Wall Street Journal | US Meets With Qatar, Turkey to Extend Gaza Cease-Fire Wall Street Journal Washington's closest Middle East allies, particularly Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, are wary of Qatar's and Turkey's diplomacy because of their support for Hamas and other Islamist movements tied to the Muslim Brotherhood. DIPLOMACY > Turkey and Qatar welcome Gaza truce TURKEY KEY TO GAZA CEASE-FIRE, SAYS US Turkey says suspends operations in Libya embassy due to security woes |
The Times of Israel | Egypt Warns Turkey of Worsening Ties ABC News Relations between Egypt and Turkey soured after el-Sissi led the last year's ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, a Brotherhood leader. Egypt expelled Turkish ambassador in Cairo and withdrew its ambassador in Turkey after it called for Morsi ... Cairo Warns Ankara of Worsening Relations Egypt, Turkey trade insults over Gaza |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey, citing cease-fire, lifts Israel flight ban Jerusalem Post ISTANBUL - Turkey lifted a ban on flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport after a temporary cease-fire was agreed upon by both sides, the state's SHGM aviation authority said on Saturday. "Taking into account the current cease-fire situation, the ... Turkey lifts flight ban to Israel airport Turkey, citing ceasefire, lifts flight ban to Israel Turkey resumes flights to Israel |
Turkey, democracy and the EU Today's Zaman Turkey's justice system is today far from independent and more or less based on the age-old system of an “eye for an eye” -- those who once wielded the handcuffs are now being handcuffed themselves. The independence of just about every branch of power, ... |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The seesawing relations between the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) demonstrate how ideological linkages can clash with geopolitical priorities in an unstable neighborhood. Between 2007 ... |
Today's Zaman | Turkey's Trade Deficit Narrows in June Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's trade deficit shrunk less than forecast in June, when an Islamist insurgency in Iraq hit sales to the second-largest market for Turkish goods, threatening Ankara's efforts to rebalance its $820 billion economy by boosting exports ... Neighboring crisis hammers Turkey's exports Sales to Iraq at 34-month low as ISIL's advance hits trade Turkey's steel export value down 8.9 percent in H1 |
AMANDA PAUL Today's Zaman Turkey's justice system is today far from independent and more or less based on the age-old system of an “eye for an eye” -- those who once wielded the handcuffs are now being handcuffed themselves. The independence of just about every branch of power, ... |
BBC News | Turkey Can Teach Israel How to End Terror New York Times These debates in Israel remind me of a similar debate at home during Turkey's decades-long struggle against the terrorism of Kurdish insurgents. The conflict between guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (or P.K.K.) and Turkey's security forces ... Turkey launches high-speed Istanbul-Ankara rail link Turkey: 20 Police Arrested for Illegal Wiretaps Government pledges to ensure the safety of Jewish community in Turkey |
Middle East Monitor | Turkey to send another Freedom Flotilla to Gaza Middle East Monitor Mavi Marmara The Turkish humanitarian relief organisation (IHH) is currently organising a "Freedom Flotilla II" which will carry humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, IHH chairman Bulent Yildrim said Thursday. In statements to Gulf Online ... |
Middle East Eye | Turkey eases Syrian refugees' entry into formal economy Middle East Eye GAZIANTEP, Turkey – Gaziantep, a south-eastern city that is hosting one of the largest Syrian refugee populations in Turkey, is taking measures to facilitate the refugees' entry into the formal economy, the mayor of the city said. The city, which is ... |