Blouin News Blogs | Turkey in Disarray Huffington Post Any analysis of Turkey must begin with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who founded the modern Turkish Republic in 1923. Though the country is overwhelmingly Muslim, Ataturk despised the Islamic fundamentalists and created an avowedly secular democratic ... Candidly Speaking: Turkey's Erdogan - An autocratic Islamist bigot Turkey navigates a less exciting path to reform |
The Daily Star | Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources Reuters DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said. The shell ... Syrian mortar shell kills man in Turkey Turkish home hit by Syrian mortar fire; 1 dead, 1 injured Mortar bomb hits Turkey's Syrian border, one killed |
Hurriyet Daily News | BUSINESS > Turkey wants to build its own passenger jet, says deputy PM Hurriyet Daily News Babacan arrived in the U.S. last week with Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), and 40 business leaders for a series of visits in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago. Turkey ... Turkey aspires for first-class democracy Turkey intends to produce domestic aircraft Turkey aims to build its own passenger jet |
Press TV | Turkey asks US to extend pricing on Raytheon missile bid -sources Reuters WASHINGTON Oct 28 (Reuters) - Turkey has asked the United States to extend the pricing on Raytheon Co's Patriot missile defense system proposal, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Monday, a sign that Ankara is keeping its options ... Prospects for Iran-Turkey ties positive: Davutoglu Turkey mulling other missile systems An independent or disappointed Turkey? |
www.worldbulletin.net | World's tallest man gets married in Turkey The Trentonian ANKARA — Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 meters (eight foot three) the world's tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the “love of my life”, though he towers over his 1.75-meter bride. “I cannot describe my feelings in words,” the 31-year-old ... Sultan Kosen, World's Tallest Man, Gets Married in Turkey The world's tallest man gets married in Turkey |
Flipping the Switch: Supporting Turkey's Growing Energy Sector World Bank Group The government of Turkey is addressing this situation through an ongoing liberalization and privatization program in the energy sector. In the last five years, more than $3 billion has been leveraged by IFC to support private-sector efforts designed to ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Health minister invites Greek doctors to work in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News A total of 24 Greek doctors are currently working in private hospitals in Turkey, said Health Ministry Health Services Department General Manager İrfan Şencan, according to Anadolu Agency. “The medical education in Greece is close to Turkey's standards. Minister invites Greek doctors to serve in Turkey |
Hurriyet Daily News | RIGHTS > Turkey wants more democracy: Survey Hurriyet Daily News Asked about the ruling that the former names of Kurdish villages in Turkey's southeast can be reinstated, 58 percent said they supported the move, while 27 percent opposed it. Remarkably, 49.2 percent of MHP voters also supported the decision. |
The Daily Star | Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq, both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war. The two countries' dealings ... Iraq and Turkey intend to patch up their relationship: Syria is gaining ground ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Erdogan: 'Kosovo Is Turkey' Al-Monitor In a recent article, "Turkey's Lost Illusions," adviser and professor Dominiqe Moisi wrote that Turkey is now more in search of itself than it is of Europe. According to him, the end of the Soviet-era was a wake-up call for Turkey to revive a long-lost ... EUROPE > Serb president wants Turkey's apology on Kosovo Turkey: The "Erdogan Effect" Hits Ankara's Balkans Diplomacy Erdogan 'Misunderstood' Over 'Turkey Is Kosovo' Claim |