Rudaw | Disavowing Kurdish independence, Turkey prepares for Kurdish energy future Jerusalem Post Turkey seems to have officially disavowed any support for the independence of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, despite AK Party deputy chairman Hüseyin Çelik's June 28 comments to The Financial Times to the contrary. However, the KRG's ... Turkmen Front: Turkey's Silence is a sign of support for Kurdish independence 'WE BREATHE THE SAME AIR AS TURKEY' Barzani: America, Turkey will not block Kurdish independence |
Salon | What can Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu bring to Turkey's presidency? Al-Arabiya Failing to defeat Turkey's powerful prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the last eight elections, the opposition joined forces to nominate an unusual figure to challenge the country's leader who has strayed from the democratic path he was marching ... Turkey seeks to boost peace talks with Kurds |
Voice of America | Iraq Crisis Weighs on Turkey's Economy Voice of America ISTANBUL —. With the escalating crisis in Iraq, concerns are growing in Turkey over the economic fall out. Iraq is Turkey's second largest trading partner, with Turkish companies exporting roughly $14 billion a year. With the radical Islamist group ... |
What are Turkey's next steps on its way to Europe? Daily Sabah It is about the huge joint potential offered by our relations, shared strategic interests and cooperation that can be best realized in the context of the accession process. Turkey is one of the countries under my responsibility where my team and I ... |
Today's Zaman | Turkey no longer a model for Islamic world, expert says Today's Zaman In an exclusive interview with the Cihan news agency, Hoda Mohammed Darwish, the dean of the Institute of Asian Studies and an expert in Islamic movements in Turkey, said she had written many articles depicting Turkey's ruling Justice and Development ... TURKEY'S NEW PRESIDENT Turkey Media Roundup (July 8) MURAT YETKİN > Turkey's future: Strong president or balanced democracy? |
Trade and security concerns bring Turkey and Israel closer Al-Monitor The long awaited normalization of ties between Israel and Turkey has yet to occur, despite remarks by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in May that the problems between them have largely been overcome. At first glance, little appears to have ... Turkey top diplomat to visit Uzbekistan for first time in 13 years |
Public Radio International | Turkey's doctors fear for their lives ... on the job Public Radio International It's a system that really helped boost support for the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and its leader, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But it hasn't been all good news. Since then, doctors, like Ozgul Pamukcu, say they have ... |
DEFENSE UPDATE > Turkey could double its arms spending by 2018 Hurriyet Daily News Turkey typically spent around $4 billion a year for new weapons systems and upgrades in the last decade, but the country's rapidly growing economy, now the world's 17th biggest, and a governmental commitment to meet procurement goals by 2018 may ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's regional poverty map revealed by ministry Hurriyet Daily News The study, penned by Development Ministry specialist Eda Doğan, also pointed to differences across regions, a said a number of provinces in eastern Turkey require urgent action and “intensive and multi-dimensional programs” in the fight against poverty. 16 percent of Turkey's population under poverty line |
Hurriyet Daily News | LABOR > Quack Chinese engineers flock to Turkey, alarming authorities Hurriyet Daily News According to the current system, there are time limitations for citizens of countries that Turkey has bilateral agreements with. However, this system does not apply for Chinese citizens who are exempt from these limitations and are able to stay in ... |