US representatives criticize PM Erdoğan?s ?anti-semitic? statements in letter to President Gül
Forty-six U.S. representatives have written a letter to Turkish President Gül criticizing some of PM Erdoğan?s statements which they described as ‘anti-semitic’
Erdogan Threatens to Settle Score With The Times
Al-Monitor
As I wrote that same month in the Weekly Standard, “At issue is the insinuation, laid out in US diplomatic cables purloined by Wikileaks, that Erdogan is corrupt.” One such cable, dated Dec. 30, 2004, was penned by former US ambassador to Turkey Eric
Erdogan threatens to sue UK’s Times
Turkey’s prime minister threatens legal action against the UK’s Times newspaper for publishing an open letter criticising his handling of recent protests.
US Senate discusses Gezi Park protests
The U.S. Senate discussed Turkey?s Gezi Park protests in a panel at the Committee on Foreign Relations on July 31.
The Egyptian coup is a warning to Turkey ? but will Erdoğan listen? | James E Baldwin
Like the Muslim Brotherhood, Erdoğan’s AK party has alienated opponents. Ennahda in Tunisia shows a way forward for democratic Islamists
Post-bailout Turkish talks for Cyprus?
Cyprus’ Mavroyiannis, right, with EU’s Lewandowsky during last year’s budget talks
FM Davutoğlu holds talks with KRG PM Barzani over key regional developments
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu held a closed-doors meeting with Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government PM Nechirvan Barzani who is in Ankara for two days of talks
The fall and fall of the Turkish Empire
Why, the careful observer should ask, did the crowds in Istanbul, which gathered to protest the coup d?etat in Cairo
Israeli tourists surge 86 pct after apology
The number of Israeli tourists visiting Turkey increased by 86 percent from 7,369 to 13,713 in June compared to the same month last year
Turkey?s tourism income increases by 22.8 pct in Q2
Turkey?s tourism income reached $8.68 billion in the second quarter of 2013, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced
Syrian Kurds urged to rise up against jihadists
The People?s Defense Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), has issued a call to arms to battle jihadists
Turkey at a Tipping Point: Why the EU Should Use Gezi to Rebalance Ankara?s Foreign Policy
PISM Policy Papers, No. 17 (65), July 2013 The Polish Institute of International Affairs by Pinar Elman * Protests that began over the re-development of Gezi Park in Istanbul and spread throughout the country mark a turning point not just in Turkey?s domestic policy but in its foreign policy, too. The protestors demand a pluralistic
Ankara to Barzani: We do not lend support to al-Nusra Front
Meeting with KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Turkish leaders assured that Turkey was not lending its support to the al-Qaida affiliated al-Nusra Front in Syria
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