The Guardian | Turkey wages 'cultural war' in pursuit of its archaeological treasures The Guardian According to cultural chiefs in Berlin, Paris and New York, Turkey has threatened to bar foreign archaeologists from excavation sites in the country by not renewing their digging permits if governments refuse to return artefacts that Ankara says were ... |
Deutsche Welle | German Patriot Missiles Systems Reach Turkey ABC News Germany, the Netherlands and the United States are providing two batteries each to protect NATO ally Turkey from any possible incoming ballistic missiles from Syria, where a vicious civil war has left at least 60,000 people dead. Violence has also ... NATO Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey to counter Syria risks German Patriot missile troops arrive in Turkey Patriot missiles arrive in Turkey |
The Guardian | Erdogan needs to move fast to heal Turkey's divides The Guardian Photograph: Str/EPA. Even for Turkey, where day-to-day politics is conducted at a pitch of tension and paranoia that makes prime minister's questions look like quiet hour at a Trappist monastery, the last few days have been cathartic. Half the country ... Birand Represented Turkish Journalism at its Best |
Washington Post | Report: Lawyers arrested in Turkey for alleged links to leftist militants Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has charged nine lawyers, including prominent human rights defenders, with membership in an outlawed leftist militant group and ordered them arrested pending trial. The lawyers were ... |
INAUTONEWS | Daimler Sees 'Stronger' Sales in Steady Turkey Vehicle Market Bloomberg Mercedes-Benz Turk, which makes buses and trucks at two plants in Turkey and sells imported Daimler cars and vans, plans to invest about 40 million euros ($53 million) at its factories in Istanbul and Aksaray this year, about the same as last year ... Daimler expects stronger sales in Turkey in 2013 |
PanARMENIAN.Net | Turkey Angered by Petition On White House Website Al-Monitor A petition on the White House website calling for Turkey to open its borders to Armenian-Syrian refugees has provoked a reaction from the Turkish Foreign Ministry as the Syrian crisis now appears linked to other issues in US-Turkey-Armenia relations ... Foreign Ministry addresses issue of UNDP office transfer to Turkey |
FRANCE 24 | Suspect charged in Kurdish activists murder case FRANCE 24 The killings came against a background of tentative peace talks between Turkey and jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan aimed at ending three decades of conflict which have claimed 45,000 lives. Turkey has suggested the murders could be the result of an ... Syrian stray bullet wounds man in Turkey Turkey to continue strengthening military power Turkey: War to last until PKK leave |
Turkey: Denying Prisoners Medical Access as Disciplining Tool? EurasiaNet Democratic Turkey may at times be touted as a model for the Middle East to follow, but, when it comes to Turkish prisons, there is little that ranks as exemplary, rights watchdogs say. Since 2001, Turkey's prison population has increased by a whopping ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey to ask Belgian aid for fight on terror Hurriyet Daily News even ministers from Turkey and Belgium will hold a summit in Brussels today to boost cooperation in the anti-terrorism fight, with the parties expected to sign two agreements amid Ankara's efforts to convince its European partners to do more against ... |
FanSided | Olympics 2020: Turkish companies sponsor Turkey's bid to host WJLA "It reflects the remarkable economic growth that Turkey has experienced in the last five years," Istanbul bid leader Hasan Arat said in a telephone interview. "The Olympic movement should take great confidence that Turkey will be able to deliver a ... Istanbul 2020 Olympic Bid: Turkey Unveils Sponsorship Deal Worth $20 Million Istanbul 2020 unveil $20 million sponsorship programme after recruiting top ... Olympics 2020 : Istanbul bid unveils sponsorship deals worth $20m |