Wall Street Journal | Turkey Trumps Syria Fears Wall Street Journal By EMRE PEKER. ISTANBUL—Investors are flooding Turkey with cash even amid mounting risks the country may get mired in the Syrian conflict, signaling that the demand for high returns from emerging markets is trumping fear in the current environment. Turkish Worries Over Syria Blamed on 'Kurdish Phobia' 22 PKK militants killed in Turkey clashes: TV Turkey strengthens forces on Syrian border |
Al-Arabiya | Turkey: weaning off Iranian oil Financial Times (blog) Figures released on Tuesday by Turkey's state statistics office TUIK indicate that of the 1.87m tonnes of crude Turkey imported in June only 684000 tonnes – 37 per cent came from Iran. This is a significant drop on last year when Turkey sourced 51 per ... Turkey's Iranian crude imports hold steady in June |
Sydney Morning Herald | Syria rebels suspicious over defector's motives Houston Chronicle Manaf Tlass is seen before a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in Ankara, Turkey. As Tlass tours world powers to rally support for the uprising, many in the opposition shun him, saying the handsome former general and longtime friend of President Bashar ... Turkey denies role in training Syrian rebels Tens of thousands flee Syria's largest city |
Turkey's lira, bonds firm as trade deficit narrows Reuters Lira, bonds gain on narrower trade deficit. * Benchmark yield dips to 1-1/2 year low. * Shares fall after Garanti results disappoint (Adds closing prices, fresh quotes). ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters) - The lira strengthened and Turkey's benchmark bond ... DIARY - Turkey - to Oct 31 |
ClevelandRockers.com | US women expect tougher Olympic test vs Turkey Yahoo! Sports LONDON (AP) -- The U.S. women expect their toughest Olympic test so far when they play unbeaten Turkey on Wednesday in the women's basketball tournament. The Turks have looked impressive in their first Olympic appearance and aren't intimidated by ... Talking Turkey |
Bradenton Herald | Syria Accuses Saudi, Qatar, Turkey of Supporting Insurgents HispanicBusiness.com Syrian Foreign Ministry on Monday overtly accused Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of rendering financial support and arms supplies to the armed insurgent groups on ground in Syria. In a letter sent to the chief of the UN Security Council and the ... Syrian regime claims gains in Aleppo, rebels deny Aleppo Won't Be Another Halabja, Turkey Says Saudis mum on aid center in Turkey for Syrian rebels |
Kansas City Star | Greece Shifting Many Police Guards to Patrol Duty ABC News He added that a move to massively boost security at the border with Turkey, in part out of concerns about an influx of Syrian refugees, would be permanent. Greece has seen a sharp rise in violent crime since the country's debt crisis exploded in late 2009. Greece boosting guards at border with Turkey in case of Syrian refugee influx |
TEXT-Fitch:Turkey's switch to Basel II will reduce capital ratios Reuters (The following statement was released by the rating agency). July 31 - Turkish banks' capital ratios will drop because of the country's switch to Basel II today, says Fitch Ratings. They will have to hold more capital against certain assets, notably ... |
Turkey: Is Ankara Going Ballistic? EurasiaNet Although Turkey late last year indicated its concern about the threat of ballistic missiles by agreeing to host part of NATO's new missile defense shield, Ankara now appears to be moving past this defensive posture towards something more robust. As ... |
RPT-UPDATE 1-Gold sales to Iran, econ slowdown curb Turkey trade gap Reuters (Repeats without changes to reach additional subscribers). * Turkey's trade deficit narrows on economic slowdown, gold exports. * Data indicates improvement in c/a deficit. ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters) - Turkey's trade deficit narrowed more than ... $1.3bn gold sales to Iran help Turkey narrow trade deficit in June |