation) ("Valken"), ... |
'Can' Opens the Space Between -- A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey Huffington Post (blog) I was very proud when my film Can was the first film from Turkey to be shown at the recent Sundance Film Festival where it received the "World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Artistic Vision." This recognition further established Turkish films ... |
The Voice of Russia | Clashes with PKK militants in eastern Turkey kill 5 Chicago Tribune DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, April 24 (Reuters) - Three Kurdish militants, one Turkish soldier and a village guard were killed during battles in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a series of clashes in recent months between the ... Soldier killed in clash with PKK in Turkey Turkey's Kurdish Predicament Soldier, village guard, 3 PKK members killed in clash in Turkey |
Haaretz | Unwilling to defend Israel's attendance at NATO summit? Washington Post (blog) By Jennifer Rubin Q: Can I—(inaudible)—press reports that arguing Turkey is blocking Israel's participation to next NATO summit? And the US side is not happy with that. It's not going to the — trying to convince Turks not to block Israel to NATO. Turkey says Israel not welcome at NATO summit Turkey reportedly vetos Israel's participation in upcoming NATO summit Turkey Blocking Israel From NATO Summit |