Latest in Tag: Turkey Highlight
Latest in Tag: Turkey
Suspicious object delays Turkish flight from Cairo
Empty plastic box was probably left by passenger, says official
Russia is ready to block Turkey-Syria border: Lavrov
Turkeyâs Foreign Ministry asks citizens to delay trips to Russia
Turkey and Russia – online outrage
After a Russian fighter jet was shot down by Turkey’s air force, the two country’s governments are locked in a war of words. Things are similar online
Hollande seeks unity with Russia in anti-‘IS’ coalition
The French president embarked on the latest stage of his diplomatic efforts to forge a stronger alliance against “IS”, in the wake of Turkey’s downing of the Russian warplane
Russia gets tough on Turkish food imports
They avoided establishing a direct link between the announcement and the current tensions with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, but analysts viewed it as one of many measures the Kremlin would take in retaliation for the incident
Russa says jet downing a ‘planned provocation’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey appears to be a planned provocation. Turkey has said it would like to avoid escalation. Russia will “seriously reconsider” relations with Turkey after one of its warplanes was downed by Turkish F-16s, Lavrov said on Wednesday, describing the incident a …
Downing of bomber looks like a âpreplanned provocationâ: Lavrov
Washington, Ankara agree on the importance of avoiding similar incidents
The Turkish bluff in the new Great Game
By Omar Ghannam
Russian aircraft downed by Turkey was targeting terrorists in Latakia: Putin
Turkey shot down a Russian plane Tuesday morning, Â claiming it violated its airspace
‘Shooting down of jet could be game changer for Russia and Turkey’
A Russian warplane has been shot down by Turkish jets after it violated Turkish airspace. Dr. Can Kasapoglu Eisenhower Reasearch Fellow in Istanbul believes that such incident was to be expected. DW: A Russian military jet has reportedly been shot down by Turkish forces. Was such an incident to be expected? Kasapoglu: Turkey made it …
Russian military aircraft shot down near Syrian-Turkish borders
Turkey claims the plane violated its airspace, Russia denies
Turkey’s Erdogan tasks Davutoglu to form new government
After reclaiming their parliamentary majority in November, AKP lawmakers are set to retake key positions in the government. The Turkish prime minister has been instructed to form the new government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday reappointed Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Ahmet Davutoglu as prime minister, providing the conservative leader with a …
Russia proposes Ukraine debt restructuring
On the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Turkey, Russia has made a proposal to the International Monetary Fund on Ukraine’s debt to Moscow. The IMF welcomed the Kremlin’s move, calling it “a positive step.” In a surprise announcement at the G20 summit in Turkey on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was …
G20 economies back clampdown on tax avoidance
The group of G20 leading economies has endorsed an action plan to prevent tax dodging by international corporations. At their summit in Antalya, Turkey, policy makers also remained committed to stimulating growth. G20 leaders on Monday said they fully supported a plan by the group’s finance ministers aimed at ensuring that internationally operating companies paid …
Paris, Syria overshadow G-20 summit in Turkey
World leaders have come together for a two day G-20 summit in Turkey starting on Sunday. The usually economic- and trade-heavy agenda is expected to center around Syria, the refugee crisis and security. Leaders and delegates from industrialized countries representing 85 percent of global economic output will meet in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya …
EU to hold special summit with Turkey on refugee crisis
EU officials have announced they will hold talks with Ankara over ways to help stem the migrants crisis. Brussels has been courting Turkey’s government as it struggles to cope with the influx of refugees into Europe. European leaders, including EU President Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said they will meet with Ankara to …
Careem acquires funding worth $60m
Abraaj Group is a lead investor in the new deal for the application-based car service provider
Most Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not in school: HRW
Over 400,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey are not being educated, Human Rights Watch has said in a new report. Lack of schooling puts a whole generation in jeopardy and threatens to push more refugees to Europe. The 62-page report released by Human Rights Watch on Monday has called for Turkey and the international community …
Vienna talks basis for discussion between Shoukry and Syrian opposition delegation
Syrian opposition delegation affirmed their keenness on reaching a political solution
Turkey after elections: Autocracy or democracy?
The victory of Turkey’s Islamist rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) – on what critics argue was a campaign built on fear and polarisation and party supporters contest was affirmation of its support among voters – now leaves open the question of how the AKP will rule in the deeply divided country.
In probe into supporters of Erdogan foe Gulen, Turkey detains senior bureaucrats, police
Police in Turkey have detained 35 people, including senior bureaucrats and police officers, local media reported. It’s part of a probe targeting supporters of President Erdogan’s arch-enemy, cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkish police raided several addresses across the western coastal city of Izmir on Tuesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. The raids were part of …
Turkeyâs elections response to âbloody putschistsâ in Egypt, Syria: Brotherhood entities
The Islamist-rooted AKP gained just under 50% of the vote, according to initial results
Erdogan says Turkey vote results should be ‘respected’, currency and markets strengthen
Speaking to reporters after prayers at an Istanbul mosque on Monday, Erdogan called for unity in Turkey and for the result to be accepted, attacking the global media for its critical coverage of him.
The Middle East: Rising and falling stars
By Fadi Elhusseini In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star, led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in the region. Turkeyâs prominence began to fade and Iranâs potential appeared to be rising with the progress it …
Turkey now a country ‘with no interest in rule of law,’ experts say after raid
Just days before elections, the agenda in Turkey has switched to the Koza Ipek media group after it was raided for allegedly supporting a terrorist group. Aram Duran reports from Istanbul. The Ipek Media Group – known for its ties to Islamic scholar Fethullah GĂŒlen’s Hizmet movement – was raided on Wednesday by police, accompanied …
Erdogan and the ‘Islamic Calvinists’
Suppression of the Gezi Park protests, press censorship, erosion of the constitution. But Erdogan and ‘his’ AKP party are still popular in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s elections. Daniel Heinrich reports from Kayseri. “Respect for God and for work, those are the most important things in life.” Orhan Kara leaves no doubt as to what his …
Turkish police clash with ‘Islamic State’ fighters
A police raid of suspected “Islamic State” in southeastern city has turned deadly. The incident comes as Turkish authorities ramp up security measures following the twin bombings in Ankara. Two police officers and four militants were killed in the clashes early Monday. The gun battle occurred after police raided a house in the mostly Kurdish …
Violence spirals in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
As Turkey prepares to vote, municipalities in the predominantly Kurdish southeast have become the battlefields of a low-intensity war between soldiers and guerrillas. Locals say the region is sliding further into chaos. Inside the blackened city walls of Diyarbakir, the de facto capital of Turkey’s Kurdish southeast, burning barricades, Molotov cocktail-throwing youth and the shattering …
Germany ready to support Turkey’s EU accession process, says Merkel
Chancellor Merkel has said Germany will support Turkey’s EU membership bid, during a visit aimed at securing Ankara’s help in stemming a migrant influx to Europe. Turkish PM Davutoglu hailed Europe’s “better approach.” Germany is ready to accelerate Turkey’s EU accession process, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday at a joint press conference with …
In Pictures: Syrian refugees’ transit in Greece
By Maydaa Abo El-Nadar Due to its geographical position, Greece is one of the countries in the middle of the Syrian refugees’ crisis. Athens is the refugees’ lifeline to reach other countries that welcome them, such as Germany. Their journey to Athens starts mainly from Turkey passing through the Greek islands including Lesvos, Chios, Samos, …