New York Times | Mystery Deepens as Staten Island Woman's Body Is Returned From Turkey New York Times In a zinc-plated coffin, Sarai Sierra's body was flown back from Turkey on Thursday, a belated tragic return that brought a wife and mother home to Staten Island for burial, but left unanswered many questions about her death. Funeral for NYC woman killed in Turkey set Feb. 15 Funeral for NYC Woman Killed in Turkey Is Feb. 15 Body of New York mom murdered in Turkey being returned home |
The Weekly Standard (blog) | Turkey's Terror Finance Problem The Weekly Standard (blog) But the timing of the attack and the subsequent comments could not have come at a more awkward moment for Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government is now under heavy pressure to adopt legislation on the financing of terrorism. If it ... Turkey-US at a Kurdish impasse Turkey tells US envoy to stop meddling in its affairs Turkey: EU political benchmarks 'were never given to us' |
Middle East Online | Jailed rebel leader holds power to end Turkey's Kurdish conflict Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sitting across the table from top Turkish officials, jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan wields the power to silence guns across southeastern Turkey which have killed more than 40,000 people in a three decade-old insurgency. Turkey and the Kurds: progress on the horizon Turkey's 'Plan B' if Kurdish Peace Process Fails Can Turkey seize the 'Kurdish card' for itself? |
As EU pares budgets, Turkey and Korea step up aid spending The Guardian EU candidate Turkey and South Korea are among a handful of nations that are giving more to help poor countries at a time when the traditional heavy-hitters – the EU, Japan and the US – are struggling with domestic budgetary problems and are scaling ... |
Turkey Says Cost, Problems Prompted JSF Purchase Delay DefenseNews.com ANKARA — Although Turkey has been one of the strongest partners in the multinational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, continuing financial and technical problems have created a more cautious attitude and interest in backup plans. Officially, Ankara ... |
Turkey: Is Orthodox Denomination Connected to Coup Case? EurasiaNet Beyond the possible Ergenekon connection, Cengiz, the rights lawyer who has worked extensively with Turkey's non-Muslim minorities, contends that Turkish Orthodox Church members have routinely harassed members of other Christian denominations in ... |
Arutz Sheva | Turkey Denies U.S. Complained Over Comments Against Israel Arutz Sheva Turkey denied on Thursday that the United States expressed concerns to Turkish authorities over remarks made by the country's officials about an alleged Israeli raid on a military convoy and a research center near Damascus last week. Diplomatic sources ... Israeli air raid on Syria widens gulf with Turkey Turkey's problem with Israel is bigger than the Mavi Marmara Israel, Iran and Turkey use Syria as whipping boy |
Israel Hayom | Is Turkey Leaving the West? National Review Online (blog) Recent steps taken by the government of Turkey suggest it may be ready to ditch the NATO club of democracies for a Russian and Chinese gang of authoritarian states. Here is the evidence: Starting in 2007, Ankara applied unsuccessfully three times to ... Turkey – can the Shanghai Cooperation Organization be an alternative to the EU? |
NBCNews.com | Czech Republic beats Turkey 2-0 in friendly NBCNews.com ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -First-half goals by Ladislav Krejci and David Lafata on Wednesday gave the Czech Republic a 2-0 victory over Turkey in a friendly. Krejci opened the scoring in the fourth minute from a quick attack led by Tomas Rosicky and Vladimir ... Czech firms turn toward Turkey Czechs ease past Turkey, Spain defeat Uruguay Turkey looses friendly match against Czech Republic 2-0 |
www.worldbulletin.net | Turkey not halting gold flow to Iran; demand may fall Saudi Gazette ISTANBUL — Turkey will not be swayed by US sanctions pressure to halt gold exports to Iran but Tehran's demand for the metal may fall this year, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said on Thursday. US officials are concerned that Turkey's gold sales ... UPDATE 1-Turkey will not halt gold flow to Iran, demand may fall |