Geography of Asia
Economic effect of Syrian refugees in Turkey
They say they used to smuggle radios from Syria to Turkey. Now, they smuggle archeological artifacts.
Journalist Arif Arslan?s new book ?Yüz Yüze Batman? (Batman, Face to Face) tells the stories of how people smuggled goods from across the Syrian border back in the 1960s. Arslan writes that locals smuggled goods from Syria because they had no other job opportunities.
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INTERVIEW PM Ponta: Opposition is currently nil, no match for Government
Prime Minister Victor Ponta speaks in an interview with AGERPRES about his ongoing tour of the Persian Gulf states, but also about the Government's projects regarding economy, infrastructure and public sector wages.
Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES PHOTO
Iraqi Turkmen upset over US proposal to arm Sunnis, Kurds
The Iraqi Turkmen Front has expressed concern over a U.S. House committee discussion on a bill which aims to arm Kurds and Sunni tribes in Iraq.
The U.S. House committee discussed on April 29 proposed legislation that would grant President Barack Obama's request for $715 million for security assistance to Iraqi forces fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
TANAP to hold talks with foreign companies on partnerships: Turkish minister
Turkey and its partners in the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) will hold talks with "one or two" foreign companies for possible partnerships, Turkey's Energy Minister said on May 4.
Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z said he could not name the companies involved, as they were publicly traded in an energy panel in Istanbul.
Premier Ponta starts official visit to Kuwait
AGERPRES special correspondent Doroteea Purcarea reports: Prime Minister Victor Ponta was welcomed with military honors by his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, at his arrival, this Monday, at the Seif Palace in Kuwait City.
Photo credit: (c) Liviu SOVA / AGERPRES PHOTO
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Nepal quake-ravaged temple faces threat from looters
Surrounded by ochre rubble, Pannakaji beds down on a mattress wedged between Buddha statues at Kathmandu's "Monkey Temple", hoping to deter looters from the quake-ravaged site where his ancestors have served as priests for 1,600 years.
Half of Turkish children in severe material deprivation
Bahçe?ehir University?s think-tank Betam, conveniently located in the heart of my beloved Black Eagles? home, right next to the Be?ikta? ferries, released a very timely research note right before Children?s Day on April 23.
101-year-old man pulled alive from Nepal quake rubble
A 101-year-old man was pulled alive from the rubble of his house in Nepal seven days after it collapsed in a deadly earthquake, police said May 3.
Delivering Greek Cyprus gas via Egypt not feasible: Turkey
Turkey's energy minister has deemed that delivering natural gas from Greek Cyprus via Egypt was not feasible.
Leaders from Egypt, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration gathered on April 29 to discuss the possibility of delivering Greek Cyprus's natural gas via Egypt.
Bodies of foreigners among 51 found in quake-hit Nepal
Police have found more than 50 bodies, including those of six foreigners, in Nepal's popular Langtang trekking region following last weekend's devastating earthquake, a senior local official said May 3.
Another 100 foreign tourists are still feared to be missing in Langtang in the wake of the 7.8-magnitude-quake that struck on April 25 and claimed more than 7,000 lives.