Toronto Star | Bill to cement Erdoğan's power passes first vote in Turkey The Guardian A controversial bill that critics say would bring about one-man rule for Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has passed a key hurdle. The parliament approved the two final sections of the 18-article new constitution after a marathon week of ... Turkey is closer to reforming constitution, expanding Erdogan's powers Erdogan Seeking More Power in Turkey Turkey's Relentless Attack on the Press |
New York Times | Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara New York Times ISTANBUL — Russia's ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!” in what the leaders of Turkey and Russia called a ... Turkey Is Unraveling Why Turkey and Russia need each other Russia's Ambassador To Turkey Shot And Killed In Ankara |
Al-Monitor | Syrians express 'deep anger' at Turkey for war Al-Monitor Tastekin, a columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse, reports from Damascus that “being a Turk in Syria is a bit difficult nowadays. No one will harass, insult or attack you, for sure, but everyone has a few words to say about Ankara's transition from ... 'Turkey's acts amid Syrian war are lesson in humanity' |
Citizen TV (press release) | Turkey and Russia to invite US to Syria talks Citizen TV (press release) Turkey and Russia to invite US to Syria talks Foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov (C) of Russia, Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) of Turkey and Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran, leave after a news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim ... |
Turkey Purge | HRW's Roth: Turkey's Erdogan, Egypt's Sisi violate human rights to great extremes Turkey Purge “People like President Erdoğan in Turkey or President Sisi in Egypt, at first, had great popularity when Erdoğan went against the alleged plotters of the coup, or Sisi went against the Muslim Brotherhood. But each took that willingness to violate human ... |
CBC.ca | Turkey's Lira Decline - Rooting Out The Speculators Isn't The Solution Gentlemen Forbes Everyone already sees and knows the attacks that Turkey has been subjected to also have an economic aspect. There is no difference between a terrorist who has a weapon or bomb in his hand and a terrorist who has dollars, euros and interest in terms of ... Terror, Trump and nationalism complicating Turkey's economic ... Turkey's continuing economic troubles border on crisis Turkey's Central Bank Announces New Measures to Boost Lira |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey's anti-Daesh op. backed by 14 military chiefs Anadolu Agency Military leaders from 14 countries agreed Sunday to support Operation Euphrates Shield launched by Turkey against the Daesh terrorist group in northern Syria. Turkish Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar participated in the meeting in the Saudi capital ... Turkey's Chief of Staff attends Riyadh meeting against Daesh |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey offers citizenship to foreign property buyers | Turkey News ... Aljazeera.com People who invest in Turkey, including buying properties worth $1m or creating 100 jobs, will be offered citizenship. |
Hurriyet Daily News | Update in Customs Union deal to transform Turkey's agricultural sector: Minister Hurriyet Daily News “There are huge differences between the agricultural policies of the EU and Turkey. We have been protecting the sector, farmers and agricultural products by building high customs walls. Consumers pay high higher costs due to high customs taxes. In this ... |
Turkey Detains 9 Colonels in North Cyprus for Gulen Ties New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey's state-run news agency says nine Turkish colonels have been detained in northern Cyprus as part of the investigation into the movement allegedly responsible for a failed coup in July. The Anadolu Agency said the officers were ... |