Turkey's parallel state strikes back Aljazeera.com Yet, the nature of recent developments in Turkey that culminated in the sensational graft probe of scores of people, including the sons of three cabinet ministers, a mayor from the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), businessmen and the ... Destruction versus creation in Turkey |
Voice of America | Turkey's Erdogan moots retrial of military coup plots Reuters Erdogan, still by far the most popular politician, accuses Hizmet of creating a "state within a state" backed by foreign forces hostile to Turkey. What had been common ground between Erdogan and Gulen - the taming of the army - appears now to have ... Turkey Mired in Political Division Over Retrial Turkey 'coup plot': PM Erdogan 'favours retrial' Erdogan Eye on 'Crazy Projects' Links Turkey Scandal to Builders |
Bahrain News Agency | Turkey, Iran grow closer as Erdogan plans visit to Islamic Republic Jerusalem Post “When Rouhani became the Iranian president, Turkey and Iran decided to communicate frequently, if possible every month, to discuss our mutual agendas and exchange views. I can say that we have accomplished this in the past five months,” said Davutoglu ... Iran and Turkey officials discuss Syrian crisis in Istanbul Turkey, Iran gear up to boost bilateral ties Syria: Iran and Turkey urge end to violence, PressTv says |
Turkey needs less money in politics, and less politics in court Financial Times Until last month, one could not be blamed for thinking that nothing was rotten in the state of Turkey. The combined effect of government pressure, ubiquitous self-censorship and the conflicts of interest of media owners made reporting on corruption a ... |
Turkey's Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials Reuters Turkey's appeals court in October upheld the convictions of top retired officers for leading a plot to overthrow Erdogan's government a decade ago. The military last week filed a criminal complaint over the court cases, saying evidence against serving ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | New assault vessel may cost Turkey more than $800 million Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has long been aiming to bolster its amphibious vessel fleet. The LPD program, one of the most ambitious efforts, is designed to deploy a battalion-sized force of up to 1,000 troops and personnel, eight utility helicopters, three UAVs, 13 tanks ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey reshuffles envoys in Washington, London and Paris Hurriyet Daily News DHA Photo. A major reshuffle of Turkey's most important diplomatic posts has taken effect with two former ambassadors to Japan, Serdar Kılıç and Abdurrahman Bilgiç, being posted as Turkey's envoys to the United States and the United Kingdom respectively. Turkey's 12 ambassadors around the world changed |
Erdogan's economic model for Turkey comes under pressure Financial Times Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, likes to vaunt what is often one of the brightest emerging markets stories of the past decade: Turkey's rise in gross domestic product from $230bn in 2002, when his AK party first took office, to about ... |
New York Times | Corruption in Turkey The Arab road The Economist WHEN the Arab spring burst onto the Middle East three years ago, hopeful democrats in search of a model were drawn to Turkey as a country that seemed to combine moderate Islam with prosperity and democracy. Unfortunately, the Arabs did not follow the ... How Erdogan's Troubles Are Good for Turkey Corruption At The Top In Turkey: How Construction Is Involved Iran, Turkey's New Ally? |
Hurriyet Daily News | Tax hike 'to push Turkey's inflation up by 0.5 points' Hurriyet Daily News Turkey's Central Bank has said the tax adjustments introduced at the beginning of the New Year will lead to an increase in inflation of around 0.5 points, if producer prices remain unchanged. In a surprise move, Turkey raised consumption taxes on new ... Turks buy over $20bn in foreign currency More Letter Writing for Turkey's Central Bank Governor Waiting for current account improvement in Turkey |