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EU Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow - New York Times Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:07:30 GMT

New York Times

EU Offers Turkey 3 Billion Euros to Stem Migrant Flow New York Times BRUSSELS — Under heavy pressure from Germany to get a grip on the migrant crisis in the Continent after months of dithering, the European Union agreed to a deal on Sunday with Turkey that aims to slow the chaotic flood of asylum seekers into the ... Migrant crisis: Turkey and EU strike deal to limit refugee flowBBC News Declaring 'new beginning,' EU and Turkey seal migrant dealReuters EU leaders agree to give Turkey £2.1billion to help tackle the migrant crisisDaily Mail USA TODAY all 757 news articles »

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Tensions With Russia Add to a Chill in Turkey's Economy - New York Times Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:31:41 GMT

New York Times

Tensions With Russia Add to a Chill in Turkey's Economy New York Times ESKISEHIR, Turkey — A new high-speed rail line, completed last year, now links Eskisehir with Istanbul to the west and Ankara to the east. A narrow, serpentine river meanders through downtown, spanned by graceful blue bridges at almost every block, ... and more »

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Discord Between Turkey and Russia Is Fueled by Leaders' Similarities - New York Times Mon, 30 Nov 2015 03:45:00 GMT

New York Times

Discord Between Turkey and Russia Is Fueled by Leaders' Similarities New York Times His name is Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, or as the TV news program hosted by the Kremlin's main ideologue described him on Sunday night, “an unrestrained and deceitful man hooked on cheap oil from the barbaric caliphate” — referring ... Turkey recovers body of pilot from downed Russian jetReuters Turkey presents Russian pilot's body to diplomatsBBC News Can Turkey and Russia resolve their dispute?Aljazeera.com CNBC -USA TODAY all 19,166 news articles »

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The Killing of a Kurdish Lawyer Means Dark Days for Turkey - TIME Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:17:00 GMT

TIME

The Killing of a Kurdish Lawyer Means Dark Days for Turkey TIME On Saturday, the influential pro-Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci spoke at a news conference at a historic mosque in the old city of Diyabakir, in southeastern Turkey. He called attention to the damage done to historic buildings during recent violence in the ... Thousands mourn Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci after gun death in TurkeyThe Guardian Profile: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - BBC News - BBC.comBBC.com all 99 news articles »

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Thousands Mourn Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Killed in Turkey - Wall Street Journal Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:44:33 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Thousands Mourn Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Killed in Turkey Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Tens of thousands of mourners gathered on Sunday to bid farewell to a prominent human rights lawyer whose shooting death delivered a setback to hopes of bringing an end to months of political violence that has swept through Turkey's Kurdish ... Turkey killing: Thousands mourn pro-Kurdish lawyer Tahir ElciBBC News Prominent pro-Kurdish lawyer killed in TurkeyCNN Thousands in Turkey Attend Funeral of Human Rights LawyerABC News New York Times -Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk all 598 news articles »

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Hiding in plain sight: inside the world of Turkey's people smugglers - The Guardian Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:23:53 GMT

The Guardian

Hiding in plain sight: inside the world of Turkey's people smugglers The Guardian At Emre's boat shop in central Izmir, one of Turkey's main ports, you can't turn around without bumping into a pile of inflatable rubber boats. On this day there are 16 stacked in beige boxes, all numbered with the same inscrutable code, SK-800PLY, and ...

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'Oxygen for jihadists': ISIS-smuggled oil flows through Turkey to intl markets ... - RT Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:27:10 GMT

RT

'Oxygen for jihadists': ISIS-smuggled oil flows through Turkey to intl markets ... RT Terroist group Islamic State earns millions of dollars selling oil on the black market in Turkey, Iraqi MP and former national security adviser, Mowaffak al Rubaie told RT. He also revealed that wounded terrorists are being treated in Turkish hospitals. and more »

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Syrian War Unsettles Fault Line Between Russia And Turkey - NPR Sun, 29 Nov 2015 22:31:23 GMT

Syrian War Unsettles Fault Line Between Russia And Turkey NPR Al Jazeera Arabic's Washington Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara breaks down the latest news in rising tensions between Turkey and Russia and what it means for the ongoing crisis in Syria. MICHEL MARTIN: We turn now to rising tensions between Turkey ...

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Greek PM Tsipras Takes on Turkey's Davutoglu on Twitter - ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:45:57 GMT

Greek PM Tsipras Takes on Turkey's Davutoglu on Twitter ABC News A highly unusual online exchange took place on Twitter between the prime ministers of Greece and Turkey late Sunday before the former deleted his tweets - but only from the English version of his account. The official English-speaking account of Greek ... and more »

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War with Isis: President Obama demands that Turkey close stretch of border ... - The Independent Sun, 29 Nov 2015 20:45:35 GMT

The Independent

War with Isis: President Obama demands that Turkey close stretch of border ... The Independent The US is demanding that Turkey close a 60-mile stretch of its border with Syria which is the sole remaining crossing point for Isis militants, including some of those involved in the massacre in Paris and other terrorist plots. The complete closure of ... US Urges Turkey to Seal BorderWall Street Journal US urges Turkey to close off its Syrian border to ISIS - mediaRT all 19 news articles »