Haaretz | Egypt Asks Israel to Keep Turkey Away From Gaza Haaretz Egypt has approached Israel asking for clarifications regarding recent progress in its reconciliatory talks with Turkey. Senior officials in Jerusalem told Haaretz that Egypt expressed its reservations regarding granting Turkey a role in the Gaza Strip ... Can Israel and Turkey establish full diplomatic relations? Egypt urges Israel not to normalize ties with Turkey Egypt asks for assurances that Israel will keep Turkey away from Gaza |
RT | Turkey confesses fears to US of Syrian Kurds making territorial gains RT Turkey has expressed its fears to the US concerning Kurdish expansion in northern Syria. Ankara is worried about Kurdish territorial gains, but Washington wants to ensure Turkey's southern border is sealed to stop Islamic State fighters getting into Syria. First the Middle East, now Central Asia slipping away from Turkey Russia-Turkey Crisis: Ankara Likely To Lose Over $3B Due To Moscow's Economic ... BURAK BEKDİL >Turkey at the shores of purgatory |
Financial Times | EU deal with Turkey failing to stem migrant flow Financial Times Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's first vice-president, said on Thursday that he would fly to Turkey this weekend to discuss the issue with Turkish authorities, adding that Ankara had to improve its efforts in order to live up to the terms of ... EU says Turkey not doing enough to contain migrant crisis EU to press Turkey on refugee deal amid mounting concern EU 'a long way from being satisfied' by Turkey effort to stem refugee influx |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | YUSUF KANLI >Saudi Arabia-Iran row bad news for Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Rather than jumping onboard in haste, Turkey should have thought twice before joining the Saudi-led Riyadh-based alliance against dangerous or not-so-welcome elements in the Muslim world. Would it be a Sunni alliance? Would it include Iran? Saudi Arabia vs Iran: The view from Turkey, stuck in the middle Turkey summons Iran envoy over media linking Saudi executions with Erdogan Turkey Aims to Sidestep Saudi-Iranian Tensions |
Deseret News | My view: Israel and Turkey slowly, steadily reconcile Deseret News In March 2013, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel reached out the hand of peace by telephoning Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to apologize. Often-belligerent "Bibi" Netanyahu was making amends for the notorious incident in 2010, when ... Turkey and Israel: Time to kiss and make up? Cooking Turkey's Goose US-Based Muslim Cleric on Trial in Absentia in Turkey |
Deutsche Welle | Twitter sues over 'terrorist propaganda' fine in Turkey Financial Times Reports suggest that the fine was imposed over tweets that relate to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Turkey deems a terrorist organisation. A person familiar with the matter said that the dispute relates to an account held in Turkey and that ... Twitter sues Turkey over fine for not removing 'terrorist propaganda' Twitter is Fighting Claims of 'Terrorist Propaganda' in Turkey |
Chatham Daily News | Notorious wild turkey turns up dead outside Chatham Chatham Daily News This wild turkey had been attracting stares from several motorists near the intersection of Pioneer Line and Prince Albert Road, just outside of Chatham, Ont. The turkey, pictured here on Sunday November 29, 2015, spent weeks in the area seemingly ... |
GÜNEŞ KÖMÜRCÜLER >Timing problem with Turkey's minimum wage hike Hurriyet Daily News Turkey recently raised the minimum wage by 30 percent to 1,300 Turkish Liras ($430) for over 5 million workers. This move is very good for a country where the hunger threshold for a four-member family is 1,450 liras ($480) and the poverty threshold is ... Turkey: 2016 Minimum Wage Released |
Business Insider | Amid rising tensions, Turkey is building an aircraft carrier Business Insider As tensions continue to rise drastically throughout the wider Middle East, Turkey has announced construction plans for a multipurpose aircraft carrier, The Daily Beast reports. The carrier, named the Anadolu after Turkey's Anatolia region, will be ... |
CounterPunch | Turkey's War Against the Kurds CounterPunch Mr. Demirtas, who is Kurdish, leads a party that unites the Kurdish nationalist forces and Turkey's left-wing groups. Until recently, he and the HDP have called for more rights for the Kurdish population within Turkey rather than for the creation of a ... Turkey's Kurdish conflict escalates, three women killed CAFER SOLGUN An Act of Terror: Deporting a Kurdish Activist Back to Turkey |