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How Turkey's economy went from flying to flagging - and could get worse - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 30 May 2015 13:03:22 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

How Turkey's economy went from flying to flagging - and could get worse
Telegraph.co.uk
“What Turkey has in common with a lot of the major emerging markets is that growth weakened in recent years and this is reflective of structural problems in the economy,” says William Jackson, senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics.
Don't Chase A Post-Election Relief Rally In Turkey: Morgan StanleyBarron's (blog)

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Turkey on the brink - Boston Globe (subscription) Sat, 30 May 2015 00:21:46 GMT

Boston Globe (subscription)

Turkey on the brink
Boston Globe (subscription)
On June 7 Turkey faces a new election but on different terms. Erdogan has been replaced as party leader and prime minister by his former foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, but still calls the shots and has chaired three cabinet meetings. With his ...
Off The Ballot But With Much At Stake, Turkey's President Fights For More PowerHuffington Post
A big moment for Erdogan—and TurkeyThe Economist
For Turkey's Ruler, Criticism From New York Is Not Fit to PrintNew York Times
Financial Times -Yahoo News -Washington Post (blog)
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ING and BNP Paribas among bidders for HSBC Turkey -source - Reuters Fri, 29 May 2015 14:06:00 GMT

ING and BNP Paribas among bidders for HSBC Turkey -source
Reuters
HSBC had $8.6 billion of loans in Turkey at the end of 2014, but it does not disclose their book value, which is the value at which assets are carried on the balance sheet. The business could be sold at about book value, meaning HSBC would not see a ...

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Turkey Makes Way for Tayyipism - Bloomberg View Fri, 29 May 2015 04:09:05 GMT

Bloomberg View

Turkey Makes Way for Tayyipism
Bloomberg View
One way to look at parliamentary elections that are to take place here in Turkey on June 7 is as an attempt by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to consolidate the kind of populist, ideologically founded personal rule that such "isms" imply. It's what his ...


Turkey paper investigated after Syria arms claims - BBC News Fri, 29 May 2015 15:24:40 GMT

BBC News

Turkey paper investigated after Syria arms claims
BBC News
Turkey is investigating whether a newspaper breached terrorism laws after it published footage claiming to prove a convoy stopped last year was carrying arms to Syrian rebels. The trucks, allegedly owned by Turkish intelligence, were searched in ...
Turkish Daily Accuses Govt. of Sending Arms to Syria RebelsNaharnet
Video shows arms shipment from Turkey to Syrian rebelsKhaleej Times
Video purports to show secret arms shipment from Turkey to Islamist rebels in ...Haaretz
Press TV -The Daily Star -International Business Times UK
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Turkey Restricts Academic Research on Syrian Refugees - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 28 May 2015 17:06:29 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turkey Restricts Academic Research on Syrian Refugees
U.S. News & World Report
Turkey's Ministry of Interior has informed academics that they need prior approval before conducting research on Syrian refugees living in the country. In a directive dated April 10 and classified as "secret," the Higher Education Council (YOK) told ...
Public says Turkey should not remain neutral in Syrian conflictDaily Sabah
Syrian refugees in Turkey taken to AK Party rally to bolster supportBGN NEWS
Turkey treats Syrian girl wounded in barrel bomb attackMiddle East Eye
The Economist -Breitbart News -euronews
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Who are Turkey's Jews? - The Times of Israel Sat, 30 May 2015 18:20:17 GMT

The Times of Israel

Who are Turkey's Jews?
The Times of Israel
The earliest records of Jews in Turkey date back to 220 B.C.E., but the area saw a major Jewish influx in the early 14th century, when Jews expelled from Hungary, France, Sicily and elsewhere migrated here. Their positive impact on trade convinced the ...
Turkey celebrates 562nd anniversary of Istanbul's conquestAnadolu Agency
Turkey marks 562nd anniversary of Istanbul's conquestDaily Sabah

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Wild turkey patch now available for 2015 - Petoskey News-Review Sat, 30 May 2015 23:57:01 GMT

Petoskey News-Review

Wild turkey patch now available for 2015
Petoskey News-Review
Hunters, enthusiasts and others now have the opportunity to collect the commemorative 2015 Wild Turkey Management Cooperator patch. The National Wild Turkey Federation assumed control of the patch program in 2001, in a partnership with the DNR, ...


Turkey's elections expose rift in Kurdish society - Deutsche Welle Sat, 30 May 2015 17:35:37 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Turkey's elections expose rift in Kurdish society
Deutsche Welle
As Turkey heads into elections a pro-Kurdish party's performance could swing the election. But while the forward momentum of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) could be historic in bringing Turkey's Kurdish minority closer to achieving linguistic and ...

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Stalling economy hurts Turkey's ruling party ahead of election - Haaretz Sat, 30 May 2015 21:18:57 GMT

Haaretz

Stalling economy hurts Turkey's ruling party ahead of election
Haaretz
Murat Dalga stands in a shop filled with everything but customers, and swears he won't be voting for Turkey's ruling AK Party this time around. “In 20 years I've never seen it so bad,” the electronics salesman, 38, said amid stacks of televisions and ...
The Trouble With TurkeyBarron's
Turkey's election finance legislation still lagging as small parties struggleToday's Zaman
Turkey's Game-Changing ElectionCarnegie Europe
BGN NEWS -Channel News Asia -Business Standard
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