BBC News | PKK fighters face life after Turkey withdrawal BBC News During a five-hour wait in the hills, reporters got the rare chance to speak to ordinary PKK fighters. None gave their names. But they did give a vivid indication of their life in the mountains. One older, sunburned fighter told the BBC that he was ... Kurdish Rebel Group to Withdraw From Turkey Rebel Kurds to pull out of Turkey Turkey warns opposition against sabotaging Kurdish peace moves |
BBC News | Kasoulides: Cyprus-Turkey talks could be in October BBC News Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded the north in response to a military coup on the island which was backed by the Athens government. The two sides remain divided over property, the right of return of the displaced and security ... Turkey, Turkish Cypriot economy ministers meet |
Yahoo! News | Turkey becomes partner of China, Russia-led security bloc Yahoo! News Reuters/Reuters - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Global Alcohol Policy Symposium in Istanbul April 26, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer. By Dmitry Solovyov. ALMATY (Reuters) - NATO member Turkey signed up on Friday ... Turkey Gets Dialogue Partner Status in SCO Foreign Minister: Turkey is Kazakhstan's important and reliable partner Turkey, SCO to be dialogue partners |
Tax Evaders Hiding $130 Billion Courted by Yields: Turkey Credit Bloomberg Turkey is betting a no-questions- asked policy and some of the highest yields in emerging markets will help persuade tax evaders to repatriate an estimated $130 billion hidden abroad. Turkey's government is asking lawmakers to approve a plan giving ... |
Turkey says chemical arms use would escalate Syria crisis Yahoo! News ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday any use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would "take the crisis to another level", but remained cautious about any foreign military intervention in the conflict on its border. The White ... |
Kurdish rebels to start withdrawing from Turkey in May CNN Istanbul (CNN) -- The Kurdish rebel group that has fought a guerrilla war against the Turkish state for the past 30 years announced it would begin withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to neighboring countries. The field commander of the Kurdistan ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Biosecurity Board suspends entry of 26 GMOs to Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Recently, executives of three food companies were detained on grounds that rice about to be imported into Turkey from the Mersin port was genetically modified. The executives were later released. This incident has caused the debate on GMOs to heat up ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Local boy Sayar on course for Tour of Turkey victory Hurriyet Daily News The Konya Torku Şeker Spor rider claimed the turquoise jersey with only two stages to go in the 49th edition of the Tour of Turkey. The 24-year-old won the daunting 183-kilometer sixth stage on the Bodrum to Selçuk with a late attack on the last ... Sayar climbs into the Tour of Turkey lead in stage 6 - Velo News - Competitor.com Tour of Turkey: Mustafa Sayar attacks into the lead in Selçuk on stage six Sayar leads in Turkey after stunning stage six solo summit win |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey to moderate Int'l Energy Agency Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will be the interim president of the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) platform starting in November 2013. “This is an honor for us,” said Energy Minister Taner Yıldız. He added that the IEA is an influential platform through which ... Turkey to take over int'l energy presidency in November |
Kurdish PKK rebels announce withdrawal date from Turkey Deutsche Welle The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, started an armed rebellion for self-rule in the Kurdish-majority southeast in 1984, which has cost around 45,000 lives, most of them Kurds. Previous attempts at ... |