CBC.ca | Turkey's past and future collide: Why 2015 is a critical year CBC.ca Turkey's past and possible future seem to be picking a fight once again. Istanbul and Ankara saw major gatherings this week that show the kind of year 2015 will be in Turkey, and why it matters. In the nation's capital on Monday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Former Miss Turkey Arrested for Insulting President Erdogan Turkey's Erdogan seeks closure of Gulen-linked schools in Africa Former Miss Turkey 'questioned by police' over poem criticising President Erdogan |
The Economist | Talking Turkey The Economist Mr Davutoglu angrily rejects Western criticism of Turkey for not doing enough to combat the rise of Islamic State (IS). He points out that IS first rose up in Iraq, not Syria, and notes the West's failure to intervene in the two-and-a-half year gap ... Turkey's porous Syria border no barrier for jihadists Syria wants UN action against Turkey over Paris attacks suspect Turkey PM at Davos highlights priorities of G20 presidency |
Hurriyet Daily News | If EU opposes Islamophobia, it must accept Turkey as member: Erdoğan Hurriyet Daily News "It is not important whether they accept us or not. We keep up with our work. We are testing Europe. Will Europe be able to digest and to accept Turkey, whose people are Muslims? If you oppose Islamophobia, then you must admit Turkey into the EU," he said. Erdoğan says Turkey will not beg for accession to EU Erdoğan to deem EU Islamophobic if Turkey's bid rejected Djibouti, Turkey sign trade and military agreements, Turkey renews its ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey, the PKK and crushed dreams of peace Al-Arabiya I believe the only reason the PKK ceased violence for a short period of time was because the group was expecting to slowly drag Turkey to accept an autonomous Kurdish entity within the Turkish state's borders. While there are more than 14 million Kurds ... Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today |
The Daily Star | Syrian refugee boy in Turkey 'beaten for eating leftovers' Yahoo News Halil, who fled to Turkey with his family from Aleppo, Syria two years ago said he wanted to grab leftovers because he was starving, but the manager punched him in the face and kicked his feet, the Milliyet newspaper reported. The boy said he was ... Burger King manager beats Syrian refugee boy in Turkey for eating leftovers ... Syria boy beaten for eating leftovers in Turkey |
Viral 'Turkey Slurpee' Stunt Can Be Dangerous, Doctors Warn CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The “Turkey Slurpee” is a popular trick involving slurping up a slice of cold-cut meat, and more and more people are posting videos online to demonstrate their facility at it. But as CBS2's Weijia Jiang reported, the trick ... |
Wall Street Journal | EU Energy Chief Plays Down Practicality of Proposed Russia-Turkey Pipeline Wall Street Journal In an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Maros Sefcovic said the capacity foreseen for the project, some 63 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year, surpasses demand from potential customers, including ... Iraq, Turkey strengthen energy relationship Turkey is bound to become a regional energy hub Turkey, Russia to discuss gas price cut again next week, says minister |
New York Times | Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey New York Times LONDON — President Vladimir V. Putin surprised the world in December when he aborted long-laid plans for a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe, saying Russia would run pipes to Turkey instead. Many in the West thought it might be merely ... |
The Albany Herald | BOB KORNEGAY: No fan of springtime turkey hunting The Albany Herald Okay, I know it's the middle of winter, but this spring-like weather has me thinking about turkey hunting. Not in the way one might suspect, either. When it comes to preseason turkey cogitation, I'm not apt to sigh wistfully, dust off my box call and ... |
Netherlands Opposition Party Has Documents Proving Turkey Sent Arms to Al ... Center for Research on Globalization The Dutch opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDA) announced that it has confidential documents proving that Turkey had sent weapons to al-Qaeda militants in Syria and that it conveyed the documents to the Dutch government, according to a BBC ... |