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. 

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. 

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.

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