Snow to Bury Parts of Turkey, Mountains Around Athens AccuWeather.com Temperatures will fall below freezing across western and central Turkey Monday night, leading to any rain changing to snow in areas from Ankara to Eskisehir and Denizli. Moderate to occasionally heavy snow will fall through Tuesday. Coastal areas will ... |
Newsweek | Turkey Investigating Minecraft for Being 'Too Violent' Newsweek Popular computer game Minecraft is facing an investigation in Turkey following allegations that it's too violent. The country's family and social policies minister Aysenur Islam voiced concern about Minecraft's content after speaking with press outside ... Minecraft is under investigation in Turkey |
The Guardian | Turkey's anti-Twitter leader Erdoğan sends his first tweet The Guardian But has Turkey's famously technology-phobic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally lost his hostility to Twitter? Erdogan, currently on an official visit to Colombia, on Monday sent his first ever personal tweet from the account @RT—Erdogan, the ... Turkey's anti-Twitter leader Erdogan sends his first tweet |
Irish Times | Could Turkey Become the New Ukraine? ValueWalk The deepening crisis in Ukraine is boosting Turkey's decade-long efforts to establish itself as the lynchpin in energy flows from eastern providers to European customers. On February 8, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z and Gazprom Chief Executive ... Gazprom agrees with Turkey to build pipeline to replace South Stream Turkey keen to take advantage of hunger for energy in Europe and at home Russia and Turkey agree on Turkish Stream onshore route |
Washington Post (blog) | Turkey's secularization in reverse? Washington Post (blog) Critics of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) have long voiced suspicion that the party harbors a “hidden agenda” of “Islamizing the state.” Those concerns have been inflamed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly repressive ... Turkey offers cash rewards for marrying early Turkey: PM pledges dowry of gold to young women to have children |
CityLab | Why DIY Public Spaces Are Starting to Take Off in Turkey CityLab The temporary installation, by Sucuoğlu and Ensari's design firm, İyi Ofis, is part of a small but growing movement positioning itself as an alternative to the massive development projects currently (and controversially) reshaping Turkey's biggest ... |
Reuters | Turkey tops countries demanding content removal: Twitter Reuters Twitter's transparency report showed Turkey filed 477 content removal requests between July and December, an increase of more than 150 percent compared to the first six months of 2014. Russia and Germany followed with 91 and 43 removal requests ... Turkey's crackdown on freedom of speech intensifies Twitter Says Turkey, France, Russia Keenest On Content Removal; Russia ... Turkey and Russia drive rise in Twitter user account information requests |
U.S. News & World Report | Why Did Turkey Seize Bank Asya? U.S. News & World Report Bank Asya has a ratio of 18%, which makes it one of Turkey's strongest lenders. Yet, the government made the unprecedented move of taking control of the bank's management by citing its failure to submit information and documents concerning some of its ... Bank Asya Seizure Hastens Turkey's Islamic Finance Drive S&P says Turkey rating unaffected by regulator's seizure of Bank Asya's assets |
The Guardian | Eurovision 2015: Turkey has whirling dervishes. Spain has flamenco. Australia ... The Guardian Mark “Jacko” Jackson: Many countries try to capitalise on their unique cultural heritage to differentiate themselves. Turkey has the whirling Dervishes, Spain has flamenco, Australia has bogans. It's been 30 years since former AFL star Mark 'Jacko ... |
JP Updates | Despite Political Mishaps, Israel-Turkey Trade Flourishing JP Updates Since then, political relations between Israel and Turkey have had to sail some rough seas, but recent figures show that despite several crises and even outbursts of anti-Israel sentiment, trade between the two countries is flourishing. In 1999, the ... Turkey-Israel trade ties thriving Trade between Israel and Turkey booming Israeli trade with Turkey more than doubles in past five years |