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Europe's Turkey Dilemma: Migration vs. Democracy - Wall Street Journal Thu, 19 May 2016 09:30:29 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Europe's Turkey Dilemma: Migration vs. Democracy Wall Street Journal The Middle East refugee crisis and Turkey's slide toward authoritarianism have put the European Union in front of a moral dilemma: Is protecting its borders worth sacrificing long-term goals of promoting democracy and human rights? The immediate crisis ... TURKEY DEAL IN TATTERS: Visa-free deal falling apart as EU reaches deadlockExpress.co.uk Turkey to miss end-June deadline for EU visa-free travel: sourcesReuters Turkey summons EU ambassador over refugee deal commentEurActiv Deutsche Welle -RT -Daily Sabah all 49 news articles »

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Erdogan Loyalist Is Nominated to Be Turkey's Prime Minister - New York Times Thu, 19 May 2016 16:31:34 GMT

New York Times

Erdogan Loyalist Is Nominated to Be Turkey's Prime Minister New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party named a longtime loyalist to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its candidate for prime minister on Thursday, the divided politics of modern Turkey overshadowing a day when Turks honor ... Turkey's AKP taps Binali Yildirim for PM's postAljazeera.com Turkey politics: Erdogan ally Yildirim nominated as PMBBC News Turkey's governing AKP party unveils Binali Yildirim as prime ministerTelegraph.co.uk Scotsman -Financial Times -Deutsche Welle all 284 news articles »

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Greece Struggles to Return Migrants Under EU-Turkey Deal - Wall Street Journal Thu, 19 May 2016 10:28:21 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Greece Struggles to Return Migrants Under EU-Turkey Deal Wall Street Journal ATHENS—Europe's plan for deterring refugees and migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea has run into a hurdle: Greece is struggling to return recent arrivals to Turkey as the policy requires, early data show. Two months after the European Union's ... EU resettled fewer than 200 Syrians under Turkey dealEUobserver all 20 news articles »

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What Turkey can learn from Pakistan - Deutsche Welle Thu, 19 May 2016 12:27:28 GMT

Deutsche Welle

What Turkey can learn from Pakistan Deutsche Welle The rise of Islamic extremism in Turkey as a result of the Syrian conflict, and the way President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the war to silence dissent against his authoritarian rule and crush Kurdish separatists are some of the factors that are ...

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Jordan, Turkey compete to woo Jerusalem - Al-Monitor Thu, 19 May 2016 20:58:22 GMT

Al-Monitor

Jordan, Turkey compete to woo Jerusalem Al-Monitor At the same time, Turkey's activity in Jerusalem seems to be gaining momentum. On April 25, Istanbul hosted the “Thank you Turkey” festival organized by Arab nongovernmental organizations in appreciation of Turkey's role in the protection of Islamic ...

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Republic of Turkey Targets Houston-Based Charter School - Texas Tribune Thu, 19 May 2016 19:44:34 GMT

Republic of Turkey Targets Houston-Based Charter School Texas Tribune The Republic of Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is waging a well-documented war against critics, hired London-based Amsterdam & Partners last fall “to conduct a global investigation into the activities of the organization led by moderate ... and more »

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Turkey's army says PKK may have downed helicopter - Aljazeera.com Thu, 19 May 2016 09:03:18 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey's army says PKK may have downed helicopter Aljazeera.com The armed group has been locked in battle with the Turkish army for three decades, aiming for Kurdish autonomy in Turkey's southeast. The army initially said the helicopter had crashed on Friday due to a technical fault during air operations against ... Turkey, Russia: Ties Worsen Over Downed Turkish HelicopterLobeLog Turkey: Helicopter crash probe concludes missile strikeAnadolu Agency Have Turkey-PKK clashes crossed fatal threshold?Al-Monitor Reuters -Kurdistan24 -Press TV all 173 news articles »

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IS suspect blows himself up during police raid in Turkey - Washington Post Thu, 19 May 2016 20:59:10 GMT

Daily Sabah

IS suspect blows himself up during police raid in Turkey Washington Post ISTANBUL — A Turkish official says a suspected Islamic State militant blew himself up during a police raid in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. Gaziantep Governor Ali Yerlikaya told the state-run Anadolu Agency another suspect was taken alive late ... Suicide bomber blows himself up during anti-Daesh raid in southeastern TurkeyDaily Sabah IS suspect dies during raid in Turkey's GaziantepTrend News Agency IS suspect killed in police raid SE TurkeyKuwait News Agency all 15 news articles »

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Ai Weiwei says EU's refugee deal with Turkey is immoral - The Guardian Thu, 19 May 2016 12:01:34 GMT

The Guardian

Ai Weiwei says EU's refugee deal with Turkey is immoral The Guardian The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei described the EU's refugee deal with Turkey as shameful and immoral as he unveiled the artistic results of his stay on the Greek island of Lesbos. Speaking in Athens, where the works are going on public display for the ... and more »

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Muslim conservatives unveil anger at Turkey's Modest Fashion Week - Al-Monitor Thu, 19 May 2016 21:24:41 GMT

Al-Monitor

Muslim conservatives unveil anger at Turkey's Modest Fashion Week Al-Monitor Istanbul played host to Modest Fashion Week May 13-14 at the Haydarpasa railway station. The event was the first of its kind in Turkey and was organized by Modanisa.com, an online retailer of Muslim fashion, in collaboration with the Islamic Fashion ... and more »