After Opening Way to Rebels, Turkey Is Paying Heavy Pricenytimes.com – Ben Hubbard – Jun 24 – HABUR BORDER GATE, Turkey — In normal times, hauling 50,000 pounds of frozen chicken into Iraq is a routine job for Turfan Aydin, a Turkish trucker who has been working the route for years. But the cross-border trade has suddenly all butTurkey Sells 200 Tons of Secret Gold to Iran

Bloomberg – Mehul Srivastava – As the minister in charge of Turkey ‘s $800 billion economy in 2013, Zafer Caglayan was facing a series of numbers that didn’t bode well for coming elections. Inflation was up, growth was slowing and the lira was weakening. One key measure of…

Ankara criticizes ‘anti-Turkish’ bill on Christian properties

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey says the initiative is ‘incongruous with the existing spirit of partnership and alliance’ between US and Turkey

Who is challenging Recep Erdogan?

The Voice of Russia

Discussing these issues with the Voice of Russia are Erkan Saka, Bilgi University, Turkey, Halil M. Karaveli, Senior Fellow with the Turkey Initiative at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center, and Bilge Yabanci

Turkish Parliament ratifies Readmission Agreement, paving the way for visa-free EU travelHurriyet Daily NewsThe Parliament June 25 ratified the Readmission Agreement between Ankara and BrusselsTurks leave Libya as consul general calls on Libyan government for responsibility

Hurriyet Daily News

Some 250 Turkish citizens are leaving Libya, after a call from a renegade Libyan general to Turks and Qataris to leave the country’s east within two days or suffer a backlash from the public.
Erdogan warns on air strikes against Isis

FT.com – World, Europe

Turkish prime minister’s hesitant approach comes after the capture of 49 people, including children, at his country’s consulate in Mosul