Turkey ahead of the curve in the western Balkans Financial Times Sir, With reference to Ivan Krastev's op-ed “Back to the future in the Balkans” (March 16), let me argue that Turkey — being a part of the Balkans itself in terms of history, culture, geography — has worked more than any other for the Euro-Atlantic ... |
Irish Times | Author of Turkey refugee deal admits it has fallen short Irish Times Turkey agreed to take back refugees who reached the Greek islands and, in return, to send Syrians legally to the EU. For its part, Ankara would receive €6 billion in refugee aid from Brussels and secure visa-free travel for its citizens. A year on, the ... The EU migrant deal with Turkey has turned Greek islands into open-air prisons Lesbos activists, migrants march against EU-Turkey asylum deal & deportations (VIDEO) The EU-Turkey deal is a failure, and children are paying the highest price |
Aljazeera.com | Germany angers Turkey with coup remarks and PKK rally Aljazeera.com Germany and Turkey are caught up in a fresh row after a rally backing outlawed Kurdish fighters in Turkey was held in Frankfurt and a top German intelligence official made controversial comments on last summer's failed Turkish coup. The relations ... Germany-Turkey rift widens as Erdogan accuses Merkel of 'Nazi measures' Turkey's president accuses Germany of supporting group blamed for failed coup Turkey's Erdogan says jailed journalist a terrorist agent |
RTE.ie | Juncker warns Turkey death penalty is 'red line' issue RTE.ie European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Turkey that any return of the death penalty would be a "red line" in the country's stalled EU membership bid. "If the death penalty is reintroduced in Turkey, that would lead to the end of ... Reintroduction of Death Penalty in Turkey to Shatter Its EU Dreams - Juncker |
Times Colonist | Turkey's referendum campaign unfair, Erdogan opponents say Times Colonist Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Eskisehir, Turkey Friday, March 17, 2017. Erdogan has called on Turks living in Europe to have at least five children, saying it would be the best response to European's "injustices. |
Aljazeera.com | Erdogan holds rally on referendum at Turkey WWI event Aljazeera.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged at a commemoration of a World War I campaign to "keep on standing firm" despite forces against him ahead of a constitutional referendum next month on whether to expand president's powers in Turkey. Turkey's Demographic Games in Europe Turkey Threatens to Send Europe 15k Refugees Every Month PAT BUCHANAN: Has Turkey now been lost to the West? |
Turkey's vision for Cyprus Washington Times It was a partnership state purposefully designed as such and established nearly 60 years ago on the basis of three international treaties concluded between Great Britain, Turkey, Greece and the two co-founder peoples on the island, the Turkish and ... |
Reuters | Turkey blames Germany for coup, row deepens Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman accuses Germany of supporting the network of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric blamed for last year's coup attempt. Saira Jaffer reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript. A spat that won't go away... Turkey ... |
Washington Post | Five myths about Turkey - The Washington Post Washington Post No, its president isn't a dictator, and the country isn't secular. |
Knoxville News Sentinel | Knoxville residents, including a US citizen, barred re-entry from Turkey Knoxville News Sentinel Sabrina Sadaf Siddiqi and her family, including daughter Zubaidah Alizoti — a Webb School of Knoxville student and U.S. citizen — were held back in Turkey while trying to board a flight to Atlanta on Sunday. It is unclear why the family was denied entry. |