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A taste of Provence in Turkey
After many years of asking ‘Why doesn’t Turkey just follow suit with La Provence’ in sharing the labor of wine making, Vinocasa steps forward and does just that
Ankara wants to hear US scenario on Syria
Deputy PM Akdoğan asks the US provide a vision for a post-al-Assad Syria before the West makes military demands from Turkey
Freeing the hostages: A good job
Today’s Turkey, unfortunately, is deeply polarized by two opposite camps: The venerators of the government and the denouncers of the government.
Rise in tourism arrivals dwarfs gains of regional rivals
By Stathis Kousounis
The growth in the number of tourism arrivals in Greece in the year to July was almost three times that of rival Mediterranean destinations such as Turkey and Spain.
Bank of Greece data showed on Tuesday that the number of visitors to this country increased by 20.8 percent to 10.49 million in the first seven months of 2014.
Bulgaria's Interior Minister: We're Struggling With Immigrant Pressure
Bulgaria's caretaker Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov refused to divulge if there was an increased number of illegal immigrants after the strikes against the Islamic State (IS).
"We are struggling to handle the situation," he said, quoted by News.bg.
Turkey to build ‘camp’ for Syrian refugees’ cattle
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) is planning to build a “camp” for cattle that were left on the Syrian side of the border by refugees fleeing jihadi militants.
UNHCR bracing for possible exodus of 400,000 from Syrian town into Turkey
The United Nations refugee agency said on Sept. 23 it was making contingency plans for all 400,000 inhabitants of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane to flee into Turkey
No one has the right to test Turkey, Davutoğlu says in reply to Kerry
PM Davutoğlu has replied to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s call to Turkey to join a coalition against the ISIL, saying no one had the right to 'test' Turkey
Turkish academia failing to maintain autonomy as an intellectual force
“Is Turkey becoming like the ‘old Turkey’?” a European ambassador asked me recently.
Russia suggests reconstructing Crimea together with Turkey
Turkish companies could play an important role in Russia’s plans to reconstruct Crimea and invest in the fields of agriculture and tourism, the Russian ambassador to Turkey has said
US sends major trade mission to Turkey amid crisis
Discrepancies between the United States and Turkey over the military contribution to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are no obstacle for a high level trade mission to carry out a major fact finding mission to search for investment opportunities in Turkey next wee
Looking for ISIL: How jihadists operate among Turks
With seven reporters and four photojournalists, daily Hürriyet traces the Turks’ path toward the ranks of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in five Turkish cities, as well as in France and Germany. A new breed of Islamic associations that has popped up in Turkey seems to be one of the sources of the problem
CHP will give government full support in efforts against ISIL
Turkey’s main opposition party has reiterated its support for the government in its efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).
Tekfen wins $2-bln oil platform contract
Turkish construction company Tekfen has won a $2 billion contract to build two oil plat-forms in the Caspian Sea, Turkey’s energy minister has announced.
Kurds say they have halted ISIL advance on Syrian town
Syrian Kurdish fighters have halted an advance by Islamic State militants to the east of a predominantly Kurdish town near the border with Turkey, a spokesman said.