Al-Arabiya | US Warns of Attack in Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL — American officials in Turkey are warning that extremist groups may be planning an attack on the offices of the Western-backed Syrian opposition group in Gaziantep, a city near the border with Syria. The statement, issued Wednesday by the ... US embassy warns of potential attack in southeast Turkey U.S. Warns Citizens of Terror Threat to Syria Rebels in Turkey |
Ahwatukee Foothills News | Turkey not expected to revise Syria policy Al-Monitor Turkey remains in a difficult situation in the US-led fight against the Islamic State (IS). Ankara's efforts to keep the focus on regime change in Damascus gained little traction at the 60-nation meeting in Brussels on Dec. 3 called by US Secretary of ... JOOST LAGENDIJK In Setback For U.S. Efforts, Consensus Grows That ISIS Launched Attack From ... Letter: Turkey unfairly criticized in fight against ISIS |
Turkey must reform to avoid middle income trap, IMF says Reuters With policies as they are, Turkey's economy should grow only 3.5 percent over the next five years, limiting its ability to catch up with richer developed countries, the IMF said in its yearly assessment of Turkey's economy that was prepared in November ... |
Voice of America | Turkey, Greece to Tackle Energy Dispute Voice of America ISTANBUL—. Turkey's prime minister is set to visit Greece on Friday as tensions swell among regional neighbors over energy deposits in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will be accompanied by at least seven ministers for ... Davutoğlu to attend Turkey-Greece summit in Athens Turkey to host Greek fighters for the first time at NATO's 2015 'Tiger Meet' Turkey urges deal with Greek Cypriots over hydrocarbon deposits |
EurActiv | Visit to Turkey: EU to step up engagement EU News "The visit to Turkey next week, together with Commissioners Hahn and Stylianides is a strong indication of the strategic importance of the EU-Turkey relationship and our desire to step up engagement in view of shared interests and common challenges ... The EU needs to stop playing hardball with Turkey EU's Mogherini to visit Turkey to highlight 'strategic' ties Turkey and the EU focus on 'updated' customs union agreement |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey 'guilty of religious discrimination' Aljazeera.com Turkey has been discriminating against its Alevi Muslim religious minority by failing to recognise their places of worship and pay the electricity bill of their premises, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. Turkey was taken to the top ... European court condemns Turkey for discriminating against Alevis European court says Turkey discriminated against Alevis |
Daily Sabah | Tension in neighboring Syria hardly felt in Turkey, expats say Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — Expats in Turkey have few safety concerns over the rising threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in neighboring Syria. They neither feel threatened by the protests triggered by Kurdish radicals supporting fighting in Kobani ... Turkey's Demand on Syria In stalemate at Kobani, Turks and Kurds carry on a propaganda battle |
Hurriyet Daily News | Talking Turkey CounterPunch On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin clinched a groundbreaking deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that will strengthen economic ties between the two nations and make Turkey the major hub for Russian gas in the region. Under the ... Russia may give further discount in gas prices for Turkey, says Russian minister Putin in Turkey: Russian Bear basking in Turkey's Crescent Russia and Turkey sign major trade deals |
Land grab in Turkey's southeast threatens return of minorities Al-Monitor Dressed in a black robe and embroidered cap, Father Yoqin leaned over the rampart of Mor Augin and lowered a hose to a municipal fire truck waiting to pump the weekly water supply up to the mountain monastery. Abandoned for decades, Mor Augin was ... |
Al-Arabiya | Turkey sees rise in human trafficking due to migration Al-Arabiya The European Commission office for human trafficking said it is not up to EU states to deal with the issue of people who are trafficked within Turkey, but to speak with migrants who have travelled from Turkey to EU countries and have subsequently ... |