Brisbane Times | Turkey to keep pushing for UN-backed Syria safe zones Reuters ISTANBUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkey will continue to seek international backing for a foreign-protected safe zone inside Syria after a U.N. Security Council meeting this week failed to deliver much beyond a French plan to channel more aid to rebel ... AP Analysis: Turkey's failed call for Syria safe zone clear sign diplomatic ... |
Turkey Gold Sales to Iran Mask Weakening Exports Wall Street Journal Turkey's gold sales to Iran extended a record streak in July, helping mask an otherwise deteriorating export performance as demand for precious metals from its eastern neighbor helps the country reduce its trade deficit. Iran became Turkey's top export ... |
The Associated Press | Turkey slams Security Council for Syria inaction, demands safe zone Turkish Press Turkey appealed to a reluctant UN Security Council yesterday for a safe haven for thousands of Syrians facing a "humanitarian disaster" as Britain and France said they would rule out no options - including a no-fly zone - to aid residents fleeing an ... Amid squalor and fear on Turkish border, Syrians make plea for safe zone Hostility to Syrian Refugees Rising Along Turkey's Border Turkey to press for safe zone in Syria |
Voice of America | Turkey Lobbies Museums Around World to Return Artifacts Voice of America ISTANBUL — Turkey is following an increasingly aggressive policy of getting top museums around the world to return its heritage. Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay says that in the last decade, more than 4,000 artifacts had been brought ... |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Treasury's Cohen Heads to Switzerland, Turkey for Sanctions Talks Wall Street Journal (blog) The Treasury Department's point man on terrorism financing and economic sanctions leaves Saturday for a trip to Switzerland and Turkey to discuss newly expanded U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as international embargoes against Syria. US official to Turkey, Switzerland to press Iran sanctions |
Ford Turkey to Raise Truck Exports Sixfold as It Adds New Model Bloomberg Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (FROTO), the Turkish van and truck maker co-owned by Ford Motor Co. and Koc Holding AS (KCHOL), plans as much as a sixfold increase in truck exports to 6,000 vehicles by 2016, helped by a new heavy truck it will start selling at ... |
Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 31 Reuters ISTANBUL Aug 31 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. The lira was at 1.8267 against the dollar at 0538 GMT, weakening from 1.8156 late on Wednesday before a public holiday. The yield on ... |
CBS News | Turkey calls for Syria safe zones, UN Security Council remains unmoved CBS News (AP) UNITED NATIONS - Turkey appealed to a reluctant U.N. Security Council Thursday for a safe haven for thousands of Syrians facing a "humanitarian disaster" as Britain and France said they would rule out no options — including a no-fly zone — to ... |
Jumeirah Restaurants' Franchise to Open in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey Sacramento Bee Jumeirah Restaurants LLC, the branded restaurant division of Jumeirah Group, has signed two franchise agreements that will see Urbano, its Italian restaurant concept that is at Souk Al Bahar in Dubai, open soon in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey. |
Wall Street Journal | In Turkey, One City Fine-Tunes Rules on Percussion Players Wall Street Journal But the move to impose stricter drumming rules has Isparta moving to a different beat from many parts of Turkey, where rapid economic growth and modernization have conspired to turn down the volume on this noisy tradition. In many of the country's ... |