Afro-Eurasia
Fund financing Turkish weapons deals seen growing
Turkey will increasingly rely on a special non-budgetary fund in financing its multi-billion dollar armaments programs, while budget figures for defense foresee a modest rise for 2015.
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State-run Ziraat sees no political pressure: General manager
Ziraat Bank, the largest state bank in Turkey, is not under any political pressure, contrary to reports, General Manager Hüseyin Aydın has told daily Hürriyet.
Aydın said Ziraat did not provide credit upon the government's request, denying such claims in the media.
Turkish Lira hits two-month low over record decline in industrial output
Turkish industrial output has posted its steepest decline in a year in October, official data has shown, sending the Turkish Lira to a two-month low against the U.S. dollar.
Dacic: OSCE chairmanship - great challenge
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said on Sunday that Serbia's OSCE chairmanship starting as of January 1 is a great challenge, but also a chance for Serbia to show that it could play the role of a fair mediator in peaceful resolution of conflicts.
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Tagliavini remains OSCE representative in Trilateral Group
BELGRADE - Heidi Tagliavini, special representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office to the Trilateral Contact Group with Russia and Ukraine, will keep the office on the proposal of future OSCE chairperson, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic.
Turkey drifting towards irrationalism
Barely a day passes without a new example of how our discussions in Turkey are becoming increasingly irrational. What is ironic is that pundits, journalists, diplomats, academics, etc. are constantly spending their time and energy trying to rationalize the irrational.
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Serbia's OSCE presidency, "great challenge"
Serbia's OSCE presidency, "great challenge"
BASEL -- Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic has said that the Serbian chairmanship of the OSCE will be "a great challenge and responsibility."
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Compulsory Ottoman language classes in high schools stirs debate
A proposal to have Ottoman language courses included as part of compulsory curriculum for high school students has sparked a fresh debate about the Turkish government's alleged bid to encourage a reinterpretation of history.
ForMin Aurescu discusses with John Kerry about post-vote situation in Moldova
Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, in a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council taking place in Basel with the US Secretary of State John Kerry, discussed about the post-vote situation in the Republic of Moldova, reads a release of MAE (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to AGERPRES on Thursday.
Nobel Prize not awarded objectively, Erdoğan says
Turkish president ramps up his criticism of international institutions Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has continued his criticism of various international institutions, claiming that âeven the Nobel Prize is not awarded objectively.â
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