New York Post | Animals rescued from Syrian zoo arrive in Turkey | New York Post New York Post Blood tests, eye checkups and ultrasound exams are on the cards for nine animals, five big cats among them, that have been trucked into Turkey in a rescue ... Aleppo zoo animals rescued and taken to Turkey |
The Guardian | Turkey is popular again with British tourists, says Thomas Cook The Guardian Turkey is back on the tourist map for UK visitors despite growing tensions between its government and Germany. The tour operator Thomas Cook said it was seeing a pick-up in demand for Turkish holidays because they were good value for money. The chief ... Turkey returns as favorite holiday spot for tourists Turkey recovery boosts Thomas Cook |
NBCNews.com | Jailed Journalists' 'Kafkaesque' Trial Is Symbol of Turkey Purge ... NBCNews.com Seventeen journalists and staff from one of Turkey's oldest newspapers are on trial for charges related to last year's coup attempt. |
CBC.ca | On trial for supporting terrorist groups, Turkey's journalists fight back CBC.ca Now an investigative journalist with Cumhuriyet, Turkey's oldest newspaper, he was defiant. "What I say is not defence or expression. On the contrary, it is an accusation," he said. Sik and 16 of his colleagues are on trial for charges including ... Turkey's latest trial of journalists is surreal even by its own standards In Turkey, Freedom of Expression is in the Dock | Human Rights Watch Journalism is under siege in Turkey as trial begins for 17 defendants from leading newspaper |
U.S. News & World Report | Turkey Opposition Stages Sit-In to Protest Changes to Parliamentary Procedure U.S. News & World Report ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest against proposed changes to parliamentary procedure that it says will restrict lawmakers' ability to challenge President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party in the assembly. |
Reuters | Syrian rebels reopen main border crossing with Turkey Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition groups have reopened the northwestern border crossing of Bab al-Hawa with Turkey after a week-long closure caused by rebel infighting that blocked the main conduit for goods into Idlib province. Border officials and ... |
Financial Times | Turkey keeps rates on hold in July Financial Times Turkey has kept its interest rates on hold a year on from the country's failed military coup which has driven up inflation through a falling currency. The Turkish central bank voted for no change to any of its three policy rates in July – the fourth ... UPDATE 2-Still hawkish, Turkey's central bank keeps rates steady Still hawkish, Turkey's central bank keeps rates steady Turkey Holds Key Rates as Expected on Inflation Outlook |
Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Tensions Escalate Between Germany and Turkey Wall Street Journal (subscription) In early June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and made an unusual offer, according to German officials briefed on the exchange: extradite two Turkish generals who had applied for asylum in ... The Latest: Turkish PM reassures German firms in Turkey Turkey Wants to Avoid Fallout From German Tensions, PM Tells Executives Turkish prime minister reassures German investors in Turkey |
CBC.ca | Turkey's journalists: 'We have 171 of our colleagues in jail' CBC.ca Of all the journalists imprisoned last year, a third were in Turkey. This week alone, 17 are on trial in the country — charged with aiding and abetting terrorist organizations. According to their peers, these charges are completely groundless. All 17 ... |
CNN | Turkey arrests 'threaten everyone,' says partner of detained German activist CNN The arrests came just a month after the detention of Taner Kilic, Amnesty's Turkey chair, was charged with "membership of the Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation" -- the name given to followers of the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey's ... It's Official, Turkey Is Getting Russia's S-400 Air Defense System Brussels talks fail to ease EU-Turkey tensions EU minister says Turkey still on track to join bloc despite calls to stop accession |