New York Times | After Opening Way to Rebels, Turkey Is Paying Heavy Price New York Times HABUR BORDER GATE, Turkey — In normal times, hauling 50,000 pounds of frozen chicken into Iraq is a routine job for Turfan Aydin, a Turkish trucker who has been working the route for years. But the cross-border trade has suddenly all but halted ... Turkey's pro-Kurdish party announces presidential candidate Syrian Kurdish leader: Turkey turns blind eye to ISIS Turkey's Military Construction in Southeast Threatens Peace |
BBC News | Turkey's Ramadan drummers BBC News During Ramadan in Turkey, Muslims are traditionally woken for their pre-dawn meal by drummers who take to the streets. This tradition is in danger of dying out, but in the city of Istanbul they are trying to find new ways to keep it alive. Drummer ... AID POURING IN FOR SYRIANS IN TURKEY DURING RAMADAN |
Just Back From ... Turkey St. Cloud Times The Times went along with Lois and Chuck Head on an April trip to Turkey, just as the tulips there were finishing their annual bloom. “We were on a walking/cultural tour with Walking Adventures International, a travel organization that takes ... |
Channel News Asia | Turkey Could Double Its Arms Budget DefenseNews.com ANKARA — Turkey, which has been spending around US $4 billion a year on weapons and upgrades, may double that to meet procurement goals for 2023. For about a decade, the country's overall defense budgets have remained around $10 billion a year, ... Turkey premier expected to unveil presidential bid Turkey premier Erdogan expected to unveil presidential bid Turkey could turn into Egypt, PM says |
Today's Zaman | Crisis in region may push Turkey to search for allies Today's Zaman While the Middle East is passing through critical times due to the conflict in Iraq, Turkey certainly needs to find partners in the region to cooperate with -- although it has harmed the very ground for such cooperation with some regional actors due to ... Turkish envoy lauds Rouhani trip Turkish-Iranian relations after Rouhani visit: Path-dependent or promising? |
Voice of America | Turkey's Ties With ISIL Continue to Arouse Suspicions Voice of America DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY —. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants continue to score victories across Iraq. For neighbor Turkey, there is growing concern over ISIL's growing power, particularly in its predominantly Kurdish southeast, which borders ... Crowded By Two Shaky States, Turkey Shifts Its Weight In Policy TAHA ÖZHAN > Turkey and the ISIL nonsense |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey welcomes Ramadan a day earlier than most Arab, African nations Hurriyet Daily News Muslims in Turkey have welcomed the holy month of Ramadan, while the fasting will start in most Arab and African nations on Sunday. The first suhoor - a Ramadan meal before dawn - took place in Turkey's northeastern city of Ardahan at 2.39 a.m. on ... Turkey welcomes Muslim holy month of Ramadan |
Wall Street Journal | An Unhelpful Ally Wall Street Journal The ISIS crisis in Iraq is inextricably tied to the dangerous and permissive border policies of Mr. Erdogan's government in Turkey over the past two years. It was only last year that U.S. President Barack Obama chided Mr. Erdogan for "letting arms and ... |
NC Wildlife seeking help counting wild turkeys Asheville Citizen-Times The information gives an indication of annual wild turkey productivity, gobbler carryover and other population trends, Myers said, which all help the commission manage the state's turkey population. “We've always allowed anyone to participate in the ... |
Middle East Monitor | Turkey looks to boost trade ties with US and China Middle East Monitor During a meeting with Turkish businessmen in the Turkish consulate in Los Angeles, US,on Friday, Yilmaz said that Turkey had dramatically increased trade ties with Africa and Turkic Republics but had not done the same with the United States and China. |