Turkey
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A second Turkish drillship, which is expected to begin drilling for oil and natural gas near Cyprus…
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
Middle East
July 6, 2019
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey’s central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential…
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Cyprus takes legal action against firms encroaching its exclusive economic zone
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west…
Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests and accused Ankara of backing his rivals after he suffered…
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy
Middle East
June 27, 2019
Istanbul’s new mayor says ‘no individual or power’ can threaten democracy
(CNN)–The winner of Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run has issued a thinly veiled warning to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to…
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Nearly a year after currency crisis, unemployed Turks still ‘can’t dream’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Murat Abi found employment in construction after moving to Istanbul from eastern Turkey four years ago, including…
Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan
World
June 25, 2019
Trump to meet Xi, Putin at G20 in Japan
President Donald Trump will meet an array of world leaders on the sidelines of this week’s G20 summit in Japan,…
Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests
Middle East
June 24, 2019
Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests
Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government during the “Gezi…
Erdogan’s party loses re-run of Istanbul mayor election
Middle East
June 24, 2019
Erdogan’s party loses re-run of Istanbul mayor election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul’s controversial mayoral election…
In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents
Middle East
June 23, 2019
In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) – The Syrian war has inflicted all kinds of hardships on Najwa Abdelaziz but she still manages…