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'Risk desks' set up to stanch jihadist flow
Turkey has taken a new step in its struggle against the flow of foreign fighters heading to Syria via its soil, establishing ?risk desks? at airports, border gates and ports in order to prevent potential foreign fighters from passing into conflict-driven Syria.
Turkey lures half-million sports tourists: Report
Over 550,000 tourists visited Turkey in 2014 for sporting reasons, spending more than $900 million, said the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) in a written statement on Jan. 31.
Turkey imports olive oil amid high prices
The production price of Turkish olive oil has reached 12 Turkish Liras ($5) per kilogram, but there remains a shortage in the sector.
Heavy storm collapsed crane leaving one dead and one injured
A taxi driver was killed while his passenger was injured after a crane at a stadium construction site in the northwestern province of Bursa was toppled over by the ongoing Lodos weather pattern that has been affecting western Turkey.
Ankara condemns Sargsyan remarks in Turkish-Armenian war of words
The spokesperson of Turkish President Erdo?an and the Foreign Ministry strongly reacts to remarks by Armenian leader Sargsyan Both the spokesperson of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly reacted to recent remarks by Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan in response to an invitation by Erdo?an.
Gülenists in Turkey cooperating with Israel's Mossad, Erdo?an says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodo?an says the Gülenists in the country have joined forces with the Israeli intelligence service Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodo?an said Jan. 31 that the Gülenists in the country, which he dubs ?the parallel structure,? have joined forces with the Israeli intelligence service.
'State-criminal relations in Turkey go back to Ottoman era'
Organized crime and narcotics smuggling in Turkey are analogous to the role of oil in countries like Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, Professor Ryan Gingeras tells the Hürriyet Daily News, discussing his new book ?Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey?
Turkey airport police hunt extremists en route to Syria
Turkish authorities give AFP unusual access to its anti-ISIL security teams and risk analysis center at airport Everything seems normal as the passengers stream out of a routine flight from a Middle Eastern country after landing at a major Turkish international airport.
New Fence at Border with Turkey Will Be 4 Times More Expensive
The new section of the fence, which Bulgaria plans to construct at the border with Turkey in order to limit the influx of illegal immigrants, will be four times more expensive.
The new section will have a length of 82 kilometres, it will be higher and wider with several meters and will have deeper foundations in the ground, daily Sega reports.
Armenian leader watches premier of Turkish-German Ak?n's 'The Cut' amid debates
Armenian leader Sargsyan attends the Moscow premier of Turkish-German director Ak?n's 'The Cut' amid fresh exchange of words on 1915 events Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan attended Jan. 30 the Moscow premier of ?The Cut,? the latest movie from Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Ak?n which centers on an Armenian father who travels from the 1915 Ottoman Empire to the U.S.
Turkey condemns Iraq blasts that claimed 47 lives
Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Jan. 30.
At least 47 people were killed and 99 others wounded in several explosions in Baghdad and in the central province of Samarra in Iraq.
Turkey condemns Iraq blasts
Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Turkey has condemned two separate blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Jan. 30.
At least 47 people were killed and 99 others wounded in several explosions in Baghdad and in the central province of Samarra in Iraq.
Infographic: Turkey's human rights record in ECHR rulings
On Sept. 24, 2012, Turkey allowed its citizens to file individual applications at the Constitutional Court, creating another path to exhaust domestic remedies before applications to the ECHR. As a result, the drop in applications against Ankara at the ECHR appears to be more due to the new, longer domestic process, than it is to improvements in Turkey?s human rights situation.
The Middle East and North Africa needs its own ASEAN
In 2012, Turkey made the Ro-Ro agreement with Egypt, which allowed its goods easier access to Middle Eastern markets. The agreement is going to expire this April, and Egypt has made it clear that it will not renew it. The whole episode strengthens my belief that Turkey needs to restore the zero problems policy.
Turkey's test with the Holocaust
This week, Jan. 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz exterminatiom camp by Soviet soldiers. It was also a historic day for Turkey since for the first time its capital, Ankara, hosted a Holocaust commemoration ceremony.