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Istanbul G-20 meeting starts with growth focus
Finance ministers and central bankers face a tough task coordinating action to spur global growth at G-20 meetings this week, with major economies running at different speeds and monetary policies diverging.
Egypt court to consider lawsuit against Turkey
An Egyptian court has set Feb. 24 as the date to consider a lawsuit demanding that Turkey be designated as a "state that supports terrorism," a judicial source has said.
DM wants to revive army engineering corps
Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, whose small anti-bailout right-of-center party forms the junior coalition in the current leftist government, heaped praise on ? the government, in an interview over the weekend.
Turkish human rights groups urge world leaders to ditch Gallipoli centenary
Human rights organizations in Turkey issued a statement urging world leaders to reject Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's invitation to take part in the ceremony commemorating the 100-year anniversary since the Battle of Gallipoli on April 25.
After singing his favorite song, Erdo?an says wiretappers caught in Romania
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an announced that those who allegedly wiretapped his office were finally caught in Romania, after singing his favorite song during an award ceremony organized by Turkey's Roma community on Feb. 6.
'Provocative' Kammenos under fire from Turkey
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos came under fire over the weekend from Ankara, which accused him of having a ?provocative attitude? toward Turkey. ?We invite the Greek government to display common sense and to take these irresponsible actions under control as soon as possible,? the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Turkey holds information on suicide bomber over 'privacy'
Turkish authorities have refused to declare when and how the Russian suicide bomber who detonated herself in Istanbul last month had entered Turkey over her "privacy rights."
Turkey expresses concern over Huthi takeover in Yemen
Turkey expressed its deep concern Feb. 7 over recent developments in Yemen where the Huthi militant group seized power in the volatile country and dissolved the parliament.
"We are deeply concerned with the seizure of government in Yemen by Houthi movement through the unilaterally formed 'revolutionary council'," a foreign ministry statement said.
Migrant boat sinks off southwestern Turkey, at least six dead
At least six migrants were killed when a boat capsized and sank off Turkey's southwest province of Mu?la Feb. 7, semi-official Anadolu Agency quoted the provincial governor as saying.
Seven killed after migrant boat sinks off southwestern Turkey
At least seven migrants were killed when a boat capsized and sank off Turkey's southwestern province of Mu?la Feb. 7.
There were around 15 people on board when the boat sank after its engine collapsed off the Hisarönü port city near the Marmaris district, Mu?la Governor Amir Çiçek said, adding that six people were also rescued.
Woman decapitates man who forced her to do 'deviant acts in German porn'
A 49-year-old woman in southern Turkey has confessed to the murder of a 67-year-old man whom she decapitated over his insistence to engage in "deviant acts" he has been seeing on German porn movies.
ISIL militant surrenders in Turkey as PKK opens harassing fire near border
Turkey's General Staff has announced that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) opened fire with an anti-aircraft gun in ??rnak, while a suspected member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) surrendered with his weapons in ?anl?urfa, another southeastern Turkish province.
US accuses six Bosnians of helping ISIL via Turkey
Six Bosnian immigrants have been accused of sending money and equipment to terrorists oversees, including fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and al-Qaida in Iraq, the U.S. attorney's office announced Feb. 6.
Palestinian activist sent to Turkey years after plea in US
A former Florida university professor was deported this week, ending years of legal battles over accusations that he aided a Palestinian terrorist organization.
Sami Al-Arian left on Feb. 4 night on a commercial flight out of Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
S&P: Ratings on Turkey unaffected by Bank Asya takeover
The Turkish banking regulator's decision to take over the management of Bank Asya did not affect the country's credit ratings, Standard & Poor's announced Feb. 6.
"The decision to transfer management of Bank Asya to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund does not affect the unsolicited sovereign credit ratings on Turkey," the U.S.-based credit ratings agency said in a press release.