BBC News | China-Turkey relationship strained over Uighurs BBC News Burnt Chinese flags, attacks on Chinese restaurants, alleged attacks on tourists who were mistaken for being Chinese and protests across the country. For the last 10 days anti-Chinese sentiment has been on the rise in Turkey. Turkish Muslims and ... Koreans and Chinese 'both have slanted eyes,' Turkey's nationalist leader says ... China, Turkey: friends or foes? Uighurs sent to Turkish haven | Bangkok Post: news |
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal | President Erdogan Is Accused of Stalling as Turks Await a Government New York Times ISTANBUL — After Turkey's governing party lost its majority in Parliament in the June 7 elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the country's lawmakers to form a new coalition government swiftly. But a month has now passed without that ... Election Risk Rising as Turkey's Atalay Says Coalition No Nearer Survey reveals majority of Turks against Turkey's Syria incursion Out of sight but not power, Erdogan eyes snap Turkish election |
Turkey's safe harbor The Hill (blog) While the term “nation of immigrants” is most readily associated with the United States, an American strategic ally on the other side of the globe can claim the same distinction dating back centuries. For Turkey, the term takes on new meaning today ... |
Chicago Tribune | East Dundee's Turkey Testicle Festival 'has nothing to do with Huntley' Chicago Tribune There are Turkey Testicle festivals all over the suburbs. Someone else said to pick a different name. But that's kind of the generic name for events like this that occur on Thanksgiving Eve. Dundee is not trying to pilfer anything," he said. The event ... |
The Daily Star | US pushes Turkey on border security The Daily Star ANKARA: Senior U.S. officials have urged Turkey to do more to prevent militants from crossing its border with Syria, and the two NATO allies appear divided on the role of Kurdish militias in fighting ISIS. Retired Gen. John Allen, appointed by U.S ... US pushes Turkey on Syria border security; allies divided over Kurds Fearing new Syria exodus Turkey readies new refugee camp: reports Turkey bracing for another flood of Syrian refugees |
Breitbart News | German Patriot Missiles in Turkey Hacked, Raising Terrorism Fears Breitbart News German-owned Patriot missiles stationed on Turkey's Syrian border have been briefly hacked, according to reports in the German media. The nature of the technology hack, and the culprits, are unknown. The American-made anti-aircraft missiles were ... 'Hackers' give orders to German missile battery Report: German missiles on Syria border given 'foreign' commands Hackers Take Momentary Control Of Patriot Missile Battery In Turkey |
Pitchfork Media | Photo Galleries: New Traditions and Old Ways: A Visual Guide to Turkey's ... Pitchfork Media Growing up in Turkey in the 1990s, the whole live music scene was dominated by cover bands that played hits from the United States and Europe. It was not cool to like Turkish music then, and I was part of a generation that took pride in not listening ... |
Chicago Tribune | Turkey Testicle Festival could put 'East Dundee on the map' Chicago Tribune The village will play host to the inaugural Turkey Testicle Festival. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Depot in downtown East Dundee. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Dundee Foundation. At East Dundee's board ... |
Rudaw | Diyarbakir residents delight at UNESCO recognition in Turkey's Kurdish capital Rudaw DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Residents in Diyarbakir, the capital of Turkey's Kurdish heartland in the southeast, are delighted that two historical sites in their city have been included in UNESCO's World Heritage List. UNESCO's decision Saturday to add ... Turkey to host UNESCO meeting next year |
Huffington Post | A Novel Solution for the Greek Debt Crisis: Join Turkey Huffington Post Should they stay or should they go? Last weekend, Greeks voted in a hastily-organized referendum that gave the proverbial finger to the country's creditors. With insurmountable debts, Greece's populist government is threatening to leave the Euro ... Turkey 'relatively safe in event of Grexit': economists |