Latest News from Turkey
Turkey’s top boss warns that polarization may hinder reforms
The head of Turkey’s largest business organization has warned that 'polarization' in Turkey might thwart progress in much-needed economic reforms
Turkish FM to attend Iraq meeting in New York
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will participate in a special meeting on Iraq in New York led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Two more schools burnt down in protest at closure of Kurdish schools
Two more schools were burnt down late on Sept. 17 in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari, in protest at the closure of a nearby school that had planned to teach in the Kurdish language.
Greenpeace activists call for halt to coal plant frenzy in mythical Kaz Mountains
Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship anchored off Çanakkale’s shores in its 11th day touring Turkey’s coastline
Vucic opens Italian factory in Subotica
SUBOTICA - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic opened a new production facility of 'Gordon', part of Italian 'Calzedonia Group', in Subotica on Thursday, stressing that Serbia will offer this company the best conditions in the region and noting that the company founder Sandro Veronesi should consider hiring 3,000 instead of the planned 2,000 new employees.
Lady Gaga wears Islamic headscarf for shopping incognito in Istanbul’s poshest district
A day after performing her first concert in Turkey in front of a gigantic crowd, Lady Gaga was spotted walking and shopping in Nişantaşı wearing an Islamic headscarf and a long dress
Spain to replace Dutch in Turkey Patriot missile deployment
Spain will send a Patriot anti-ballistic missile battery to Turkey's southern border with Syria as part of a NATO initiative, Defence Minister Pedro Morenes said
Hostage crisis limits Turkey’s ISIL action
Deputy PM Yalçın Akdoğan reiterates that Turkey is pursuing a cautious policy over ISIL because of the 49 Turkish hostages that the jihadists are still holding
EU head Juncker gives no mission statement for Turkey
Exactly last year, at around this time, just as the European Commission was about to release its progress report on Turkey, we found out that the Commission’s envoy in Ankara, Jean Maurice Ripert, had been appointed as France’s new ambassador to Moscow.
Beşiktaş faces first Greek match-up, Trabzon to play in safe zone
As the Europa League starts its 48-team group phase on Sept. 18, Turkey’s Beşiktaş is preparing to host Asteras Tripoli, a first ever Greek match-up for the Istanbul side.
Democracy, identity and foreign policy in Turkey
FOLDED CORNER - ‘Democracy, Identity and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony Through Transformation’ by Fuat Keyman and Şebnem Gümüşçü (Palgrave Macmillan, $95, 224 pages)
ISIL and Turkey’s PKK quandary
The emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has left Turkey facing a series of quandaries. One of these is related to the fact that when faced with ugly choices, the usual thing to do is to opt for the lesser evil.
'Being part of Turkish nation' most popular identity for Kurds: Survey
A recent survey reveals that being a citizen of the Turkish Republic is the most important identity factor for Kurds in Turkey
Turkey, US 'still close allies'
Turkey and US are close allies and the media is not an actor that forms Washington’s policies, Ambassador Wilson has said