Science Daily | Archaeologists uncover 3000-year-old female statue at citadel gate complex in Turkey Science Daily Excavations led by University of Toronto archaeologists in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border have unearthed a beautifully carved head and upper torso of a female figure. The remnants are largely intact, although the face and chest appear to have ... |
The Nation. | Turkey's Great Terror The Nation. Turkey's megalomaniacal president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has turned his once-promising developing country into a gulag state. The mechanism by which the increasingly one-party government has accomplished this Stalinization of the country is the ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Can a hidden underwater city bring tourists back to Turkey? Telegraph.co.uk Off the coast of the Turkish city of Antalya lies the small uninhabited island of Kekova. It's a beautiful and tranquil place, with water a jewelled shade of blue. It's also fragrant, as “Kekova” derives from the Turkish word for thyme. But the island ... |
The Times of Israel | Turkey arrests 3 suspected Islamic State 'executioners' The Times of Israel ISTANBUL — Turkey's official news agency said three men suspected of carrying out murders on behalf of the Islamic State terror group were arrested. Anadolu Agency reported Saturday that police conducted simultaneous operations in the southeastern ... |
Aljazeera.com | Air raids 'kill PKK fighters' in Turkey, northern Iraq Aljazeera.com Turkish security forces have killed at least nine fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in two air strikes in southeastern Turkey and another in northern Iraq, according to local government and military officials. In a statement on ... Two soldiers killed in attack in Turkey Turkey mourns teenage boy martyred by PKK PKK murder of 15-year-old boy reminds Turkey of civilians fallen victim to terror |
Newsweek | Huge Ancient Statue of Mystery Iron-Age Goddess Discovered in Turkey Newsweek Excavations in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a massive 3,000-year-old statue, partially destroyed in what appears to have been a ritual act of iconoclasm, that is believed to depict either an Iron Age goddess or a political leader. The ... |
Daily Sabah | Turkey, Qatar sign 15 new agreements to boost trade volume Daily Sabah Turkey and Qatar signed 15 new trade and cooperation agreements in the food and construction sectors and the pharmaceutical industry, Qatar's Chamber of Commerce said on Saturday. Qatar's Chamber Acting Director General Saleh Hamad al-Sharqi said ... Qatar-Turkey trade route via Iran to cut transportation cost |
OUTDOORS: Savoring the taste of turkey The Patriot Ledger On Friday night I thawed out some wild turkey for supper. The label on the package told me the breast steaks were from the tom that I shot in Middleboro on April 24, which was the opening day of the season. On Friday night I thawed out some wild turkey ... |
Munich trade fair firm committed to Turkey despite blacklist: Welt Reuters FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German trade fair operator Messe Muenchen said it was committed to its operations in Turkey despite having been on a Turkish blacklist of German companies suspected of backing terrorism. "We do not question our engagement ... |
Reuters | Turkey says taking necessary measures along border with Syria's Idlib Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is taking necessary measures along its 150 km (90 mile) border with the Syrian province of Idlib, where jihadists linked to a former al ... Turkey says taking necessary measures along border with Syria's Idlib Turkey tightens border security ahead of possible new wave of Syrian refugees Spotlight: After Syria, Turkey is building 2nd "security" wall along border with Iran, Iraq maybe next |