Aljazeera.com | Turkey's power struggles threaten the nation Washington Post TURKEY'S LATEST political crisis is one to which the overused adjective byzantine could fairly be applied. Prosecutors have brought graft charges against the sons of three cabinet ministers, the head of a state bank, a big developer and other figures ... Turkey facing 'mini-coup bid', says deputy PM Pricing politics will be long, painful for Turkey investors Iran, Turkey's New Ally? |
Telegraph.co.uk | Erdogan blames 'foreign-backed' elements for dirty plot against Turkey Telegraph.co.uk "Circles uncomfortable with Turkey's successes, its growing economy, its active foreign policy, its global-scale projects, implemented a new trap set against Turkey," Erdogan said, sitting at a desk before the red Turkish national flag. So great has ... Herbert London: Turkey At The Barricades Turkey stocks are biggest losers as 'crisis persists' In new year message, Erdogan stresses Turkey's stability |
10News | VIDEO: Fowl fracas? Wild turkey chases UPS delivery driver on Minnesota ... 10News In a video posted to YouTube, a wild turkey is seen taking out its frustration on a Minnesota UPS worker. The Brown employee did his best to scare off the charging turkey, but the angry bird proves relentless. Ironically, the UPS driver took refuge ... |
Al-Arabiya | Turkey probe underlines links between construction and politics Financial Times Standing before a rally of his party faithful and denouncing the corruption investigation of people close to his government as a plot against Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, cited his plans to build one of the world's biggest airports. Passenger beating sparks Turkey metro demos Turkey: passenger beating sparks demo in Istanbul metro Beating of homeless man at train station sparks mass protests in Turkey |
Hurriyet Daily News | DEFENSE UPDATE > Turkey awards over $1 billion defense contracts in one ... Hurriyet Daily News The last week of the year saw Turkey's defense procurement authorities signing deals worth over $1 billion in what procurement officials called a “pure coincidence.” “Those were programs that had been ongoing for a long time. It is a coincidence that ... |
Turkey builds new wall along Syria border Hurriyet Daily News Refugees, smugglers and rebel fighters have been able to cross the border undetected in many remote areas, bypassing the main gates and leaving Turkey with a major security challenge. The construction of a two-meters high wall between Nusaybin and ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey hikes consumption taxes on cars, alcohol, cigarettes Reuters ... will release nationwide December inflation data on Friday. Figures from the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday showed retail prices in Turkey's largest city rose 7.98 percent year-on-year last month while wholesale prices climbed 5.97 percent. Turkey wakes up to tax hikes |
Washington Post | Erdogan vows graft scandal in Turkey won't topple him Washington Post The premier, who is touring Turkey to drum up support before local elections in March, defied his accusers over the detention for suspected graft of three cabinet ministers' sons and the head of state-run Halkbank on Dec. 17. On Friday, thousands of ... |
Turkey's Attitude to the Holocaust is Revealing Arutz Sheva The first accusations against Turkey claiming its responsibility for this mass murder during World War I started around 1965, fifty years after the massive deportation of Armenians in 1915. These accusations – made mainly by Armenian organizations in ... |
The Guardian | Turkey: Erdogan under new pressure to quit as protesters take to the streets The Guardian In scenes reminiscent of this summer's massive anti-government revolts, hundreds of people took to the streets in cities across Turkey on Friday night calling for the government to resign following a high-profile corruption scandal that involves sons ... Turkey's Erdogan rejects calls to resign Erdogan Says Graft Allegations Undermine Turkey's Economy Turkey's Byzantine Scandal |