Turkey's Attack on Civilians Tied to US Military Drone Wall Street Journal Reporting and video by WSJ's Joe Parkinson in Uludere, Turkey. ULUDERE, Turkey—After winding along a narrow mountain ridge, a caravan of 38 men and mules paused on the Turkish-Iraqi border. Then they heard the propellers overhead. KURDISH WAR: You Go First |
RT | Syria-Turkey border (CNN) -- The dead are everywhere. CNN Housed in neat, white tents in southern Turkey, with cooking stations in between, people here do not have to worry about being silenced, tortured, arrested or killed. In other words, they don't live in fear of what they say happened all around them on ... Turkey's top treatment for Syrian rebels, eyeing homecoming (PHOTOS) Turkey - Syria: Let's Not Be Taken In By The Bluster - OpEd Syrian dedicated to clearing landmines injured in blast |
BBC News | Iraqi VP's ex-guards say they had orders to kill Fox News Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who was in Turkey but faced trial in absentia, has denied all charges against him. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. The case threatens to paralyze Iraq's government by fueling simmering Sunni and Kurdish ... With Iraq's fugitive VP in Turkey, Baghdad starts his trial in absentia on ... Terror trial of fugitive Iraq VP starts in Baghdad Terror Trial of Iraq VP Starts in Baghdad |
Trend.az | Turkey warns against sectarian view of Syrian conflict Reuters Majority-Sunni Turkey, which shares a 900-km (550-mile) long border with Syria, fears the internal conflict could develop into sectarian and ethnic fighting that could spill across borders, pitting Shi'ite Muslims against Sunnis. Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp |
Hurriyet Daily News (press release) | Turkey EU bid boosted by votes -German minister Chicago Tribune Says can overcome "frozen situation" * Says Turkey should not let up on EU bid By Simon Cameron-Moore ISTANBUL, May 15 (Reuters) - Recent election defeats for opponents of Turkey's bid for EU membership offer a chance to unfreeze negotiations, ... Turkey ramps up pace of EU bid after French polls Turkish FM: "Turkey-EU Relations to Hopefully get back on Positive Track after ... Westerwelle: EU should give new dynamism to Turkish bid |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey April Budget Surplus Rose After Non-Tax Income Jumped BusinessWeek By Emre Peker and Ali Berat Meric on May 15, 2012 Turkey's budget surplus widened 34 percent to 1.4 billion liras ($780 million) in April as a dividend from the central bank more than offset growth in government spending. Revenue increased an annual 24 ... Budget gap not encouraging |
Turkey Backs Nabucco West as RWE Reviews Support for Gas Link Bloomberg “Turkey assumes that Nabucco West will be the natural continuation of Tanap,” which is led by Azerbaijan and Turkey, Ozgul said. As well as Botas and RWE, Nabucco's project members include Vienna-based OMV AG (OMV), Hungary's Mol Nyrt (MOL), ... |
Turkey - Factors to Watch on May 15 Reuters The yield on Turkey's benchmark bond closed at 9.56 percent, slightly up from a previous close at 9.52 percent. Turkey's main stock index closed 1.73 percent down at 57853 points, almost in line with a 1.92 percent dip in the MSCI emerging markets ... |
The Guardian | Celtic cousins join forces in hope of hosting Euro 2020 The Independent Turkey and Georgia are the other predicted bidders and as both countries have potentially serious flaws as prospective hosts, the Celtic nations will stand a good chance should they decide to translate a declaration of interest into a concrete bid. Ireland, Scotland, Wales mull Euro 2020 bid Celtic tigers will roar but will they be heard? Fancy a three-way? Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland want to host Euro 2020 |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Building a new future for Turkey Reuters Blogs (blog) The US-Turkey partnership was forged during the Korean conflict and the Cold War, and Washington and Ankara stood shoulder-to-shoulder to confront the Soviet challenge. Now, the two countries have an opportunity to work together to help shape the ... Bitter Frenemies Turkish Property Market to Surge on Adoption of New Bill Turbulent history taints Turkish tactics |