Newsweek | The Toxic Cocktail of Crises in Turkey International New York Times Turkey's economy is threatened on many fronts. A dispute with Russia and the prospect of the Federal Reserve's raising rates have coincided with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasing politicization of the economy and bad governance. This could ... Tension Mounts Between Russia and Turkey Over Downed Plane Iraq PM says IS smuggles majority of oil via Turkey Putin Stirs the Pot in Turkey and Iraq |
Reuters | Turkey defends ground troops in Iraq as war escalates Reuters Washington, which is leading an international coalition against Islamic State that includes Turkey, Arab states and European powers like Britain and France, has told Ankara and Baghdad to resolve the standoff, and says it does not support deployments ... Iraq warns Turkey to pull forces, Ankara says unlikely Turkey Refuses to Withdraw Troops From Iraq Turkey refuses to withdraw troops sent to north Iraq base |
CNBC | Downed jet dispute with Russia may cost Turkey $9B CNBC Axed ties with Russia could cost Turkey as much as $9 billion, the country's deputy prime minister said Monday. Current tensions with Moscow are expected to shave 0.4 percent off of annual gross domestic product (GDP), costing $9 billion in a worst ... Russia Calls Turkey 'Dangerous,' But Won't Pass More Sanctions Russian sanctions on Turkey cut both ways, European bank finds Russian sanctions 'could hit Turkey's GDP by up to 0.7%' |
BBC News | Turkey summons Russian ambassador over missile launcher BBC News Turkey has summoned the Russian ambassador after a serviceman on a Russian naval ship allegedly brandished a rocket launcher while the vessel passed through Istanbul at the weekend. Images published in Turkish media appeared to show the Russian ... Turkey summons Russian ambassador over missile launcher 'provocation' Turkey furious as images show soldier pointing rocket launcher as Russian ... Turkey angered by serviceman brandishing rocket launcher on Russian ship ... |
Aljazeera.com | Czar vs Sultan: The media war between Russia and Turkey Aljazeera.com Relations between Russia and Turkey have deteriorated sharply since Turkish F16s brought down a Russian fighter plane along the Syrian border. Ankara says the jet violated Turkish airspace, whereas Moscow insists that Turkey shot down its plane over ... |
Bloomberg | Turkey's Never Had It So Bad as Record Outflows Seen Persisting Bloomberg Foreign investors look set to keep pulling their money out of Turkey after dumping a record amount of stocks and bonds this year. Investors from abroad withdrew $7.6 billion from assets in 2015, including $1.4 billion in outflows last month as the ... |
Deutsche Welle | Putin's mind games with Turkey Deutsche Welle If it weren't enough to accuse the Turkish president's family of being directly involved in funding terrorism by selling "Islamic State" (IS) oil, Russia's president has now continued his verbal assault by claiming Turkey's leadership has lost its ... Turkey fury as Russian seen brandishing missile launcher The End of Turkey's Double Game With ISIS? Erdogan's dreams of empire are perilous for Turkey |
International Business Times | Russia-Turkey Crisis Is Pushing Ankara Toward Ukraine With New Military ... International Business Times As tensions between Moscow and Ankara continue, Turkey has turned to another Kremlin foe and Eastern European state: Ukraine. Defense firms in Turkey and Ukraine have begun talks on tank modernization programs, Defense News reported Sunday. |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Syrian infighting poses challenge for Turkey, US Jerusalem Post Israel News The US and Turkey have for months been talking of a joint effort to clear Islamic State from the remaining part of the frontier, but there has been no sign of progress. ISIS Kurds. A militiaman of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Tel ... |
RT | Foreign investors flee from Turkey RT Big external debt makes Turkey vulnerable to shifts in investor feelings once the US starts hiking interest rates, weighing on the Turkish lira and government bonds, he said. Analysts predict the lira will also continuing its descent. According to Per ... |