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Turkey's Peace Talks With Kurds Marred by Deaths - Wall Street Journal Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:30:14 GMT

Middle East Eye

Turkey's Peace Talks With Kurds Marred by Deaths Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey said on Wednesday that at least one soldier was killed in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, as its assaults have increased over the past week, undermining the best efforts yet to end a three-decade conflict. Turkey reassures Ocalan on Kurdish peace during secret meetingMiddle East Eye Kurdish protester killed in Turkey PKK statue protestBBC News FINAL STEPS OF TURKEY'S RECONCILIATION PROCESS TO BE DETERMINEDDaily Sabah The Denver Post -The Daily Star all 175 news articles »

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Turkey Expresses Outrage at Reports of Routine Spying by Germany, a NATO Ally - New York Times Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:23:57 GMT

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 ClaimsNewsweek German spying report angers Turkey, embarrasses BerlinReuters Turkey summons German ambassador over BND spying allegationsThe Guardian Wall Street Journal -ABC News all 205 news articles »

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IS puts Turkey in a tough spot with allies - Al-Monitor Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:44:35 GMT

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 ... and more »

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Germany's spying on Turkey might be linked with Kurdish question - Daily Sabah Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:35:49 GMT

Middle East Monitor

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 ... CHP: NATO ally Germany's eavesdropping on Turkey is unacceptableToday's Zaman Former head of German intelligence: Government authorised us to spy on TurkeyMiddle East Monitor Pressure mounting on Merkel over Turkey spying claimswww.worldbulletin.net Cihan News Agency -Al-Monitor -Hurriyet Daily News all 27 news articles »

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New Threats to Democracy in Turkey - New York Times Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:35:41 GMT

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 ... Erdogan allies likely to dominate Turkey's new cabinetReuters Report: 25 More Police Officers Detained in TurkeyABC News Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu seen as next PMeuronews Ahram Online all 153 news articles »

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Dispatch: Turkey's mysterious case of the bearded men - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:12:46 GMT

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.

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Turkey Evacuates Second Batch of Gaza Wounded - Arutz Sheva Wed, 20 Aug 2014 22:16:12 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Turkey Evacuates Second Batch of Gaza Wounded Arutz Sheva The Turkish government is flying 17 wounded Arab residents of Gaza for medical treatment in Turkey on Wednesday, a day after the Hamas terrorists ruling Gaza breached a ceasefire and renewed rocket fire on Israel. The injured will be flown out through ... More wounded Palestinians transferred to Turkey for treatmentToday's Zaman Israel lets wounded Palestinians fly from Ben-Gurion to Turkey for medical aidJerusalem Post World View: Erdogan Turns Turkey Even More Against Israel and EgyptBreitbart News Cihan News Agency -The Jewish Press -Hurriyet Daily News all 5,184 news articles »

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How should Turkey handle the Syrian refugee crisis? - Al-Monitor Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:47:57 GMT

Al-Arabiya

How should Turkey handle the Syrian refugee crisis? Al-Monitor The number of Syrians who escaped to Turkey from the civil war and brutality of [President Bashar al-]Assad is estimated at between 900,000 and 1.2 million. Carol Batchelor, the Turkey representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, predicts ... ALİ YURTTAGÜLToday's Zaman More Syrian refugees arrive in TurkeyAl-Arabiya Turkey to draw out plan to get Syrian refugees into jobswww.worldbulletin.net Journal of Turkish Weekly all 29 news articles »

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Report: Turkey forfeits territory in lieu of Mosul hostages - Today's Zaman Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:02:30 GMT

Today's Zaman

Report: Turkey forfeits territory in lieu of Mosul hostages Today's Zaman Turkey has allegedly forfeited its territory in northern Syria to the self-proclaimed Islamic State in exchange for 49 hostages held in Iraqi city of Mosul, a Turkish newspaper reported. Taraf daily claimed on Thursday that Ankara decided to relinquish ... and more »

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Turkey: Voting out founding ideology - Aljazeera.com Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:09:35 GMT

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 ...Hurriyet Daily News Minister: Ankara does not care about Moody'sToday's Zaman Ruling Party Divisions Keep Turkey Risks High, Moody's SaysBloomberg Al-Monitor all 44 news articles »