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Turkey Sends Turkish Stream Agreement to Russia
Turkish Minister Taner Yildiz on Wednesday told reports he has sent a draft agreement on Turkish Stream to Moscow and is now waiting for a response.
This comes after weeks of speculation about disagreement between Russia and Turkey over construction of the pipeline, especially regarding gas prices.
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Four mayor co-chairs detained over autonomy statements in Turkey's southeast
Four mayoral co-chairs from the Democratic Regions? Party (DBP) were detained Aug. 19 in two districts of Diyarbak?r over recent statements declaring autonomy from Ankara.
Turkey retaliates against Maliki, protests Iraqi report
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s charges against Turkey for lending support to militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have found a bitter response from Ankara, who said al-Maliki was among the leading actors in the fall of Mosul to jihadists.
As ISIL puts Turkey on enemy list and targets Istanbul
A video message by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) hit social media in Turkey on the morning of Aug. 18. In the video, a man in his mid-forties, an apparent ISIL commander in a typical Jihadist outfit and calling himself ?Emir,?
Turkish Central Bank holds interest rates, shrugs off weak lira, political tensions
The Central Bank held interest rates steady on Aug. 18 after a drop in food and energy prices eased inflationary pressures, maintaining a cautious stance with one eye on political tensions that have driven the Turkish Lira to record lows.
Shade balls 'to answer Turkey's water problems'
A grapefruit-sized plastic ball could help answer Turkey?s water shortage problems, according to a Turkish businessman producing an innovative solution.
Turkey has suffered a water shortage for the past six years, as around 25 percent of water held in open reservoirs evaporates in the summer heat.
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Iraq's Maliki dismisses Mosul fall report as 'worthless'
Former Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki on August 18 dismissed as "worthless" a parliamentary report blaming him and others for the jihadist takeover of second city Mosul last year.
Ankara green area faces threat of more construction
A green area containing a historical public building as well as thousands of trees in the capital Ankara has been subjected to a recent amendment which increased the size of its constructible area after being granted to Turkey's Forestry and Water Affairs Ministry, a move which might turn the green land into a concrete block.
Bodyguards of Turkish PM, opposition leader scuffle at funeral
The bodyguards of Turkish PM Davutoğlu and CHP chair Kılıçdaroğlu have engaged in a scuffle during the funeral of a soldier in Ankara