Business Insider | Police and migrants are in a stand-off near Turkey's Greek border Business Insider Hundreds of mainly Syrian migrants spent the night out in the open near Turkey's Greek border after police halted their bid to reach the frontier and cross into the European Union. Piles of rubbish and makeshift tents had sprung up along the roadside ... Police and migrants in stand-off near Turkey's Greek border Refugees see last chance for Europe before winter closes route from Turkey ... Migrants march towards Turkey's border with Greece |
VICE News | Bombing of Police Vehicle, Other Clashes Leave 12 Dead in Southeast Turkey VICE News At least 12 people, including three Turkish police officers, were killed in separate incidences overnight in southeast Turkey. The officers died after Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants detonated a bomb near a police armored vehicle as it traveled ... Turkey targets Dogan media 'terror propaganda' Turkey targets Dogan Media group PKK bomb attack, clashes kill 12 in southeast Turkey: sources |
RT | Blast rocks ammunition depot in southeastern Turkey RT An explosion rocked an ammunition depot in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province on Wednesday, causing a fire, local media report. Firefighters and more than 100 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, Haber Turk reports. The depot belongs ... |
Today's Zaman | How Turkey began the slide towards civil war The Conversation UK Since Turkey held its first direct presidential election on August 10 2014, the largely ceremonial presidency has become the focus of an intense debate, with the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) still pushing to get more executive power ... Turkey's Erdoğan Is Hanging on for Dear Life US think tank warns of Turkey's possible 'Syrianization' Turkey will fight to 'eliminate' terrorism, PM says |
Reuters | Saddled with 2 million Syrian refugees, Turkey shows signs of strain Reuters ANKARA The strain of sheltering the world's largest refugee population is showing in Turkey, whose open door to those fleeing Syria and Iraq is shielding European nations from a migration crisis far worse than the one they are struggling with now. As ... Syrian refugee count nears 2 million in Turkey, down in Iraq, Lebanon |
Catholic Online | Turkey's open acceptance of Syrian refugees showing strain Catholic Online The nation of Turkey, in direct contrast to some other European nations - who use brutal force to stem the tide of Syrian refugees flooding into Europe, has welcomed more than two million displaced persons. The government of Turkey has thrown its arms ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Boeing appoints female head for Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Prior to joining Boeing, Işıl was the government affairs and policy director for General Electric (GE) in Turkey, where she set and led the company's government engagement and policy strategy, with a focus on expanding growth across all GE businesses. Boeing appoints new business heads for Turkey and Qatar |
Business Insider | Turkey's flirtation with terrorists is falling apart Business Insider A key Hamas official who operated out of Turkey for years was sanctioned by last week by the US Treasury Department for his role in organizing and inciting terrorism in the West Bank and Israel. And given Ankara's history for working with US-designated ... |
PBS NewsHour (blog) | Risking journey to Greece, more than 20 migrants drown off Turkey PBS NewsHour (blog) A boat filled past capacity with more than 200 migrants and refugees capsized off the Turkish coast, less than two miles from their starting point. Twenty-two people, including some children, drowned. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant was on shore ... |
KRQE News 13 | Fair vendor forced to throw out 12 cases of turkey legs KRQE News 13 ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A state health inspector made one New Mexico State Fair vendor throw more than 200 uncooked turkey legs, because there was no room for them in the refrigerator. Basil's Home Cooking has been a state fair vendor for nearly 20 ... |