Reuters International NOV 25, 2016 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting at the lower house of parliament Bundestag on 2017 budget in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (reuters_tickers) BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and Turkey must honour their commitments to each other, German Chancellor Angela […]
By Webmaster – November 26, 2016 TURKEY on Thursday dismissed a European Parliament vote backing a freeze in accession talks with Ankara as having ‘no significance’ and lacking vision. Reacting to adoption of a non-binding motion on the issue by the European Parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said […]
ANADOLU AGENCY NICOSIA The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus blamed the Greek side for the failure of reunification talks to find a solution on the decades old divided Mediterranean island. Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı said talks in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, were deadlocked due to the Greek […]
Source: Geo TV Tariq Moin Siddiqui Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial, tourism and cultural centre situated at the junction of Europe and Asia, is gifted with a priceless historical heritage spanning over […]
DAILY SABAH ANKARA Following an intense series of talks in Mont-Pelerin between Nov. 7 and Nov. 11, Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders will return to Switzerland on Nov. 20 as negotiations facilitated by the United Nations (U.N.) look set to resume. Meanwhile, speaking at the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’s […]
Source: The Daily Sabah The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) gave permission Thursday for a female Muslim basketball player to wear her headscarf while playing. The federation announced that 18-year-old Noha […]
November 16, 2016 Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Interior Ministry has asked the Turkish staff of Pak-Turk schools and colleges to leave the country by November 20 ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit. This comes as in August, Islamabad had promised visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavusoglu that it would […]
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Nine mosques that were destroyed by the Israelis in a military offensive launched on the blockaded Gaza Strip in 2014 have been rebuilt in a project initiated by Turkey’s Religious Affairs Presidency Foundation and will officially be opened next month, Turkish authorities announced yesterday. […]
SINEM CENGIZ | Published — Saturday 5 November 2016 Sinem Cengiz Last month, while referring to Turkey’s concerns regarding the situation in Iraq to Crimea, Syria to Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “Turkey is not just Turkey… it is also responsible to the hundreds of millions of our […]
Reuters International NOV 4, 2016 – Police detain Sebahat Tuncel, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), during a protest against the arrest of Kurdish lawmakers, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar (reuters_tickers) DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of […]
By AP – Oct 23,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Rebel fighters ride a military vehicle on the outskirts of the Syria Democratic Forces-controlled Tall Rifaat town, northern Aleppo province, Syria, on Saturday (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — A leading northern Syrian rebel coalition warned civilians in Aleppo to stay away from […]
Oct 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh More than six years into the Syrian crisis, it appears that neither a political nor a military solution is unattainable. Still, the military situation is not completely against the Syrian army and its Russian ally. Strategically, the real change on the ground […]
When I was hauled into the local police station 25 years ago, a lonely copper stood outside. Today the place is ringed by barbed wire, armed guards and iron anti-rocket screens Robert Fisk in Diyabarkir @indyvoices ‘The Kurds are Turkey’s enemy – just as they always were’ The fine black stone […]
Reuters International OCT 11, 2016 – 13:16 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan attend Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by him and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), to protest against last month’s failed military coup attempt, […]
From high-ranking military officials to university professors, those imprisoned since the attempted coup now total 70,756 – although some have been released Robert Fisk Istanbul @indyvoices In a part of the […]
Fulya Ozerkan•September 30, 2016 View photos A model poses during a photo shoot in Istanbul (AFP Photo/Gurcan Ozturk) More Istanbul (AFP) – The model adjusts her clothing, stares at the camera with a hint of a smile, holds her head high and the photographer starts snapping. But at this photoshoot […]
Christians, Jews in Turkey Growing More Fearful of Islamic Extremism By Uzay Bulut and Kasim Cindemir Posted 2016-09-25 (VOA) — Threatened by Islamic extremism, Christian and Jewish groups in Turkey are growing more fearful amid increasing terror attacks and the government’s state of emergency following a failed coup attempt, representatives […]
Reuters International SEP 25, 2016 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S. September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (reuters_tickers) ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic State […]
Aug 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The regional dynamics are creating a new reality in the Syrian crisis, while the military coup in Turkey has created the opportunity for the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reposition himself and his administration, to take a systematic approach and change […]
NAGEHAN ALÇI@Nagehanalci PublishedAugust 26, 2016 Great efforts are being made to destabilize Turkey. In one sense, these are endeavors made by various terrorist organizations and international powers supporting them to turn Turkey into the new Syria. DAESH, the PKK and the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) are attacking from every side […]