BBC News | Islamic State crisis: Peshmerga fighters head to Turkey BBC News Iraqi Kurdish forces are travelling to Turkey, from where they plan to cross into Syria to battle Islamic State (IS) militants besieging the town of Kobane. Up to 150 Peshmerga fighters are on the move, with half going by air and half accompanying ... A Town Shouldn't Fight the Islamic State Alone Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State Kurdish fighters bound for Kobane to tackle Islamic State reach Turkey |
BBC News | Turkey mine: Accident traps workers underground BBC News At least 18 workers have been trapped underground after an accident at a coal mine in southern Turkey, officials say. An area of the pit in Ermenek, Karaman province, was flooded with water while miners were working. The miners are said to be stuck ... Mine collapses in Turkey, trapping 18 workers Race against time to rescue 18 Turkey coal miners 18 miners trapped in coal mine accident in Turkey |
The Guardian | Miners trapped after coal mine in Turkey is flooded The Guardian Nineteen miners have become trapped in a coal mine in southern Turkey which collapsed following a flood, local media reported. Rescue teams and medics were sent to the mine in the town of Ermenek, in Karaman province – about 70 miles (110km) north of ... |
Reuters | Assad's warnings start to ring true in Turkey Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - When Sunni rebels rose up against Syria's Bashar al-Assad in 2011, Turkey reclassified its protégé as a pariah, expecting him to lose power within months and join the autocrats of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen on the scrap heap of ... Suspicion hangs over death of US journalist in Turkey Turkey tear-gasses citizens 'for their safety' as they watch bloody day of ... Iraqi Kurdish fighters expected to leave Turkey soon for defense of Kobane in ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey should start alternative trade talks with US, says World Bank envoy Hurriyet Daily News “The planned trade deal between the U.S. and the EU will harm Turkey, as Turkey is not a member of the EU, but a member of the Customs Union. There is no easy answer to solve this problem. We are suggesting that Turkey starts parallel negotiations with ... World Bank: EU-US trade talks should include Turkey |
www.worldbulletin.net | Why the UN Rejected Turkey's Bid for a Security Council Seat? Huffington Post The Turkish government got a big slap in the face this month when the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to turn down its application for a Security Council seat. In effect, the international community was rejecting Turkey's hostile ... Iran accuses Turkey of prolonging civil war in Syria Turkey No Longer a 'Rock Star' on Arab Street Turkey insists on own stance on Syria issue in defiance of discords |
BBC News | Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu: 'We will help coalition forces' BBC News Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has told the BBC that Turkey will continue to help coalition forces if there is a co-ordinated plan for the creation of a ''democratic'' Syria. Speaking to Lyse Doucet, Mr Davutoglu called for the equipping and ... |
Nineteen workers trapped in mine collapse in southern Turkey Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Nineteen miners were trapped on Tuesday after a coal mine in southern Turkey collapsed following a flood inside the mine, local media reported. Rescue teams and medics were sent to the mine in the town of Ermenek in Karaman ... |
Turkey-Denmark Relations Tense Over Deal With IS Voice of America Last week, a Danish court cleared 10 Kurds who were accused of channeling almost $24 million to Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), designated a terrorist organization by the European Union and the U.S. The PKK also is fighting the Turkish ... |
Arab News | Turkey: A key player in medical tourism Arab News “Currently, more than 1,000 patients travel to Turkey every year to take advantage of the medical services we offer,” said Fatih Ozturk, the project manager of VisitandCare.com, a patient and doctor matching service which helps visitors from the Middle ... |