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 before a constitutional referendum next month on whether to expand president's powers in Turkey. Turkey's president: Turks living in Europe should all have 5 children German Foreign Minister: Turkey 'further away from EU membership than ever' Erdogan threatens to scrap EU-Turkey migrant deal |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Turkey Is a Dictatorship Masquerading as a NATO Democracy Foreign Policy (blog) In the lead-up to Turkey's constitutional referendum on April 16, Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chair of the opposition pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), sits in prison on charges of terrorism. With his voice effectively muzzled, he has taken ... |
Financial Times | Turkey ends military operation in Syria Financial Times He considers the YPG an extension of Kurdish terrorists who have waged a war against Turkey since the 1980s. The US-backing of the YPG has strained US-Turkish relations, while prompting Turkey to send its troops into Syria to create a buffer zone ... Turkey Ends 'Shield' Military Operation in Syria, PM Says Trump's global envoy faces tough Turkey visit Meeting in Turkey With Erdogan May Be Tillerson's Toughest |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey's Halkbank executive detained and charged in US Aljazeera.com The arrest of the 47-year-old banker escalates a case that has added to the tensions between the United States and Turkey. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously said he believed US authorities had "ulterior motives" in prosecuting Zarrab, who ... Shares of Turkey's Halkbank sink after executive arrested in US Turkey State-Run Bank Sinks After US Sanctions Case Arrest |
CBC.ca | Canadian found guilty of insulting Turkey's president released as lawyer appeals case CBC.ca A Canadian woman detained in Turkey has been found guilty of insulting the country's president, but said she has been released from prison as her lawyer pursues an appeal of the case. Ece Heper said she is happy to be out of prison, where she had been ... |
Financial Times | Tui's customers desert Turkey and north Africa Financial Times Tui, which runs the Thomson and First Choice brands, said there had been more demand for holidays in Greece, the Canary Islands and long-haul destinations, but there had been “a further shift away from Turkey, having already reduced significantly as a ... Holidays in Greece and Spain offset weak demand for Turkey and North Africa at Tui |
Deadspin | Turkey Misses Mark Deadspin “Everyone wanted to get out of the car because they were afraid of the turkey,” said John Tarabocchia, dispelling any uncertainty about the scariest part of a driving a very fast car into a flying turkey. Not the blunt surprise of impact, or even the ... |
BBC News | Turkey 'spied' on pro-Gulen opponents in Germany BBC News German Interior Minister Thomas De Maiziere has said Turkey will not be allowed to spy on Turks living in Germany. Reports say the head of Turkey's intelligence service handed a list of people suspected of opposition sympathies to his German counterpart. German official accuses Turkey of 'unacceptable' spying against Gulen supporters Investors Just Want Turkey's Referendum Done With: Scenarios Tensions flare as Greece tells Turkey it is ready to answer any provocation |
WPSD Local 6 | Family gets a shock when turkey crashes through windshield - WPSD Local 6: Your news, weather, and sports authority WPSD Local 6 A New Jersey family traveling through northern Indiana got a shock when a 30-pound turkey crashed through their vehicle's windshield. LaPorte County Sheriff's Office Capt. Michael Kellems says the flying bird collided Tuesday with the family's rented SUV. NJ family's road trip halted when 30-pound turkey flies into windshield Wild turkey smashes through windshield of NJ family's SUV in Indiana Flying turkey crashes through family's windshield |
U.S. News & World Report | Gulen Casts a Large Shadow Over Turkey's Ties With West U.S. News & World Report Fethullah Gulen, the self-exiled Islamic cleric residing in Pennsylvania who Ankara accuses of masterminding July's failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has become one of the main obstacles to improving Turkey's ties with the ... US Consulate Phoned Turkey's Coup Plot Suspect to Inform of Visa Revocation |