Latest News from Turkey
Turkey to face giant Brazil in Volleyball World Cup
Turkey’s national women’s volleyball team will meet heavyweight Brazil in the 2014 FIVB Women’s World Championship on Sept. 27, following a defeat to Bulgaria
Turkish PM Davutoğlu warns of moves against Kurdish bid, discusses int’l cooperation
PM Davutoğlu has called on Kurdish political groups to “not exploit” the situation on Turkey’s border, criticizing an independent deputy who was photographed throwing a stone at security forces
Turkey's crude oil imports drop in first half of 2014
Turkey’s crude oil imports in the first six months of the year dropped to around 9.3 million tons, down 12 percent from the same period last year
EU: EUR 1.5 billion for Serbia
BRUSSELS - Serbia can count on more than EUR 1.5 billion from the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) over the next 6 years, the European Commission said on Friday.
Turkey offers investment incentives for energy efficiency
A new notification introducing government incentives for investments in energy efficiency has been published in Turkey’s Official Gazette, legalizing the initiative
Bank Asya shares firm despite two suspensions in morning session
Turkey’s stock exchange Borsa Istanbul suspended the trading of Islamic lender Bank Asya’s shares twice within one session, but the bank enjoyed 9-percent gains after the ban was lifted
Turkish energy minister blasts accusations of oil purchase from ISIL, nuclear weapon plans
Taner Yıldız criticizes several claims regarding Turkey’s energy business that put pressure on the government, once again labeling them as ‘plans to discredit Turkey’
Turkish club Beşiktaş among clubs investigated by UEFA
Europe’s football federation UEFA has launched an investigation into seven clubs, including Turkey’s Beşiktaş, regarding financial breaches
123 Palestinians being treated in Turkey, Turkish MFA says
The number of wounded Palestinians evacuated from the Gaza Strip for treatment in Turkey has reached 123, according to a written statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry
Turkey calls on China to release Uighur academic
Turkey urged China to release İlham Tohti, a well-known Uighur academic who was jailed for life for separatism
Erdoğan has to face up to reality first
It seems that Turkey is finally getting off the fence with regards to confronting the ISIL head-on now that it has secured the release of its hostages held by the group
Where are the boots?
Many people would remember the bold statements like, “What is NATO doing in Libya?” One would have thought Turkey was against the Libya operation
Turkey to comply with UN bid over foreign fighters
Ankara says it is ready and willing to implement a UN resolution to prevent foreign fighters from joining insurgencies, amid criticism of its stance on ISIL
Pitched battles between ISIL and Syrian Kurds cause alarm along Turkish border
Turkey's border with Syria is witnessing new tensions, as clashes between ISIL and the YPG intensify amid Turkish authorities’ capture of 10 foreign fighters from four countries and the seizure of a number of weapons. Turkish soldiers’ sentry boxes in some dangerous spots have also been evacuated as locals worriedly look on at the clashes on the other side of the frontier
Serbia ease past Cameroon for third World Championship win
TRIESTE - The Serbian women's volleyball team beat Cameroon 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 26-24) in their World Championship Pool B, Round 3 match in Trieste, Italy on Thursday.
Coach Zoran Terzic's team scored their third consecutive victory after beating Turkey (3-0) and Bulgaria (3-2).
There will be no fixtures on Friday, and Serbia will next face Canada on Saturday.