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US Not Persuaded to Extradite Imam Over Turkey Coup - Wall Street Journal Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:39:39 GMT

Wall Street Journal

US Not Persuaded to Extradite Imam Over Turkey Coup Wall Street Journal U.S. officials don't expect to extradite an imam Turkey blames for masterminding a failed coup because they aren't convinced by the evidence Ankara has presented and are troubled by threatening public statements from Turkish officials, according to ... The Latest: EC chief opposes ending Turkey membership talksU.S. News & World Report Fethullah Gulen: Was He Really Behind the Coup in Turkey?Newsweek Turkey issues warrant for US-based preacher Fethullah Gülen in failed coupThe Guardian The Boston Globe -Aljazeera.com all 768 news articles »

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Turkey scolds Austria in EU membership dispute - BBC News Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:53:03 GMT

BBC News

Turkey scolds Austria in EU membership dispute BBC News Turkey has angrily rejected Austrian suggestions that its membership talks with the EU should be ended. Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said the negotiations were "no more than fiction" and "Europe needs a new path". Turkey's EU Affairs Minister ... In Europe, Some Contemplate a New Kind of Relationship With TurkeyWall Street Journal Germany warns Erdogan that bringing back death penalty will end Turkey's EU hopesTelegraph.co.uk 'Negotiations are fiction': Austria & Turkey in EU membership spatRT Irish Times -euronews -Deutsche Welle all 45 news articles »

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Gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in Istanbul amid concerns Turkey does not protect EU asylum seekers - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:12:10 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in Istanbul amid concerns Turkey does not protect EU asylum seekers Telegraph.co.uk The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) considers LGBT refugees as particularly vulnerable and prioritises their cases for resettlement to third countries, but the process is slow, taking an average of two years, according to UNHCR's Turkey office. Gay Syrian man beheaded and mutilated in TurkeyBBC News Gay Syrian Man Muhammad Sankari Beheaded in TurkeyNewsweek Rights group: Gay Syrian refugee found beheaded in TurkeyU.S. News & World Report Advocate.com -Middle East Eye -Gay Star News all 20 news articles »

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A Coup, Terrorists and Inflation, Yet Investors Rush to Turkey - New York Times Thu, 04 Aug 2016 09:37:51 GMT

New York Times

A Coup, Terrorists and Inflation, Yet Investors Rush to Turkey New York Times On the face of it, this might not seem the right time to be investing in Turkey. Terrorists attacked the main airport in Istanbul, a foiled coup raised questions about political stability, and the country's debt is being downgraded by rating agencies ... and more »

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'You're on another planet!' Fuming Germany savages Turkey's Erdogan as relations nosedive - Express.co.uk Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:41:20 GMT

Express.co.uk

'You're on another planet!' Fuming Germany savages Turkey's Erdogan as relations nosedive Express.co.uk Relations between Germany and Turkey have been tense for months following a June 2 vote by the German parliament to brand the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, a move sharply criticised by President Erdogan and other ... German minister sees `no basis' for talks with Turkey after failed coupReuters German minister sees 'no basis' for talks with Turkey after failed coupThomson Reuters Foundation all 11 news articles »

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Europe|The Scale of Turkey's Purge Is Nearly Unprecedented - New York Times Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:16:12 GMT

New York Times

Europe|The Scale of Turkey's Purge Is Nearly Unprecedented New York Times Only rarely in modern history has a leader detained and fired as many perceived adversaries as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has since a failed coup attempt last month. Here is how Mr. Erdogan's vast purge would look if Americans were ... 'A critical watershed': The US is underestimating the one thing that could ultimately destroy its relationship with ...Business Insider He's 77, frail and lives in Pennsylvania. Turkey says he's a coup mastermind.Washington Post Erdogan says Turkey's coup script was 'written abroad'CNBC BBC News -The Economist -FRANCE 24 all 1,615 news articles »

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Investors Await Moody's Turkey Verdict to Move Billions in Funds - Bloomberg Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:22:01 GMT

Bloomberg

Investors Await Moody's Turkey Verdict to Move Billions in Funds Bloomberg The fate of billions of dollars in investments in Turkish bonds hangs in the balance as Moody's Investors Service prepares to reveal whether it's handing the country a second junk rating on its debt. Moody's, which put Turkey on review for a downgrade ... and more »

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A war to remember - The Economist (blog) Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:01:04 GMT

A war to remember The Economist (blog) Yet Turkey's cultural institutions are not exploring—or even acknowledging—the defeat and its ongoing impact. While ceremonies were held in Yerevan, Armenia on April 24th 2015 to mark the anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Turkey held a centenary ... and more »

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Turkey coup accused 'traced via messaging app' - BBC News - BBC News Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:44:00 GMT

BBC News

Turkey coup accused 'traced via messaging app' - BBC News BBC News Thousands of people accused of taking part in an attempted coup have been traced via a messaging app, a senior Turkish official tells Reuters. and more »

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Kurdish party hails people's role in foiling Turkey coup - Anadolu Agency Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:54:11 GMT

Anadolu Agency

Kurdish party hails people's role in foiling Turkey coup Anadolu Agency Stressing that the will of the people must be respected, he denounced both last month's failed coup bid in Turkey and Egypt's successful 2013 military coup that brought President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to power. He went on to assert that the coup bid in ... and more »