Kerry to ask Ankara to join Middle East peace
from Hurriyet Daily News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will stage his second visit to Turkey in two months this weekend.
Turkey and Israel Feel the Effect as Syria?s Civil War Fuels Tensions at Borders
from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and RICK GLADSTONE
Turkey?s threat to prosecute or expel 130 refugees, and Israel?s growing concerns about injured Syrians coming across the border, are the latest signs of how Syria?s war has destabilized the region.
EU hails adoption of law on foreigners
from Hurriyet Daily News
The EU has welcomed Turkey?s adoption of a law on foreigners and international protection.
Ankara: Europol?s report ?misleading?
from Hurriyet Daily News
The Turkish capital has voiced regret over a recently released report on organized crime in Europe.
Eyeing EU, Turkey adopts migration and asylum law
from Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey, on a renewed push to join the EU, has adopted a long-awaited law to regulate..
Kerry coming with loaded agenda
from Hurriyet Daily News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be in Istanbul for talks with his Turkish counterpart
Turkey dismayed at lack of US partnership on second nuclear plant: Minister
from Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey expected to form a partnership with the United States to build Turkey?s second planned nuclear plant, Energy Minister Tamer Yıldız said
Turkey: Does Ankara Hold the Key to Ending Cyprus Financial Woes?
by Acturca
EurasiaNet.org (The Open Society Institute) April 4, 2013 by Justin Vela * Turkey?s potential as a regional energy hub could help alleviate the financial turmoil hitting the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, analysts say. But before any steps are taken, Ankara would like to see movement toward a resolution of the decades-long conflict between Greek
Northern Cyprus sees hope in water pipeline
by Acturca
International Herald Tribune (USA) Thursday, April 4, 2013 By Erica Gies, Istanbul Economic link to Turkey viewed as solution even amid environmental fears. Even as the Cypriot government struggles to ward off financial disaster, the authorities in the northern part of the divided island are quietly pushing ahead with a project to link their territory
New Border Tensions Erupt in Syrian Conflict
from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and RICK GLADSTONE; Sebnem Arsu reported from Istanbul, and Rick Gladstone from New York. Nick Cumming-Bruce contributed reporting from Geneva, Isabel Kershner from Jerusalem, and Neil MacFarquhar from the United Nations
Turkey?s threat to prosecute or expel 130 refugees, and Israel?s growing concerns about injured Syrians coming across the border, are the latest signs of how Syria?s war has destabilized the region.
Obama wants Kerry to pursue Turkish-Israeli mediation until full normalization
from Hurriyet Daily News
US President Obama has requested his secretary of state to pursue mediation between Turkey and Israel, the US State Department said.
Kerry Returns to Mideast to Bolster Israel- Turkey Ties
from Yahoo News Photos
Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the Middle East this weekend for talks with Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish leaders, according to a U.S. official.
Jordanians and Turks Are Focus of Syria?s Ire
from NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE
President Bashar al-Assad?s government accused Jordan and Turkey of ?playing with fire? by aiding Syrian rebels.
Turkish President Gül slams EU visa policy for Turkey
from Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish President Abdullah Gül criticized yesterday the European Union over its slow visa procedures
INTERVIEW- Turkey seeks deeper energy relationship with Iraq, Kurdistan
from Yahoo news
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, April 4 (Reuters) – Turkey would play an active rolein any arrangement in Iraq under which crude oil export revenuesare shared between the central government and the northern IraqiKurdistan region, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Thursday. Yildiz told Reuters in an interview Turkey stood ready tosupport an arrangement under which 83 percent of oil exportrevenue went .
Champions League 2013: European newspapers’ reaction
from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk
Real Madrid’s rout of Galatasaray surprised no one in Spain and Málaga get grudging praise in Germany
Real Madrid v Galatasaray
Wednesday night’s trouncing in Madrid meant there was no David and Goliath story for the Turkish media to report on and Thursday morning belied a sense of mourning. Yet they do make every effort to excuse the defeat.
Turquie ? Union européenne : sortir du numéro de clowns tristes
by Acturca
Libération (France) 3 avril 2013, p. 22 Türkçe Jean-François Bayart * En repoussant aux calendes chypriotes l?éventualité d?une adhésion de la Turquie, l?Union européenne (UE) a fini par créer une situation dont elle pourrait bien se repentir dans les prochaines années. Comme l?aurait pronostiqué, en février, Günther Öttinger, le commissaire européen à l?énergie
Turkey Takes Steps Toward Europe
by Acturca
The Wall Street Journal (USA) April 3, 2013, p. 5 By Emre Peker, Istanbul Ankara has taken steps to reaffirm ties with Brussels, despite angry rhetoric over a customs agreement with the European Union, in an effort to find shelter against troubling political and economic developments in its region. In an interview, Turkey?s Deputy Prime
Compensation talks with Israel to start next week: Foreign minister
from Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish and Israeli officials will start talks on compensation over Mavi Marmara raid next week
Shift of axis: What future PKK eyes in Syria, Iraq
from Hurriyet Daily News
With the Turkish government?s ongoing reconciliation efforts with the country?s Kurds, the latter?s leadership…
Turkey and Israel: A ?what next?? mindset
by Acturca
The Jerusalem Post (Israel) April 3, 2013, p. 13 By Can Kasapoglu * A Turkish academic asks what the two countries should do next Following the early signs of rapprochement between Turkey and Israel, analysts on both sides focused on why and how this was happening. Meanwhile, many columnists voiced their opinions about who should
Sultan Erdogan: Turkey ‘s Rebranding Into the New, Old Ottoman Empire
from Yahoo News Photos
In the eyes of secularists, the Europe-facing, Western-dressing, cocktail-toasting modern nation-state is being replaced by a religiously conservative one, headscarf by headscarf.
German Vice Chancellor to visit Turkey
from Hurriyet Daily News
German Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Philipp Rosler will pay a visit to Turkey.
Turkey eyes end of Cyprus dispute amid push for EU entry
from Yahoo News Photos
Iraq PM softens tone on Turkey, says rapprochement welcome
from Hurriyet Daily News
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he would welcome rapprochement with Turkey, softening his hostile rhetoric fuelled by Ankara’s engagement with KRG.
White House confirms PM Erdoğan?s meeting with Obama on May 16
from Hurriyet Daily News
Washington confirmed today that US President Barack Obama will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Washington on May 16.
Turkey, UN plan ?Retreat Center? for mediation acts
from Hurriyet Daily News
Ankara is working with the United Nations to establish a ?Retreat Center? in Istanbul, to be used for…
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