BBC News | Turkey must reach "mutual" truce to end Kurdish conflict: party Chicago Tribune ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main Kurdish party said on Monday that Turkey must agree a mutual ceasefire with Kurdish separatists to have any hope of ending their conflict, rather than making one-sided demands that they disarm. Turkey has seen a ... Turkey PM Erdogan says Kurdish PKK takes 500 casualties Turkey holds no quarter for PKK Turkey claims 500 rebels killed in Kurdish campaign |
Ammon News | Turkey to Sell Its First-Ever Islamic Bond Wall Street Journal By ART PATNAUDE. Turkey is gearing up to sell its first bond compliant with Islamic law, targeting emerging-market investors as the country tries to diversity its funding sources. The sale of a dollar-denominated sukuk, as Islamic-compliant bonds are ... Turkey set to raise up to $1.5 bln with debut sukuk |
Haaretz | Saudi Arabia stays out of regional talks on Syria Reuters The "contact group" of Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia arose from an initiative by Cairo, whose new president is looking to make his mark with what he has described as a balanced Egyptian foreign policy. Diplomats and Western officials have been ... UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia absent from Egypt-Iran-Turkey talks on Syria Egypt's president, top Turkish diplomat talk Syria Regional contact group sees no quick solution to Syria conflict |
The New York Review of Books (blog) | Turkey's Towering Ambition The New York Review of Books (blog) In late May of this year, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan—Turkey's powerful prime minister, a devout Muslim, and the self-styled leader of the new Middle East—announced that he would be erecting his own grand mosque above the Bosphorus. It will be more ... |
NBCNews.com | Enormous Roman mosaic found under farmer's field NBCNews.com A giant poolside mosaic featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed in southern Turkey, revealing the far-reaching influence of the Roman Empire at its peak. The mosaic, which once decorated the floor of a bath complex, abuts a 25-foot ... Massive Roman Mosaic Discovered Under Farmer's Field In Turkey |
Examiner.com | Syria keeps promise to Turkey to unleash Kurds WND.com WASHINGTON – The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has begun to unleash the Kurds inside Turkey, where there has been an uptick of Kurdish rebel attacks killing Turkish government troops, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin. Dempsey in Turkey for talks Syria accuses Turkey of helping opposition Weird coincidences about Turkey, US, Iran, Israel |
Talking Turkey: The Business of Tripling Economic Output Wall Street Journal The next 10 years are ripe with challenges, which Turkey must meet if it wants to join the world's top-10 economies and become a foreign-policy heavy weight, according to more than 30 policy makers including central bank Governor Erdem Başçi and ... |
The Associated Press | Turkey seeks to relocate some Syrian refugees The Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Already host to 80,000 Syrians in refugee camps, Turkey is now seeking to relocate some of the tens of thousands of others living outside the shelters to relieve pressure on local communities and better handle security in its ... |
Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit Dekalb Daily Chronicle DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory, as the government and opposition said an explosion killed at least seven and cut off a main road leading south from the ... |
Turkey Central Bank Expected to Cut Rates Wall Street Journal By YELIZ CANDEMIR. ISTANBUL—Turkey's central bank is expected to cut overnight lending rates Tuesday to revive the country's slowing economy. Seven of 10 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expect the bank's rate setters to cut overnight ... |