Reuters | Turkey struggles as 'lone gatekeeper' against Islamic State recruitment Reuters Thousands of foreign fighters from countries including Turkey, Britain, parts of Europe and the United States are believed to have joined the Islamist militants in their self-proclaimed caliphate, carved out of eastern Syria and western Iraq, according ... Turkey Struggles to Stem Flow of Jihadists Across Border |
BBC News | Turkey sees rise in halal tourism BBC News "Muslims also like to enjoy the beach, make sandcastles and do all the things everyone wants to do," says İqbal. Along with their four children, Iqbal and his wife Aishah from North London have spent a week in Adenya hotel, in the southern Turkish ... |
Reuters | Once a wunderkind, Turkey's decline is now complete Al Jazeera America Not long ago, Turkey was hailed as a model democracy in a tough neighborhood spanning the Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East. Its startling reforms in anticipation of European Union membership, observers cheered, were transforming the country ... Can a New Premier Save Turkey? Davutoglu, Turkey's docile prime minister Turkey's Erdogan seen softening style not substance as president |
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 ... Erdogan names Davutoglu as new Turkey PM Turkey's Davutoglu named new premier President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan names ally Ahmet Davutoglu as new ... |
Turkey Extends Deadline in Disputed Air Defense Contract DefenseNews.com ANKARA — For a fifth time since September, Turkey's procurement authorities extended a deadline for all three bidders in a disputed air defense contract to submit their renewed proposals. Turkey's procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense ... |
Today's Zaman | MERKEL BACKS SPYING ON TURKEY, SAYS HER CRITICISMS WERE FOR ... Daily Sabah Merkel's latest statement clearly defines NATO ally Turkey as an "unfriendly" country was a truly unexpected development for Ankara, experts say. After the breakout of the spying scandal, Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador in Ankara Eberhard Pohl ... Not all NATO allies friends, German officials to Turkey MHP slams AK Party gov't for silence on German spying |
International Business Times | 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. ... Kurdish Militants Kidnap 3 Chinese Engineers In Southeastern Turkey PKK responsible for security of Yazidis in Turkey camps Smugglers and Kurdish militants help Iraq's Yazidis flee to Turkey |
BBC News | Turkey protest in Istanbul over Syrian refugees BBC News The large number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has heightened tensions in some cities, particularly in the east. But Syrian refugees are very visible in Istanbul, Turkey's biggest cities, and many resort to begging. The UN says it has 822,000 refugees ... 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 | Turkey continues to be target of blatant 'aiding ISIS' allegations Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — Since the capture of the Iraqi city of Mosul by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and a major increase in terrorist activities of the organization, Turkey has begun facing accusations by Western media, claiming that Turkey ... Turkey rejects accusations of turning blind eye to extremists |
Today's Zaman | Holland To Terminate Patriot Mission in Turkey DefenseNews.com ANKARA, TURKEY — The Dutch defense ministry announced Aug. 26 that the Netherlands no longer had the resources to maintain the Patriot batteries deployed in southern Turkey, prompting Turkey to seek a replacement. The Netherlands have been ... Netherlands to end Patriot contribution to Turkey NATO TO SUBSTITUTE DUTCH PATRIOT DEPLOYMENT FOR TURKEY The Netherlands to withdraw Patriot systems from Turkey in January |