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Turkish PM says Ankara facing 'war of perceptions'

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 12:29

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said Sept. 27 that a ?war of perceptions? is being carried out on Turkey through false information and propaganda disseminated by international actors.

HDP co-chair signals coalition with CHP

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 12:18

Turkey's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? gave signs of a potential coalition with Republican People's Party (CHP) at a speech during his visit to Germany.

CHP leader says Do?an's letter shows President's version not correct

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 11:52

Turkey?s main opposition party leader has stated that Ayd?n Do?an, the founder and honorary chairman of Do?an Holding, wrote in an open letter that President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an gave an incorrect account of his past meeting with Do?an, stating that the latter had suggested that media can replace governments.

Bulgaria's President, Turkey's PM Discuss Gas Link

Published by Novinite on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 11:49

Migrants, gas interconnections and road infrastructure projects have topped the agenda at a meeting between Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu, the head of state's press office has said.

The two leaders met at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly that is being held in New York.

EBRD acquires stake in Turkish port operator Global Ports

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 11:13

Turkey's Global Yat?r?m Holding has announced a deal with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to sell 10.84 percent of its stake in its port operator, Global Ports, according to a written statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). 

Putin Says Russia Seeking to Set Up Regional Anti-IS Network

Published by Novinite on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 11:05

Russia is trying to establish "some kind of a coordination network" to cooperate with Middle Eastern countries in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Five soldiers wounded in PKK bomb attack in Turkey's east

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 10:39

A total of five soldiers were wounded on Sept. 28 in a bomb attack by outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants in the eastern province of Bitlis, Do?an News Agency reported.

Turkey's key problem now freedom of press instead of torture, judge says

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:30

Turkish judge I??l Karaka?, who was recently elected as the new vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights, has said Turkey?s image as a country that tolerates ?torture? has been replaced with the image of a country that does not protect the freedom of press.

Turkey's indigenous regional jet project faces local production 'crisis'

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:30

The TRJet program to build Turkey?s first indigenous regional jet faces problems as the U.S.-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), a partner in the jet program, has been asked to produce at least 70 percent of the jet?s parts in Turkey by the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM), according to company representatives, noting that a final agreement has been not inked yet. 

Turkey says doesn't want either ISIL or Assad

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:30

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has made clear that his government cannot countenance the presence of either the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on its borders or the continuation of President Bashar al-Assad?s government, warning that a political transition that included al-Assad would inevitably turn into a permanent situation.

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