The Guardian | Turkey's economic success threatened by political instability The Guardian Turkey's strong economic growth over the past decade, bringing relative prosperity to previously neglected parts of the country, has underpinned the popularity of the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and his mildly Islamist Justice and Development ... |
BBC News | Is instability the 'new normal' for Turkey? CNN International (CNN) -- With elections scheduled for August, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs this year to be better than the last. But just six months after the damaging Gezi Park protests, the Turkish government is now engulfed in a wide-ranging ... Purge of Police Said to Be Move by Turkey to Disrupt Graft Inquiry Police purge in Turkey spreads to regions There Are Much Bigger Problems In Turkey That Could Derail Its Alliance With ... |
Channel News Asia | Turkey Graft Probe Begets Campaign of Reprisals as Toll Mounts Bloomberg Turkey's ruling party ordered purges of police chiefs and moved to tighten control of the judiciary, as a top official said there's no chance of a truce in the struggle with prosecutors leading a corruption probe. The government will keep firing those ... Singapore, Turkey to begin FTA talks Turkey's EU bid under toxic cloud Singapore, Turkey to launch free-trade talks |
Exiled Cypriots' Homecoming Dream Thwarted by Turkey Scandal Bloomberg They've been encouraged by a flurry of talks in recent weeks involving the divided island's political leaders. Their concern is whether events in Turkey, this time a corruption scandal, will sink their plans yet again. “What is happening in Turkey ... |
Roscoe, Lansdowne's Famous Turkey, Meets Untimely End CBS Local LANSDOWNE, Pa. (CBS) – There is sadness today in Delaware County, Pa. A wild turkey who roamed the town of Lansdowne for months, becoming a local celebrity, is no more. Roscoe the wild turkey was famous in Lansdowne. Since last spring he walked ... Lansdowne residents mourn loss of Roscoe the turkey |
Hurriyet Daily News | ENERGY > Iraqi Kurdistan's first oil exports via Turkey pipeline seen by end-Jan Hurriyet Daily News The first crude has started to flow through the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region's new pipeline across Turkey and the first independent exports are expected to begin at the end of this month, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Jan. 8. The ... Iraqi Kurds Announce Start of Crude Flow to Turkey Send to Kindle First Kurdish Oil Sales Through Turkey End of This Month |
Turkey Doctors Say Police, Govt Harassed Them ABC News It was the height of Turkey's summer of upheaval, and riot police were hammering protesters. The tear gas at Istanbul's Taksim Square was so thick that doctors trying to treat the wounded in a makeshift clinic could barely breathe or see. So a group of ... |
PJ Media | Disney's Tasty, Controversial Turkey Legs PJ Media Like other famous Disney Parks snacks – the Dole Whip and the Mickey Ice Cream Bars – the Turkey Legs have spawned a merchandise industry all their own. The Turkey Legs made their debut in the late 1980s and have increased in popularity over the ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey scrambles two fighter jets to intercept Syrian warplane Hurriyet Daily News Two Turkish F-16 jets were sent to the border with Syria after a SU-24 fighter jet from the Syrian army came closer to the border, the Turkey's General Staff has said in a statement. The Syrian warplane changed its route when it was 3.6 sea miles away ... Turkey to erect 4-meter fence along its 900-km border with Syrian |
Daily Mail | Turkey visa changes: Britons warned they must now apply for a visa ahead of ... Daily Mail Sun-seekers heading to Turkey this year could be caught out by a new visa system which requires holidaymakers to apply for a visa before travel. The popular beach holiday destination has always issued Britons with a visa stamp in their passports on ... Turkey to make e-visas mandatory Agents warned about Turkey visas |