New York Times | Iran, Turkey's New Ally? New York Times WASHINGTON — A bribery and corruption scandal has plunged Turkey into crisis, seriously undermining Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority. Mr. Erdogan now faces serious challenges from both secularists suspicious of his Islamist agenda and ... Erdogan vows graft scandal in Turkey won't topple him The Gulen movement: a self-exiled imam challenges Turkey's Erdogan Turkey's Economic Vulnerability Exposed as Graft Divides |
Telegraph.co.uk | Turkey: Rift with US-based cleric widens USA TODAY ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's embattled prime minister on Saturday ratcheted up the rhetoric against a U.S.-based Muslim cleric seen as a threat to his government, for the first time directly suggesting followers have infiltrated the police and ... Erdogan Says Graft Allegations Undermine Turkey's Economy Turkey's politicians, gold dealer and the pop star Turkey: Erdogan under new pressure to quit as protesters take to the streets |
Turkey Biggest Loser in World Stocks as Erdogan Crisis Persists Bloomberg The crisis threatens to undo the economic gains Erdogan made in orchestrating a decade of almost uninterrupted growth that earned Turkey its first investment-grade credit ratings since the early 1990s. The investigation, which Erdogan labeled a coup ... |
BreakingNews.ie | Earthquake strikes south of Turkey CNN (CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 32 miles (51 ... Earthquake Shakes Mediterranean Coast of Turkey Earthquake Strikes in Mediterranean Off the Coast of Turkey Quake shakes Turkey's coast |
Center for Research on Globalization | Iran's Oil-For-Cash Scheme Daily Beast An unfolding corruption scandal in Turkey has uncovered transactions that may have allowed Tehran to circumvent harsh U.S. and E.U. sanctions—a revelation that could destabilize Obama's nuclear deal and threaten the government of Prime Minister ... Power Struggle Intensifies in Turkey Turkey's Gülen: Opposition movement or cult? Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With Iran |
Business Recorder | Turkey boosts demand for cotton from US, Greece Kathimerini Turkey has overtaken China as the biggest buyer of US cotton, US data showed on Friday, as Chinese buyers have boosted their purchases of lower-taxed yarn and cut back on buying raw cotton. Continuing a five-months-long trend since the August 1 start ... Turkey overtakes China as top US cotton buyer Turkey overtakes China as No. 1 buyer of US cotton |
Turkish Official Says Officers Could Be Retried ABC News A senior ruling party official says Turkey's government could change laws to allow the re-trial of hundreds of military officers who were convicted of plotting to overthrow the government. Mustafa Elitas' comments, published in Hurriyet newspaper ... |
New York Times | Turkey Legs Conquer Land of Mouse Ears New York Times Depending on sales over this busiest time of year at six of Disney's North American theme parks, the company in 2013 is likely to serve up an astounding two million of its jumbo turkey legs — bulbous, chewy, piping hot drumsticks the size of Fred ... Disney's Hot Attraction: Jumbo Turkey Legs? Disney's Newest Star, Turkey Leg, Wins Hearts and Stomachs |
Alliance for Kurdish Rights | Watershed moment arrives for AK party in Turkey euronews For the outside world the recent events in Turkey are hard to understand, so euronews talked to Professor Talip Kucukcan from Marmara University. How does he interpret the crisis that has shaken the Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government, ... Yet another Obama bungle: Turkey |
Al Jazeera America | Riots erupt in Turkey over corruption scandal Aljazeera.com Twenty-four people, including the sons of two ministers and a state-owned bank's chief were arrested last week as part of an investigation into corruption in Turkey. Erdogan has continued to ignore the demands to step down. "Those who call it a ... Turkey's prime minister refuses to step down amid protests Rubber bullets fly as Turkey faces meltdown Turkey police clash with demonstrators |