Aljazeera.com | Turkey casts shadow over Turkish Cypriots' vote Aljazeera.com The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will head to the polls on Sunday, in a parliamentary election that has failed to stir enthusiasm among a largely disillusioned electorate. Elections in the internationally unrecognised entity are typically ... 'We're not Muslim enough' fear Turkish Cypriots as poll looms |
Aljazeera.com | Germany and Turkey agree to mend ties Aljazeera.com The foreign ministers of Turkey and Germany have agreed to work towards improving relations that have been strained after a period of high tensions. The apparent bid to restore friendlier ties between the two countries was laid bare on Saturday when ... German and Turkish officials vow to end spat - BBC News Germany, Turkey pledge to thaw ties that coup crackdown and arrests froze Germany, Turkey take small steps toward friendlier ties |
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 A Rival Steps Up to Challenge Turkey's President Erdogan |
CNBC | Turkey says US conviction of banker is 'unprecedented interference' CNBC "It is an unjust and unfortunate development that Halkbank Deputy General Manager Mehmet Hakan Atilla was found guilty," Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement. "The U.S. court, in a process carried out by relying on so-called 'evidence', which ... Turkey's Erdogan threatens to cut ties with US over jailing of banker Turkey Calls US Conviction of Banker 'Scandalous' Turkey anger as US convicts banker Atilla over Iran sanctions case |
The Jerusalem Post mobile website | Is Turkey setting up a naval base on the Red Sea? The Jerusalem Post mobile website Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu, who stressed that they dealt with security on the Red Sea, noted that Turkey already had a military base in Somalia, and declared “our president has instructed us to give assistance to the army and the police ... |
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 ... |
Voice of America | Turkey Gives Weapons to Somali Soldiers - VOA News Voice of America Somali State Minister for Defense Mohamed Ali Haga has confirmed to VOA Somali for the first time that the Turkish government has recently supplied weapons to the Somali army. In an interview with VOA Somali, Haga said the Turkish government has ... |
Daily Mail | Turkey's sunny Med coast is as welcoming to families as ever: There's never been a better time to head to Kalkan Daily Mail No holiday is complete without the animal adoption showdown, that moment when the children demand we take home some dog or cat they have found in the street and their cruel father says 'no'. This, though, was the first time I've had to refuse a turtle ... |
Facebook lending support to women entrepreneurs in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Derya Matraş, has been the Turkey director of Facebook, running the Turkey office from London for the past two years. Some 44 million Turks use Facebook on a monthly basis. Facebook now has a whopping two billion monthly users worldwide. Its global ... |
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 over 'child marriage green light' |