Telegraph.co.uk | The United States needs to tell Turkey to change course Washington Post Whatever his achievements over the past decade, Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is destroying his country's parlous democracy. That is a profound problem for Turks and Turkey's Western allies. Staying silent, out of fear that speaking ... Turkey continues with huge purge of judges and police UPDATE 3-Turkey's eurobond a boon amid political and market turmoil Turkish Intervention Fails to Stem Lira Sell-Off |
Telegraph.co.uk | Turkey faces a 'war' within its borders as Prime Minister Erdogan cracks down ... Telegraph.co.uk Based on little more than a rumour circulating in the Turkish press that Francis J. Ricciardone, the American envoy was “meddling” in domestic affairs during the corruption probe Mr Erdogan attacked foreign diplomats in Turkey. He said ambassadors ... Turkey lawmakers brawl over judicial reforms Turkey's Parliament Brawls While Debating Corruption Probe Brawl occurs in Turkish parliament |
Turkey under anti-corruption probe Aljazeera.com Turkey is now under investigation for helping Iran when sanctions were placed on the Islamic republic by the UN, US and EU. Sanctions prevented Iran from getting paid through the regular banking system or using currency like dollars or euros. So Turkey ... |
Deepen Economic Ties to Turkey Brookings Institution Kemal Kirişci writes the U.S. should continue pursuing a more ambitious agenda with Turkey, given Turkey's importance for U.S. interests and the U.S. goal that Turkey anchor itself with the West. President Obama can achieve that by associating Turkey ... |
Venture Capital Post | As Investor Interest Heats Up In Turkey, Pan-European Accelerator ... TechCrunch With news earlier this week that Earlybird, the Berlin-based VC, has launched a new $130 million fund targeting early-stage startups in Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe, it seems apt that Turkey — specifically, Istanbul — should get itself a new ... Pan-European accelerator Startupbootcamp expands to Istanbul, Turkey |
Mayor Rogero to visit Turkey on US State Dept. visit WBIR-TV Turkey's municipal elections will be held on March 31, and officials citizens are encouraging more women to take part, both as candidates and voters. Right now, there are no Turkish women serving as mayors of major cities, and less than 1% of city ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey attracts more tourists despite regional, local crises Hurriyet Daily News The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey increased by 10 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, despite the high tensions in neighboring Syria and Iraq and the political turmoil. The Culture and Tourism Ministry said 34.9 million foreign ... |
Turkey's Lira Slides Despite Central Bank Action ABC News Turkey's currency, the lira, continued its downward slide on Thursday despite the central bank's intervention in the foreign exchange markets to support it. The lira weakened to a record 2.30 against the dollar just hours after the central bank said in ... |
Turkey's Enemy Within Foreign Policy (blog) For the past month, Turkey has been in turmoil over a corruption scandal that threatens to compromise Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's premiership. It's now clear that the implications of the scandal go far beyond the reach of corruption ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | EU membership indispensable goal for Turkey, says EU Minister Hurriyet Daily News AA Photo. While describing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent visit to Brussels as “extremely successful,” EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said EU membership is an “indispensable goal” for Turkey, despite certain flaws and mutual resentments. It's Still the Same Old Same Old in Turkey 18:24 - SCO strong alternative for Turkey, says AK Party's Kapusuz Minister: Turkey to continue fighting terrorism |