Wall Street Journal | Another summer of unrest for Turkey? The Economist (blog) Across Turkey security officials took extreme measures to prevent the celebrations from turning into anti-government demonstrations. Public transport was halted in scattered arteries in Istanbul, one of the world's top tourist destinations. Bemused ... Turkey's Erdogan: One of the World's Most Determined Internet Censors Trial of writers in Turkey drags on amid charges of politics Erdogan flexes his muscles and consolidates power |
BBC News | Tour of Turkey: Adam Yates and Mark Cavendish triumph BBC News "So too does Mark Cavendish's fourth win in eight days in Turkey. But it is the overall victory in that race for the 21-year-old Adam Yates that provides the greatest cause for celebration. The Bury-born rider and his twin brother Simon are perhaps now ... Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2014, stage eight: British neo-pro Adam ... Tour of Turkey: GB's Adam Yates keeps lead into last day Young talent Adam Yates wins Tour of Turkey's 50th edition |
Demystifying Turkey's jailed journalists debate Al-Arabiya Turkey has been criticized intensely for “jailing journalists” by the international community over the last few years. After the last releases of KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union, which is an affiliate of PKK) detainees, as of April 18, 2014, the total ... |
Tour of Turkey Stage 8 LIVE Podium Cafe Tour of Turkey Stage 8 LIVE. By Jens on May 4 2014, 4:35a +. Stage-8_medium. Istanbul - Istanbul 121 km. Final day sprintfest. Baklava of the Day: Andrea Guardini. Short stage with no challenges whatsoever. Hooray!, Andrea has a chance. Official site ... |
Rudaw | Kurdish Oil to Turkey Resumes; Sales to Begin Soon Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq's Kurdistan Region has resumed oil exports of 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) through a pipeline to Turkey, where the crude will go for sale in the next several days, Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz indicated. "The ... UNRESOLVED IRAQI ELECTION AFFECTS TURKEY'S RELATIONS WITH ... Turkey Oil Deals with Kurds Could Complicate Iraq Ties Turkey says ready to facilitate sales of N. Iraqi oil |
Turkey Housing Buffeted by Rising Rate Turmoil: Mortgages Bloomberg Turkey's housing expansion, with almost six million units created in 10 years, is slowing as borrowing costs soar. They jumped on the Federal Reserve's plan to taper U.S. bond purchases and the Turkish central bank's more than doubling of its benchmark ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's disaster agency kicks off training project Hurriyet Daily News The Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) will launch its new project “Turkey Prepared for Disasters” May 7 in Istanbul, with the participation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The project has four main branches ... |
Ukraine crisis: Why Turkey is silent as NATO operations ramp up CBC.ca But one ally is curiously keeping its distance — Turkey, a NATO member state since 1952 and Russia's neighbour across the Black Sea with the potential to wield much influence with Moscow. In fact, Turkey recently agreed to increase its energy supply ... |
Turkey insists on its offshore gas boundaries Cyprus Mail TURKEY and the Turkish Cypriots have defended a decision to register an agreement between them at the UN, delineating the continental shelf between Turkey and the occupied north of the island, while the government questions the timing of the move. |
CNN | Turkey bans May Day rallies, uses tear gas, water cannon on demonstrators CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish security forces barricaded the commercial center of Istanbul in an attempt to stop May Day celebrations from taking place in the city's iconic Taksim Square. Police fired plastic pellets and used tear gas and water ... Turkish Protesters Defy Government's May Day Ban Turkey May Day protesters clash with police in Istanbul Turkey May Day protests hit by tear gas near Taksim Square |