Reuters | Can a New Premier Save Turkey? New York Times Here was a leader I had supported for years — both as a voter and a columnist — as he battled against Turkey's authoritarian secularists, especially the coup-prone military, which had executed or imprisoned some of his predecessors. I still support Mr. New premier shares Erdogan's vision of Turkey's place in the world Davutoglu faces uneasy relationship with Assad Turkey's Erdogan risks bumpier economic ride |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey's Failed Foreign Policy New York Times Geneva — In 2002, Turkey's Justice and Development Party, known as the A.K.P., turned to Ahmet Davutoglu, then an obscure academic, to help craft its new foreign policy. In 2009, he became foreign minister and was soon attempting to resolve the region ... Turkey's Davutoglu Named New Premier Erdogan names Davutoglu as new Turkey PM President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan names ally Ahmet Davutoglu as new ... |
BBC News | Turkey protest in Istanbul over Syrian refugees BBC News As many as 1.2 million Syrians have gone to Turkey to escape the civil war. Riot police moved in to halt the unrest on Sunday evening. An estimated 300 people were said to have taken in the violence, some of them armed with sticks and knives. The large ... Turkey determined to solve issues related to Syrian refugees Turkey clash over Syrian refugees Istanbul residents in violent protest over Syrian refugees: reports |
Today's Zaman | New gov't to focus on major aspects to make Turkey a key player Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — The 62nd government of Turkey, which will soon be formed under the leadership of Ahmet Davutoğlu, is expected to focus on five crucial goals with special emphasis on the new constitution and transforming Turkey into a powerful global actor ... GÜNAY HİLAL AYGÜN EMRE DELİVELİ > A tale of two people's republics: China and Turkey Davutoğlu's report card on foreign policy, a list of failures |
Supporters Create Petition To Keep Turkey Mountain Trails Open News On 6 Supporters of trails near Turkey Mountain are trying to stop plans for an outlet mall that may take them away. They're hoping an online petition can bring the attention to city leaders about keeping the trails open. Sunday morning Turkey Mountain ... |
Russian bonanza or 'Russian roulette' for Turkey? Al-Monitor According to information obtained by Al-Monitor, Turkey had no prior knowledge of the ban, but Russia did raise the possibility of boosting bilateral trade, conveying especially its interest in buying more food and agricultural products. Preparations ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Three Chinese engineers kidnapped in southeast Turkey: sources Reuters A spokesman from the Chinese embassy in Turkey said that three Chinese workers have "disappeared" after a thermal power plant in Silopi, which is being constructed by China Machinery Engineering Corporation, was attacked by militants at around 9 p.m. ... 3 Chinese engineers kidnapped by PKK in southeastern Turkey POWER PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY ATTACKED BY PKK MILITANTS Report: 3 Chinese workers abducted in Turkey |
TURKEY, TWITTER MEET FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ISTANBUL Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — Senior officials from Twitter held a third meeting with representatives from Turkey's information technologies authority in Istanbul on Monday to discuss various issues, including opening a Twitter office in Turkey. Tayfun Acarer, head of ... |
TURKEY CONTINUES TO AID NEEDY IRAQIS Daily Sabah Deputy Aydın Maruf, who is a member of the Iraqi Turkmen Front, stated that they coordinated with the Turkish Red Crescent after the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) captured Mosul. Maruf thanked Turkey for staying beside them in these hard times. |
Reuters | Germany has spied on Turkey since 1976: Focus magazine Reuters However, conservative lawmaker Hans-Peter Uhl told Focus there were "good reasons" for the BND to bug Turkey. He cited human trafficking, drugs and terrorism as issues of concern and his comments chime with the views of many German politicians. Not-so NATO-ally? Germany spying on Turkey for '38 years' Germany has spied on Turkey for 4 decades: Focus magazine Germany to Turkey: Not all NATO allies friends |