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Iran, Russia and Turkey Agree to Enforce Syria Cease-Fire, but Don't Explain How - New York Times Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:32:52 GMT

New York Times

Iran, Russia and Turkey Agree to Enforce Syria Cease-Fire, but Don't Explain How New York Times ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Two days of talks over the Syrian civil war concluded on Tuesday with an agreement by Iran, Russia and Turkey to enforce a fragile partial cease-fire. But neither the Syrian government nor the rebel fighters — who briefly met ... Russia, Turkey and Iran Agree on Syria Truce MonitoringWall Street Journal Syria deal draws Iran into alliance with Russia and TurkeyWashington Post Talks expose limits of what Russia, Turkey and Iran can achieve in SyriaReuters USA TODAY -BBC News all 417 news articles »

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Theresa May to meet Turkey's President Erdogan - BBC News Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:49:11 GMT

The Herald

Theresa May to meet Turkey's President Erdogan BBC News Theresa May will visit Turkey on Saturday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Downing Street has said. The prime minister is expected to discuss trade, defence and security. Mrs May is likely to fly to Ankara from the US, where she is ... Turkey warns Africa of Gulen threatThe Herald How a constitutional amendment could end Turkey's republicWashington Post Turkey ready to share its know-how with Africa: ErdoganAnadolu Agency The Independent -Peeblesshire News -ITV News all 112 news articles »

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Hundreds of police trained by Turkey start work in northern Syria - Reuters Tue, 24 Jan 2017 19:25:11 GMT

Reuters

Hundreds of police trained by Turkey start work in northern Syria Reuters Casually referred to as the "Free Police", in reference to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) alliance of moderate rebel groups which Turkey backed in its campaign against Islamic State along the Turkish border, many of the first 450 recruits are former rebel ... Turkey trains and deploys hundreds of police to SyriaMiddle East Eye Police force trained by Turkey to begin work in JarablusDaily Sabah Turkey seeks to rebuild Syrian cities after clearing of ISILHurriyet Daily News Reuters UK -Al-Monitor -TASS all 67 news articles »

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Turkey Raises Key Rate to Tighten Liquidity as Lira Slumps - Bloomberg Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:40:15 GMT

Bloomberg

Turkey Raises Key Rate to Tighten Liquidity as Lira Slumps Bloomberg Turkey's central bank raised its overnight lending interest rate on Tuesday and said it would tighten further if necessary, building on recent extraordinary measures to bolster the lira and contain its impact on inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee ... Why Investors Shouldn't Go Bottom Fishing for TurkeyWall Street Journal Turkey's interest rate moves leave country in a messFinancial Times EMERGING MARKETS-Dollar near 7-wk low supports emerging assets; Turkey c.bank awaitedReuters Press TV -Daily Sabah all 44 news articles »

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Building Bridges Between Turkey and Armenia - The New York Times - New York Times (blog) Tue, 24 Jan 2017 09:02:21 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Building Bridges Between Turkey and Armenia - The New York Times New York Times (blog) More than a century after the Armenian genocide, Armenian and Turkish photographers are building bridges by making pictures of daily life to underscore what ... and more »

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Turkey Launches Bid to Build Its Own Frigates - DefenseNews.com Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:28:40 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Turkey Launches Bid to Build Its Own Frigates DefenseNews.com Turkey Launches Bid to Build Its Own Frigates. By: Burak Ege Bekdil, January 24, 2017 (Photo Credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images). ANKARA—Defying concerns in the industry that the program may be put off indefinitely, the Turkish government has ...

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Political Rift Kills Turkey-Austria Engine Deal - DefenseNews.com Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:28:40 GMT

Political Rift Kills Turkey-Austria Engine Deal DefenseNews.com Under the deal, TUMOSAN would get technical support from AVL for the power unit of the Altay, Turkey's first indigenous, new-generation main battle tank in the making. AVL also would provide know-how for the integration of the engine to the tank.

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Lawyers for Turkey call for probe of Chicago charter school - Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:23:59 GMT

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawyers for Turkey call for probe of Chicago charter school Chicago Sun-Times Lawyers for the government of Turkey filed a complaint Tuesday with the Chicago Public Schools' inspector general against a local charter group and its taxpayer-funded school in Rogers Park. The complaint alleges Des Plaines-based Concept Schools and ... and more »

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Turkey: Erdogan uses the state to build a bigger personal fiefdom - Irish Times Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:02:53 GMT

Al-Monitor

Turkey: Erdogan uses the state to build a bigger personal fiefdom Irish Times De facto, Turkey already has a presidential system. And a directly elected, notionally ceremonial president in Recep Tayyip Erdogan who regards the state as a personal fiefdom and who, for some time, has wanted to make that reality de jure. New powers ... Will presidential referendum kill Turkey's democracy?Al-Monitor No objective reports concerning Turkey's constitutional reform?Daily Sabah 'Conservative, religious, nationalist' bloc to dominate Turkey's futureHurriyet Daily News all 30 news articles »

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Turkey to Receive $1.9b From Iran Over Gas Dispute - Financial Tribune Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:58:29 GMT

Daily Sabah

Turkey to Receive $1.9b From Iran Over Gas Dispute Financial Tribune Iran will pay $1.9 billion in compensation to Turkey's state oil and gas company Botas following an international tribunal ruling that Ankara was overcharged for its import of Iranian gas, a top energy official said on Tuesday. "Iran should pay $1.9 ... Turkey to receive $1.9B in compensation from Iran over natural gas price disputeDaily Sabah Iran to Pay Turkey $1.9Bln as Compensation Over Gas Price Dispute - ReportsSputnik International Iran to pay $1.9 billion to Turkey in gas dispute, reduce pricesHurriyet Daily News Natural Gas World all 11 news articles »