New York Times | German Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Angering Turkey New York Times Turkey's prime minister said relations between Berlin and Ankara “will be damaged” after Germany's parliament voted to recognize the 1915 killing of Armenians by Turkish Ottomans as genocide. By REUTERS on Publish Date June 2, 2016. Photo by Odd ... Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany after vote Turkey protests Germany's recognition of Armenian 'genocide' Germany angers Turkey with 'Armenia genocide' vote |
CNNMoney | Millions of tourists too scared to visit these countries CNNMoney Turkey is among the most visited countries in the world, welcoming 40 million tourists last year, according to the United Nations' World Tourism Organization. But it is suffering from a huge range of issues that are slamming its tourism sector this ... |
New York Times | Lawyer for Gold Trader From Turkey Asks Judge Not to Punish Him for Being Rich New York Times In the eyes of his lawyer, Reza Zarrab, a wealthy gold trader from Turkey, was a prominent businessman and philanthropist who stood accused of ill-founded charges in Manhattan, and was certainly no threat to flee. But prosecutors in the office of Preet ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Galant: Agreement with Turkey very close Jerusalem Post Israel News Israel and Turkey are very close to concluding their rapprochement agreement, Construction and Housing Minister Yoav Galant said on Thursday, the most senior Israeli official to date to speak publicly in such upbeat tones about an imminent reconciliation. Energy minister says Turkey deal near completion Israeli minister: Turkey reconciliation deal near completion Steinitz: Israel-Turkey rapprochement imminent |
Aljazeera.com | US alliance with Syrian PYD alienates Turkey Aljazeera.com The most recent spat between the United States and Turkey over American support for the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria is yet another example of increasing tensions between two NATO allies over their respective Syria policies. The images showing ... How Long Can US Mask Disagreements With Turkey? ANALYSIS: From master to observer - how Turkey became irrelevant in Manbij Ignoring Turkey, US backs Kurds in drive against ISIS in Syria |
BT.com | Amnesty Tells EU to Halt 'Illegal' Refugee Returns to Turkey ABC News Amnesty International on Friday urged the European Union to stop plans to return asylum-seekers to Turkey. The rights group issued a 35-page briefing saying the EU-Turkey deal to curb irregular migration was "illegal" and "reckless." Turkey is hosting ... EU urged to halt 'illegal, reckless' refugee returns to Turkey Syria: People trapped in Azaz urgently need safe haven - Turkey and the EU must open their borders Turkey, EU should open borders to Syrian refugees: MSF |
Deutsche Welle | Turkey seeks greater role in Africa Deutsche Welle One example is Somalia. Erdogan never tires of emphasizing that Turkey is a role model in its relations with the failed state on the Horn of Africa. "While in Somalia, Erdogan told the Somalis 'the West has abandoned you, but now Turkey will step in ... The reasons behind Turkey leader Recep Erdogan's Africa tour No, You Apologize: Russia and Turkey Struggle to Mend Fences Turkey President Erdogan gets 21-gun salute at start of Kenya visit |
BBC News | Can Russia and Turkey heal rift? BBC News Since the downing of the Russian jet by Turkish forces in November, relations between Turkey and Russia have been in a pattern of controlled tension. The war of words has been interesting to watch. On Tuesday, came another round. Turkey accused Russia ... Erdogan tightens his grip on Turkey |
Deutsche Welle | Cameron: 'No prospect of Turkey joining the EU in decades' Deutsche Welle In an interview with Sky News on Thursday evening, British Prime Minister David Cameron said there was "no prospect of Turkey joining the EU in decades." "They applied in 1987, they have to complete 35 chapters, one has been completed so far," he added ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey: Africa's friend, compatriot and partner Aljazeera.com Over the next years, we proceeded to hold two Turkey-Africa partnership summits in Istanbul, Turkey and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The events were not only our way of thanking the people of Africa for their warm welcome but also reiterating our ... Former Miss Turkey Sentenced for Insulting President Erdogan Former beauty queen convicted of insulting Turkey's president by sharing poem on social media With Africa trip, Turkey's Erdogan aims to quash influence of Islamic cleric |