DAWN.com | Turkey's PKK rebels say they kidnapped lawmaker Chicago Tribune TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants said on Monday they were behind the kidnapping of a Turkish opposition lawmaker and that increased military operations after his abduction at the weekend were putting his life at risk. Clashes between the ... Turkey army seeks to free kidnapped lawmaker Report: Kurdish rebels claim kidnapping lawmaker in eastern Turkey Is Turkey so naïve to be surprised by PKK acts? |
Turkey's Iranian oil buys hit new low in July Reuters Turkey's sole refiner, Tupras, has been forced to lift even less Iranian oil than it had itself promised to the West as EU measures have stopped European firms, which dominate the marine insurance sector, from offering cover on Iranian crude. The EU ... |
The Epoch Times | Assad presents Turkey with another dilemma Financial Times Over the past month, accelerated by the Syrian rebel offensives in Damascus and Aleppo, the Assad regime pulled back most of its forces from its north-eastern border with Turkey. Syrian Kurds have stepped into the vacuum; Kurdish flags fly over all but ... The Kurds in Syria, the PKK and Turkey Turkey, US Planning for Syria's Collapse IRAQ: Turkey And The Lost Province |
New York Times | US, Turkey Boost Cooperation on Syria, Clinton Says Businessweek The U.S. and Turkey will create a working group to deal with the impact of refugees from Syria, terrorism and the potential threat of chemical weapons, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at a joint press conference with Clinton in Istanbul ... Clinton visits Turkey to step up Syrian proxy war US and Turkey to Tighten Coordination on Syria US, Turkey explore no-fly zones over Syria |
Turkey's Wheat Crop Seen Declining 11% After Dry April by UN Businessweek Turkey's wheat crop, the Middle East's biggest, is estimated to have slid 11 percent after a cold March and below-average rain in April, the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization reported. Harvesting has just finished, and production probably ... |
Globe and Mail | Iran returns Turkey's rescue aid for quake victims: report Xinhua TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran have not accepted Turkey's rescue aid for the Iranian quake victims, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Monday. The rescue aid from Turkey had been sent to Iran without coordination, and since Iran had already ... Turkey Offers Aid to Iran after Quake Kills over 250 |
Press TV | Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey nears 60000: government Reuters REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - More than 4000 people fleeing violence in Syria have entered neighboring Turkey in the past three days, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees there to 59710, Turkish authorities said on Monday. At the end of July ... Syrian refugees in Turkey reach close to 60000: official Turkey PM, security officials meet over Syria unrest Ankara discusses influx of Syrians |
International Business Times | Turkey's Misguided Foreign Policy International Business Times When Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in 2002, it sought to bolster Turkey's international influence through a "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy, which entailed resolving outstanding disputes with all surrounding ... How Turkey's Foreign Policy Gamble Backfired |
Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 13 Reuters ISTANBUL Aug 13 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday. The lira was at 1.7860 against the dollar at 0535 GMT, easing from 1.7838 late on Friday. The two-year benchmark yield closed flat at 7 ... |
Report: Syrian astronaut flees to Turkey Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Syria's first man in space has fled to Turkey and joined opposition forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime, the latest in a string of high-ranking defections from the conflict-stricken country, Turkey's state-run news agency ... |