Newsweek | Turkey Expresses Outrage at Reports of Routine Spying by Germany, a NATO Ally New York Times BERLIN — After angrily insisting for months that “friends don't spy,” the German government struggled Monday to respond to news media reports that its intelligence services routinely spy on Turkey, a NATO ally, and inadvertently captured at least one ... Germany Spied on Turkey, Clinton and Kerry, Newspaper Claims Turkey summons German ambassador over BND spying allegations German spying report angers Turkey, embarrasses Berlin |
Reuters | New Threats to Democracy in Turkey New York Times It is no surprise that Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey's first direct election for president. He has served as prime minister since 2002 and, over the intervening years, has skillfully, and ruthlessly, established control and cowed any serious ... Could a PM Davutoglu repair Turkey's foreign policy? Report: 25 more police officers detained in Turkey Turkey highlights liberalism's failings |
BBC News | Kurdish protester killed in Turkey PKK statue protest BBC News A protester has been killed in eastern Turkey after clashes broke out over the removal of the statue of the founder of a Kurdish rebel group. Two others were wounded as protests sparked by the demolition of the controversial statue turned violent. Protester and soldier killed in Turkey clashes over PKK statue Kurdish protester killed in Turkey clashes over PKK statue Clash over Kurdish rebel statue in Turkey kills 1 |
Dispatch: Turkey's mysterious case of the bearded men Washington Post (blog) Zealots from North Africa, Syria and Europe — the kind secular Antakyans like to call "the men with long beards" — were traversing Turkey en route to their jihads. The Antakya home of a prominent and progressive Alawite scholar had been attacked. |
IS puts Turkey in a tough spot with allies Al-Monitor An international solidarity front has formed against ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) and further reinforced by recent decisions of the United Nations and the European Union. It is important to note that many Arab and Muslim countries have ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey: Voting out founding ideology Aljazeera.com As widely expected, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious in the first round of Turkey's presidential elections with about 52 percent of the votes. This is his ninth consecutive election victory (3 general and 3 local ... ECONOMICS > Political uncertainity to persist until 2015 elections in Turkey ... Ruling Party Divisions Keep Turkey Risks High, Moody's Says Moody's sees continued uncertainty in Turkey |
JOOST LAGENDIJK Today's Zaman On top of having busted the Iran sanctions in the past, Turkey now seems to be readying itself for another round of measures that will taint its reputation in the international arena -- this time especially in Brussels and other European capitals that ... |
Today's Zaman | Germany's spying on Turkey might be linked with Kurdish question Daily Sabah ANKARA – Political tension between Turkey and Germany has been continuing since the German weekly Der Spiegel revealed that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has been spying on its NATO ally, Turkey, since 2009. Even though German ... What if Turkey spied on the Germans? Turkish-German relations strained following spying revelations |
EurActiv | South Stream 'Plan B' opts for route through Greece and Turkey EurActiv A Russian newspaper has published an article suggesting that the Kremlin-favoured South Stream gas pipeline could drop Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, and Slovenia for its route, and instead reach its final destinations, Italy and Austria, through Turkey ... |
Kansas City Star | Citrus-Glazed Turkey cooks up quickly on the grill Kansas City Star Ground turkey burgers have become a staple for health-conscious Americans in recent years. But summer is the perfect time to try newer cuts of turkey on the grill. Turkey processors now offer smaller, flatter cuts as a quick-cooking option for people ... |