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Turkish Banker Conviction Threatens US-Turkey Ties - Voice of America Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:05:00 GMT

BBC News

Turkish Banker Conviction Threatens US-Turkey Ties Voice of America Ankara has slammed the conviction in the U.S. of a Turkish banker for violating U.S. sanctions on Iran. "This is the scandalous verdict of a scandalous case," Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalin told reporters at the presidential palace. "Unjust ... Turkey anger as US convicts banker Atilla over Iran sanctions case ...BBC News Turkey's Halkbank Could Suffer From Ex-Banker's US ConvictionBloomberg all 215 news articles »

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Turkey's highest religious body suggests children as young as nine could marry under Islamic law - The Independent Thu, 04 Jan 2018 17:35:00 GMT

The Independent

Turkey's highest religious body suggests children as young as nine could marry under Islamic law The Independent Although the glossary has since been removed, 30 MPs from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) have called upon the government to launch a parliamentary inquiry into child marriages. The legal age of marriage in Turkey is 18, or 17 with ... Religious group in Turkey under fire for child bride suggestionPress Herald Outrage in Turkey after state agency says girls can marry from age 9The Times of Israel Turkey's despicable Islamic OK of 9-year-old bridesWashington Times CBS News all 36 news articles »

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Turkey minister Soylu tells police to break drug dealers' legs - BBC ... - BBC News Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:22:30 GMT

BBC News

Turkey minister Soylu tells police to break drug dealers' legs - BBC ... BBC News Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has been criticised for saying police should break the legs of drug dealers who are seen outside schools. The Turkish Human Rights Association (IHD) and secular opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet both accused Mr ... Old Dogs, New Tricks: Urban Warfare in Turkey's War with the PKK ...War on the Rocks Security force vehicle repair company arrested for financing PKK in ...Hurriyet Daily News all 13 news articles »

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Kurdish party leader, jailed in Turkey, to step down - Washington Post Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:48:08 GMT

Al-Monitor

Kurdish party leader, jailed in Turkey, to step down Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — The jailed co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition will step down during a party congress next month. Selahattin Demirtas announced his decision not to seek another term at the Feb. 11 congress in a letter made public by his ... Demirtas steps down as Turkey's Kurds ponder new strategyAl-Monitor Turkey's Jailed Pro-Kurdish Opposition Co-Leader to Step DownU.S. News & World Report Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish party lawmaker to over 16 years in prison: ReportChannel NewsAsia NRT all 19 news articles »

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Turkey removes opposition party mayor from office: ministry statement - Reuters Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:18:25 GMT

Turkey removes opposition party mayor from office: ministry statement Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Interior Ministry removed the opposition mayor of Istanbul's Besiktas municipality from office on Thursday, accusing him of links to the 2016 attempted coup and corruption. In a statement, it said police were investigating ... and more »

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Supporting Turkey's Refugee Response by Aryeh Neier - Project ... - Project Syndicate Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:46:50 GMT

Project Syndicate

Supporting Turkey's Refugee Response by Aryeh Neier - Project ... Project Syndicate New evidence shows that a majority of Syrian refugees in Turkey are satisfied with how their host country has treated them, and would choose to stay if given the opportunity. For the European Union, this suggests a better approach to managing the ... and more »

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Turkey warns those who would interfere in Iran politics - Reuters Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:53:32 GMT

Turkey warns those who would interfere in Iran politics Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Thursday warned against external parties attempting to interfere in Iran's domestic politics, saying that such actions could provoke a backlash, after six days of anti-government protests in Iran. President Tayyip Erdogan's ...

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In Turkey, Erdoğan Mounts a Christmas Purge of Journalists - Newsweek Wed, 03 Jan 2018 08:30:11 GMT

Newsweek

In Turkey, Erdoğan Mounts a Christmas Purge of Journalists Newsweek On Christmas Day, 17 journalists and executives from Turkey's oldest newspaper, Cumhuriyet, went on trial, accused of supporting terrorist organizations. The leading investigative journalist Ahmet Șık, who is among those facing prosecution, attempted ... and more »

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Iranian firm to export pharmaceuticals from Turkey to Qatar - Daily Sabah Thu, 04 Jan 2018 21:05:59 GMT

Iranian firm to export pharmaceuticals from Turkey to Qatar Daily Sabah CinnaGen Pharmaceutical Group, which was established in Iran in 1994, and started to operate in Turkey in 2016 with a research and development (R&D) center and a factory investment, signed a 5 million euro deal with Ebn Sina Medical, Qatar's most ... and more »

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What next for EU-Turkey relations? - euronews Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:13:28 GMT

euronews

What next for EU-Turkey relations? euronews Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Paris on Friday to meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. Syria and America's move, recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, are likely to fuel discussions. But Ankara's ailing bid to join the EU ... Spotlight: Erdogan to meet France's Macron for thawing Turkey-EU tiesXinhua Macron to tackle Turkey's Erdogan over imprisoned journalistsRFI Turkey ready for cooperation to clamp down on foreign fightersDaily Sabah Al-Monitor -Sputnik International -Yahoo Singapore News all 316 news articles »