Latest News from Turkey
Two more arrested over deadly Istanbul bombing
Turkey has arrested two more suspects over the deadly attack on a tourist spot in Istanbul that killed 10 Germans on Jan. 12, bringing the total number of arrests to 12.
Turkish companies to find suppliers with United Kingdom's free matching service
The United Kingdom government will provide a free matching service to help Turkish companies find British suppliers in line with economic and trade promotion campaigns, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) said in a written statement on Jan. 19.
Top EU official calls for ceasefire, return to Kurdish peace process
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has called for an urgent ceasefire and a return to peace talks, stressing that measures taken by Turkey must be "targeted and proportional" and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) must lay down its arms.
Turkey to offer new fuel subsidies for flights to bring back tourists
Turkey will offer jet fuel subsidies for flights to five of its tourist hot spots as part of its efforts to safeguard tourism revenue after a suicide bombing in Istanbul last week killed 10 German tourists.
Russia sends soldiers, engineers to Qamishli near Turkish border
Russia has sent soldiers and engineers to the international airport in Syria's Qamishli, across the border from Turkey's Nusaybin, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has reported.
Leading Turkish businessman Mustafa Koç suffers heart attack
Turkey's leading businessman Mustafa Koç suffered a heart attack on Jan. 21.
He was hospitalized to Istanbul's Beykoz State Hospital and his condition reported to be critical.
Koç was later transferred to the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital (Amerikan Hastanesi), which he owns, by helicopter.
Leading Turkish businessman Mustafa Koç dies of heart attack aged 55
Mustafa Koç, the chairman of Turkey's largest conglomerate, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21, the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital in Istanbul has announced.
He had been brought to Istanbul's Beykoz State Hospital on the morning of Jan. 21.
Amnesty: Turkish army operations 'beginning to resemble collective punishment'
The Turkish military operations backed by curfews in the country's southeast have begun to resemble "collective punishment," Amnesty International said on Jan. 20, also accusing the international community of poor criticism against Turkey.
Russia Formally Terminates South Stream Pipeline
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday hammered the final nail in to the coffin of the South Stream pipeline, a once ambitious project designed to connect Russia with Central and Southeast Europe, saying that the agreement on the South Stream gas pipeline project had been terminated.
Human Rights Watch Says Bulgaria Abuses Migrants
Bulgarian law enforcement officials summarily return asylum seekers and migrants to Turkey, often after beating and robbing them, Human Rights Watch said in a report on 20 January.
Obama condemns ISIL attack on 'beautiful' Istanbul
The White House considers a recent terrorist attack targeting Istanbul as an assault made against the United States, U.S. President Barack Obama told President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an during a Jan. 19 phone conversation, in which he described the city as "beautiful."
Turkish art of marbling opens to the world
The art of paper marbling has a special day of celebration all over the world thanks to artist Atilla Can, whose efforts led to marbling being added to the UNESCO listThe Turkish art of paper marbling, known as "ebru," was added to the United Nations' world cultural heritage list in 2014 as the first Turkish art recognized by UNESCO.
Should Turkey side with Iranians or Saudis as a Mideast meltdown looms?
In the past, the nature of regimes in Turkey and Iran pitted the two countries against each other, but that was before the advent of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Turkish PM makes demands, but is anyone listening?
While he was in London on Jan. 18 for talks with his British counterpart David Cameron, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu also fielded questions from the British press on the Syrian Crisis.
His answers came at a time when everyone is waiting to see if the all-party talks in Geneva aimed at ending this crisis can be held next week.
Two things he said stood out.
Yet another glimmer of hope in Cyprus
Looking through the recent punditry on Cyprus, one inevitably feels a sense of déjà vu, as there appears to be nothing new regarding the age-old problem of the Eastern Mediterranean. So far, we have witnessed countless the best and the last hopes/chances before the inescapable train crash in the long, circuitous and problematic negotiation processes that predictably failed at the end.