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British FM Johnson opens Turkey visit in refugee town
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson paid a visit to the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Sept. 26, holding a series of meetings with Turkish officials and Syrians taking refuge in government camps.
Turkish markets, lira seeking recovery after Moody's rating cut
Turkey's markets and currency were seeking recovery after shares tumbled 4 percent and bonds and the Turkish Lira weakened sharply on Sept. 26, the first trading day after Moody's cut its credit rating to "junk," raising risks of an outflow of foreign funds and a squeeze on external borrowing.
Turkish markets slide after Moody's cuts Turkey rating to 'junk'
Turkish shares tumbled 4 percent while bonds and the lira also weakened sharply on Sept. 26 after ratings agency Moody's cut Turkey's sovereign rating to "junk," triggering fears of an outflow of foreign funds.
Bulgaria Reluctant to Send Joint Patrols with Serbia on Turkish Border
Bulgaria is not inclined to allow the deployment of joint border police units with Serbia to its border with Turkey, a recent government decision shows.
Last week Bulgaria approved an agreement for bilateral police cooperation that provides for the establishment of joint patrols on the common border with Serbia.
Four soldiers killed in PKK attack in Turkey's Mardin
Four soldiers were killed and six others were injured on Sept. 26 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the Derik district of the southeastern province of Mardin, Doğan News Agency has reported.
The rise and fall of Gülen in 10 steps
fThe cliché used in such cases is usually "the rise and fall." But this falls short in the case of Fethullah Gülen, the U.S.-resident Islamist preacher who now amounts to one of the major problems in Turkey-U.S. relations, under the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) rule.
Film looks at filmmaking in 1960's Turkey
'Müthiş Bir Film,' a love letter to filmmaking, a nostalgic and comedic look at the film industry half a century ago in Turkey, takes place in the 1960s, following two friends' quest to fulfill their childhood fantasy of making a film.
Young Turks will look after ageing Europeans: British MP
EU member countries are largely responsible for the stagnation in Turkey's accession process, according to British MP Fabian Hamilton, who also drew attention to the demographic benefits of Turkey for Europe's future.
The legacy of Abdulhamid II
İsmail Kahraman, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) member and Parliament Speaker, recently stated that "the Sultan Abdulhamid II period is a mariner's compass to give us direction and enlighten our future." He was speaking on the occasion of the Symposium for the Commemoration of the Birth of Abdulhamid II last week.
The doomed Cyprus rendezvous
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders were to come together on Sept. 26 with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the U.N.
Turks protest assault of woman who wore shorts
Turks donned shorts and gathered in central Istanbul to condemn the assault of a young nurse who was attacked on a public bus this month for wearing shorts.
Turkey-US collaboration can end ISIL: President Erdoğan
Turkey and the U.S. could end the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) if they collaborate against the group together, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated.
British FM due to visit Ankara for solidarity after failed coup
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is to visit Ankara between Sept. 25-27 to express solidarity after the failed July 15 coup, according to a written statement issued by Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sept. 25.
Brussels allows PYD congress
The Eighth Congress of the European wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Ankara accuses of being an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), was held in Brussels on Sept. 24.
Gov't long knew of Gülenist threat, says CHP head
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government long knew about the threat posed by U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who was accused of masterminding the attempted takeover on July 15, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.