Reuters | Turkey Asserts Its Role in the Middle East New York Times For decades, Turkey was a dutiful ally that mostly followed America's lead. But since the Justice and Development Party's re-election in 2007, it has asserted a more independent foreign policy in the Middle East, which often puts it at odds with ... Turkey detains 14 people seeking to join Islamic State Turkey says detained 14 would-be ISIL militants, frees 1 Turkey detains 14 on border seeking to join ISIS |
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 ... |
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 |
Daily Sabah | Is Turkey becoming a police state? Al-Monitor The Turkish parliament has started to debate a security law drafted by the government that includes measures critics say will turn Turkey into a police state. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, with strong support from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Agreements signed between Turkey, Colombia to boost relations Raul Castro, Erdogan push to strengthen Cuba-Turkey links, dialogue Turkey, Colombia sign agreements to boost relations |
Newsweek | Turkey Investigating Minecraft Over Claims That It's Too Violent GameSpot Censorship measures in Turkey have increased of late, Newsweek notes. Examples include the Turkish army banning Game of Thrones from being shown in military schools, as well as general steps taken to restrict some content on platforms such as Twitter, ... Turkey Investigating Minecraft for Being 'Too Violent' Turkey Might Ban Minecraft For Being 'Too Violent' |
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 ... |
Ithaca Journal | Tier's turkey recovery success facing new threats Ithaca Journal “There has been a gradual decline over the past decade, to about 180,000 statewide today,” said Mike Schiavone, a wildlife biologist who heads wild turkey research for the Department of Environmental Conservation. The bird's population is at a 15-year ... |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Why a Shrinking Deficit Still Isn't Enough for Turkey Wall Street Journal (blog) ISTANBUL—Last week Turkish inflation fell, (a little). This week, it's the turn of the yawning current account deficit to bring some good cheer. Turkey, it seems is having a good spell. The country, once a darling of emerging markets investors, said ... December CAD exceeds forecast, lira still weak |
Mobile phone app helps Syrian refugees settle in Turkey euronews Millions of Syrians have been forced to leave their war-torn country and many have taken refuge in neighbouring Turkey. Settling in a new country where many don't speak the language is a huge challenge. That is why computer programmer Mojahid Akil, ... |
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 ... |