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“Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government is used to being praised by foreign observers, media and international bodies, but the situation seems to be changing. An article in the latest issue of the weekly Economist, which labels Erdoğan as ’autocratic’ triggers a debate, as the PM criticizes foreign media.” It was always a [...]
In Turkey, the recent global economic crisis has revealed many issues that were under the rug, In order to protest the poor handling of the state’s economy, more than 50,000 people gathered in the capital city, Ankara. The banners read: “We do not want the AKP, enemy of workers,” “I made the profit; the boss [...]
The reaction of Turkish officials to Barack Obama’s choice of statesmen is positive, especially that of Hillary Clinton. “The announcement on Clinton is due to come at a news conference in Chicago,” said officials on Obama’s transition team. The incoming president has also asked Robert Gates, the current defense secretary, to keep his job for [...]
Yet another conflict has arisen between the Kurds and the Iraqi government, this time stemming from rights to the country’s most important natural resource, oil. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq recently signed oil contracts with foreign oil companies, promising them rights to crude oil from the Kurdish region. Iraqi oil minister, Hussain [...]
A plane flying from Istanbul to Isparta on November 30, 2007, crashed, killing 57 people (fifty passengers and seven crew members). The plane, an MD-83, was operated by Atlasjet, a company established in 2001. The Turkish Transportation Minister said the investigation placed blame with the pilots because they followed the wrong course on approach to [...]
After being kidnapped and held captive for an excruciating month, three Turkish engineers have been freed in Afghanistan. Nothing has been said about any ransom money being paid. Following their release, Turkey simply thanked the Afghan authorities for their help. Olorunbunmi Hambolu Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2920′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Liberals are “fed up” with the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, because they claim he is not living up to campaign promises and is using discouraging rhetoric regarding the Kurdish population. They feel that when Erdogan was elected, he was promising reform and the most pivotal point was changing relations between the government and [...]
A Turkish naval vessel instructed Norwegian survey ships off of the coast of Cyprus to “leave the area.” Greek Cyprus is searching for natural resources for its people. The Greek part of the island, which is recognized internationally, states that it has the freedom to seek oil and gas resources. Turkey argues that it should [...]
The United States’ military pact with Iraq, which calls for the complete withdrawal of American troops by the end of 2011, has become the center of attention for Turkish Foreign Minister, Ali Babacan. Currently, the U.S. controls Iraqi air space and has allowed the Turkish government to conduct air operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) [...]
More than 10,000 people lost their jobs in one month, as companies begin to cut their work forces amid the financial uncertainties of the globe. With the global slowdown in full swing, the Turkish economy began to feel the global financial crisis as growth slowed down and the dollar roses sharply. The job losses have [...]
