Aljazeera.com | Erdogan: Turkey 'tired' of EU membership process Aljazeera.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is "tired" of its sluggish European Union membership process, noting that it cannot indefinitely be requesting to join the bloc. His comments on Friday came during a visit to Paris, where he held ... France's Macron suggests EU partnership with Turkey Macron tells Erdogan: No chance of Turkey joining EU Turkey Seeks Reset With EU |
The Independent | Turkey's Erdogan threatens to cut ties with US over jailing of banker The Independent Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to cut bilateral agreements between his country and the US after denouncing America's justice system. A US court convicted a Turkish banker on Wednesday following a trial that included testimony of ... Spotlight: Conviction of Turkish banker is new trouble in tensed Turkey-US ties Turkey Calls US Conviction of Banker 'Scandalous' The Latest: In Paris, Erdogan calls Turkey a 'state of law' |
Newsweek | World Is Doomed Because of US Justice System, Turkey's President Warns Newsweek Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the U.S. justice system on Friday after a prominent Turkish banker was convicted of profiting by evading the sanctions on Iran, in a trial that has strained the U.S. government's relations with NATO's largest ... Which road should Turkey take in 2019 elections? |
Voice of America | Turkey Gives Weapons to Somali Soldiers Voice of America Haga said just over 400 soldiers were supplied with small weapons and machine guns allowed under a partial UN embargo on Somalia. Somalia cannot import certain heavy weaponry. Turkish media report that the weapons exported to Somalia are the MPT-76, a ... |
Rumor: Chicago Fire linked to Barcelona, Turkey winger Arda Turan MLSsoccer.com English outlet The Daily Mail reported on Friday that Barcelona and Turkey winger Arda Turan is in discussions about a potential move to Chicago. The 30-year-old hasn't played in a La Liga game for Barca this season after totaling five goals and six ... |
The PIE News | US-Turkey non-immigrant visas resume The PIE News The US halted most visa services for Turkish citizens in October 2017, following a diplomatic stand-off which saw the arrest of a Turkish citizen employed at the US consulate in Istanbul. Turkey had retaliated by halting visa services in the US for ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | First racist political party founded in Turkey in 2017, Turks presented as 'superior race' Hurriyet Daily News The Ötüken Union Party – Turkey's first openly racist political party to run for parliament – was founded on Dec. 20, online publisher Duvar reported on Jan. 5, citing the yearly political party list released by the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor ... |
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 suggestion No religious or scientific legitimacy in forcing children into marriage: Turkey's top religious body Outrage in Turkey after state agency says girls can marry from age 9 |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey's main opposition CHP reveals priorities of its economic program Hurriyet Daily News Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) revealed the main priorities of its economic plan in a press meeting on Jan. 5, during which it also demanded an end of state of emergency rule in the country to encourage foreign direct ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Cocaine from Netherlands seized in Turkey's Aegean region Hurriyet Daily News Customs officers have seized 298 grams of cocaine in a cargo package sent from the Netherlands to the Aegean district of Edremit. The suspicious package, sent anonymously, was opened by customs officers in the northwestern province of Bursa, according ... |