The Guardian | Turkey's Erdoğan invites opposition to get to bottom of gold toilet seat claims The Guardian The vast complex in Ankara was built on farm and forest land that was once the property of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and has been dubbed “the illegal palace” by critics. “A president who respects the rule of law and court ... Turkey isolated over foreign policy: opposition Turkey's Erdogan invites opposition politician to inspect palace for gold ... Turkey's president says he'll resign if rivals can prove he has a golden ... |
BBC News | Turkey election: Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart party BBC News "Turkey doesn't think we Kurds are humans", says Sakine Arat, 80, who lost four sons and one daughter in the fighting. "We've tried all the political parties but none sided with us. Now we've found one - the HDP - that treats us as equals. So we will ... Pro-Kurdish Party's Emergence in Turkey Could Shake Up Election The Guardian view on Turkey: growing autocracy threatens a crucial country Turkey's elections expose rift in Kurdish society |
BBC News | Turkey election: Will Kurdish HDP party be kingmaker? BBC News The votes of Turkey's 15 million Kurds could decide whether the governing AK Party consolidates its grip on power or whether it is deprived of its majority by the pro-Kurdish HDP crossing the parliamentary threshold. The BBC's Mark Lowen is in ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Why Turkey's parliamentary elections are really all about Erdoğan Christian Science Monitor Turkey's elections next Sunday are shaping up as a referendum on the increasingly authoritarian Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who seeks to rewrite the country's constitution to consolidate power in the presidency. Turkey election: Press freedom is 'most sensitive issue' |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Haniyeh: Turkey to fund 20 new apartment buildings in Gaza Strip Jerusalem Post Israel News According to a report by the World Bank published in Today's Zaman, Turkey had original pledged to give Gaza $200 million dollars, but had only given over $520,000 as of May 21, amounting to a minute 0.26 percent of their pledge. In April, it was ... Turkey to finance the construction of 20 apartment buildings in Gaza Victims of Mavi Marmara honored in Turkey and Palestine #Turkey commemorates victims of flotilla raid |
The Guardian | Cold turkey and shackles – how Afghan 'clinic' helps drug addicts The Guardian The treatment here is rudimentary, consisting of little more than cold turkey eased by painkillers. Even cigarettes are banned. In the first 72 hours, patients have their heads shaved and their ankles shackled. “If we didn't have chains on, we would ... |
Voice of America | Islamic State drives back Syria insurgents near Turkey Reuters U.S-led coalition forces bombing Islamic State in Syria and Iraq carried out their latest raids near the city of Kobani close to Turkey and Syria's northeastern Hasaka province, but did not hit Aleppo and surrounding areas. "(Islamic State) are heading ... IS Gains in Syria Threaten Rebel Links to Turkey Battle for Azaz: Isis threatens yet another city as fighting reaches crucial ... ISIS advances towards Turkey-Syria border |
Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million sold at a Turkey Hill in Ephrata LancasterOnline A manager at the Turkey Hill referred a call to the corporate office, where a message was not returned. The $1 million prize will be subject to a 25 percent federal withholding. Turkey Hill will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the ticket. Since no ... |
Yahoo News | Turkey's Erdogan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video Yahoo News ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to punish the editor of a newspaper which published video footage it said showed the MIT state intelligence agency helping send weapons to Syria. Turkey's president threatens newspaper editor: He will 'pay a heavy price' Turkey's Erdogan in row with newspaper Cumhuriyet over Syria trucks video Turkey's Erdogan threatens editor over Syria truck pictures |
CIDRAP | Avian flu hits four more turkey farms in Midwest CIDRAP Avian influenza has invaded four more turkey farms in the Upper Midwest: two in Iowa, one in Minnesota, and one in South Dakota, according to state and media reports. The Iowa and Minnesota incidents were announced today, and the South Dakota was ... |