Daily Beast | Turkeys Violent Homophobia Daily Beast Hate crimes against LGBT individuals are higher in Turkey than in any other member of the Council of Europe, advocacy groups say. Gay men and transgender women are at particular risk. At least 30 transgender individuals in Turkey were murdered ... Swedish woman released in Turkey Tear gas is a symptom of Turkey's weak democracy Retail grows 10 percent amid Gezi protests in Turkey |
The Guardian | German finance minister says Turkey is not part of Europe Reuters DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Wednesday Turkey should not join the European Union as it was not part of Europe, bluntly underlining Berlin's opposition to the long-running membership bid. EUROPE > German finance minister says Turkey is not part of Europe |
Voice of America | Turkey court annuls park development Fox News ISTANBUL (AFP) – A court in Turkey has scrapped a controversial plan to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi Park that sparked protests which snowballed into deadly nationwide unrest, media reported on Wednesday. The administrative court justified its ruling ... Turkey Stops Park Augmentation Following Court Ruling Time for US Jews to Take Action on Turkey Tough Childhood, Political Battles Marked Turkey's Embattled PM |
Wall Street Journal | The protests in Turkey, Brazil and Egypt shouldn't surprise you Washington Post (blog) Ezra Klein: So as I understand it, your view is that people shouldn't be surprised to see protests in Brazil and riots in Turkey. It's the long period of economic growth and political calm that preceded them that you consider surprising, or at least ... Brazil's brand is battered, but it's no Turkey Emerging Markets Morning Roundup: Alibaba's Big Loan; Turkey's Inflation ... Investors Turn Away From Emerging Markets |
The Guardian | Kurdish smugglers struggle to feel Turkey peace dividend The Guardian People in one of Turkey's poorest areas feel harassed by the new security measures aimed at closing down the smuggling routes that have sustained the region through the conflict. Several checkpoints have been torched by Kurdish protesters and residents ... ECONOMICS > KRG forces Baghdad with Turkey pipeline Europe's rights court orders Turkey to compensate parents of clash victims Turkey's Political Fallout On Iraqi Kurdish Crude |
The Guardian | Turkey stands at the crossroads. Will it opt for democracy? The Guardian The contrasts that define modern Turkey were never more apparent than last weekend, when thousands of people gathered in Istanbul to support equal rights for gays, transsexuals and bisexuals. The protesters marched along Istiklal Avenue waving banners ... |
Turkey's Leadership Watches Uneasily as Egypt's Brotherhood Stumbles Wall Street Journal (blog) As Egypt's Islamist government totters amid mounting pressure from opposition protesters and the military, its allies in Ankara are watching with growing unease. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who weathered a month of nationwide protests ... Turkey plans legal reform to prevent coups The Difference Between Egypt & Turkey |
The Guardian | Egypt, Brazil, Turkey: without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites The Guardian Egypt's latest eruption has immediately followed mass protests in Turkey and Brazil (as well as smaller upheavals in Bulgaria and Indonesia). None has mirrored the all-out struggle for power in Egypt, even if some demonstrators in Turkey called for the ... Gwynne Dyer: Morsi deposed amidst democratic stumbles in Egypt and Turkey MUSTAFA AKYOL > From Egypt to Turkey: Is 'the problem' Islam? Turkey objects to army role in Egypt's crisis |
Tinned tuna or shaved turkey? Shopping for the end of the world Globe and Mail I find my wife in the deli section getting shaved ham and turkey – for what, one wonders. End of time sandwiches? I look in the cart. Three potatoes. An onion. A couple of tomatoes. Some strawberries. A section of watermelon and some dried cranberries. |
Hurriyet Daily News | BASKETBALL > Tanjevic to coach Turkey at World Cup Hurriyet Daily News Demirel said TBF decided that Tanyevic, who had coached the Turkish men's team during the 2010 Basketball World Championship in Turkey, would coach the team until the 2014 Basketball World Cup that is set to take place in Spain between Aug. 30 and ... |