TechCrunch | Entrepreneurs And Investors In Turkey Emboldened By Election Results TechCrunch For the first time in 13 years, the AKP failed to secure a majority of seats in Turkey's 550-seat parliament. Garnering 40 percent of the popular vote, it won 258 seats – 18 short of the 276 necessary to rule independently. The party must now scramble ... Kurds Have Bigger Prize in Mind After Political Gains in Turkey Turkey's Erdogan, master tactician, seen angling for new election Turkey's Party Chiefs Jockey Before Talks on New Government |
Huffington Post | Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Pour Into Turkey As Kurds Advance On ISIS ... Huffington Post AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) -- Hundreds of Syrian refugees poured into a Turkish-Syrian border crossing Saturday, fleeing intense fighting between Syrian Kurds and militants from the Islamic State group in nearby towns and villages. The mass displacement of ... ISIS supply line to Turkey close to being cut off Turkey closes key Syria border crossing Hundreds of Syrians flee to Turkey as fighting with Islamic State flares |
Express.co.uk | SHOCK WARNING: Terror threat to MILLIONS of holidaymakers as ISIS target ... Express.co.uk More than 2.5 million Britons visit Turkey every year and this year is expected to be as popular as ever, with the pound rocketing by more than 16 per cent against the lira in the last 12 months. But the nation, which has a 98.9 per cent Muslim ... Terror on Turkey's beaches: Foreign office warn Brits about 'high danger' holidays |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Erdogan loses his chance to become Turkey's Vladimir Putin Jerusalem Post Israel News Erdogan's hope of persuading parliament to change the constitution and grant himself Vladimir Putin-like unchecked powers has gone up in smoke. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kisses a handmade Turkish flag in Ankara. (photo credit:REUTERS). Turkey's glorious new democratic dawn: Burman Russia and Turkey presidents discuss 'Turkish Stream' oil pipeline Turkey at a crossroads |
The Guardian | From Atatürk to demokrasi: a glossary of changing Turkey The Guardian Especially so in Turkey. Words can get you sued and put on trial, demonised by the government and their henchmen in the media, sent to prison or into exile. Critical-minded individuals can be branded as “traitors” overnight – just because of an article ... |
Madison.com | Jerry Davis: Turkey-hunting Richland Center man enjoying his second chances Madison.com The 67-year-old retired Richland Center police chief failed to kill a gobbler in the fifth turkey period this spring, so he opted to try again in the sixth period the following week. “I was after this really large, crafty gobbler but was always in the ... |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey's Economic Growth Beats Expectations Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's economic growth beat expectations in the first quarter this year as government spending and domestic demand jumped, with the surprisingly strong performance lifting markets hit by mounting political uncertainties after Sunday's ... Turkey's election results might lead to peace with Kurdish rebels Striking conciliatory note, Turkey's Erdogan urges new government quickly Elif Shafak: What Turkey Urgently Needs Now |
Frye: Beautiful no, but turkey vultures are fascinating Tribune-Review Doug Gross, an ornithologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, said turkey vultures are expanding in number and range across Pennsylvania. The bounty of roadkill along our highways, especially at this time of year, is at least partially responsible. |
Aljazeera.com | Hundreds cross into Turkey from Syria Aljazeera.com Hundreds of people have fled from Syria into Turkey as moderate fighters and Kurdish forces battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group holding the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad. Activists on the Turkish border said that Turkish ... Syrians fleeing to an ISIS border crossing are exposing Turkey's open secret Syrian refugees enter Turkey after fleeing Isis fighting – in pictures Thousands flee into Turkey from Syria as Kurds fight Islamic state |
BBC News | Turkey trial over murder of student Ozgecan who 'resisted rape' BBC News Three men have gone on trial in Turkey over the murder and attempted rape of a 20-year-old student that sparked protests about violence against women. Police discovered the burnt body of Ozgecan Aslan in a riverbed in the city of Mersin in February. Turkey: Trial Opens Over Woman's Killing That Led to Outrage Trial opens over female student's murder that shocked Turkey Trial opens over murder that shocked Turkey |