The Guardian | Turkey hits back after Merkel says EU should scrap accession talks The Guardian In a televised debate on Sunday evening, the German chancellor said she did not believe Turkey should become a member of the EU, and that she would take up with her EU partners the issue of ending accession talks with Ankara. Schulz, her Social ... Turkey slams Merkel and rival for anti-Turkish rhetoric Turkey accuses German politicians of 'bowing down to populism' Factbox: Turkey's collapsing EU membership bid |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Iran, Turkey, and Russia Aren't Natural Friends. It's Up to the US to Keep It That Way. Foreign Policy (blog) One of the more curious and troubling developments in the course of the Syrian civil war has been Turkey's rapprochement with Russia and cooperation with Iran. For centuries, Turkey and Russia were enemies, regardless of who ruled each country. Turkey's New Alliances Alarming West, Turkey nudges closer to Russia arms deal |
Reuters | Turkey's Erdogan presses world leaders to help Myanmar's Rohingya Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he was pressing world leaders to do more to help Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, who face what he has described as genocide. Nearly 400 people have been killed in northwest ... Erdoğan: Turkey will continue to send aid to Rohingya Muslims |
Fear the Sword | EuroBasket 2017: Cedi Osman scores 15 points in Turkey's 80-74 loss to Serbia Fear the Sword Cedi Osman and Turkey had their moments, but it ultimately wasn't enough as they lost 80-74 to Serbia on Monday afternoon in Istanbul. Osman, again playing almost the entire game, scored 15 points, pulled down four rebounds, dished out five assists and ... Cavs news: Cedi Osman scores 15 points, but Turkey falls to Serbia in Eurobasket EuroBasket 2017: Serbia beats Turkey 80-74 |
Washington Times | Turkey's choice: The past or the future? Washington Times ISTANBUL — Coming from the airport into this city of about 15 million people and 5 million cars, as my driver describes it, I pass ancient Roman ruins and blocks of upscale shops; an old hotel where Agatha Christie penned “Murder on the Orient Express ... |
Deutsche Welle | CSU top candidate Joachim Herrmann: End EU accession talks with Turkey immediately Deutsche Welle In light of the latest escalation in tensions with Turkey, Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) wants a clear policy towards President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We in the CSU definitely support an end to negotiations regarding EU accession ... |
Rudaw | US, Iraq sanction Mosul finance emir believed to be in Turkey Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The United States has economically sanctioned the ISIS finance emir for Mosul Salim Mustafa Muhammed Al-Mansur, an Iraqi national, who is now believed to be in Turkey. “Mansur was designated as a Specially Designated ... |
Washington Post | Eid al-Adha: Where the Muslim holiday is named Bayram, Turkey ... Washington Post This weekend is Eid al-Adha, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage season. To nearly all Muslims, it's known simply as Eid. But to Turks ... |
Aljazeera.com | Despite GCC crisis, Gulf tourists flock to rural Turkey Aljazeera.com Trabzon, Turkey - Mahmoud al-Abbasi, a visitor from the Saudi city of Medina, looks relaxed as he sits facing the picturesque lake in Uzungol, a mountain village 100km southeast of Trabzon. "It feels like home and it is relief from the weather in Saudi ... |
New York Times | Turkey's President Calls US Indictments of His Guards a 'Scandal' New York Times Turkey's president denounced what he called the “scandalous” American judicial system on Friday, responding to new indictments of his bodyguards over a brawl during his visit to Washington in May. The remarks in Istanbul by the president, Recep Tayyip ... Turkey detains two Germans in relation to Gulen probe Germany accuses Turkey of arresting 2 more Germans for 'political reasons' Turkey's Erdogan slams US indictments as 'scandal' |