Turkey Posts $14M Reward for Wanted IS Militants
Uzay Bulut
April 05, 2016 6:50 PM
Facing blistering internal criticism over its failure to halt a wave of terrorist attacks, the Turkish government on Tuesday set a reward of $14 million for information leading to the arrest of Islamic State suspects in at least four recent suicide bombings.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Under new EU-Turkey deal, first Syrian refugees land in Germany - AhlulBayt News Agency - ABNA - Shia News
Under new EU-Turkey deal, first Syrian refugees land in Germany
April 5, 2016 - 10:13 AM
The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
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April 5, 2016 - 10:13 AM
The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
More:Under new EU-Turkey deal, first Syrian refugees land in Germany - AhlulBayt News Agency - ABNA - Shia News
Traders Warming to Turkey Risk Send Lira's Volatility Tumbling - Bloomberg
Traders Warming to Turkey Risk Send Lira's Volatility Tumbling
Constantine Courcoulas
April 5, 2016 — 6:26 AM EDT
For option traders, the lira is headed for a period of calm.
Contracts that measure expected swings in the currency over the next month retreated the most across emerging markets in 2016 to the lowest level since December 2014, a sign of growing confidence in Turkey’s economy. The drop is a boost for carry traders, who buy higher yielding assets by borrowing in lower yielding currencies, as it reduces the cost of protecting against price fluctuations and increases the lure of Turkish markets.
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Constantine Courcoulas
April 5, 2016 — 6:26 AM EDT
For option traders, the lira is headed for a period of calm.
Contracts that measure expected swings in the currency over the next month retreated the most across emerging markets in 2016 to the lowest level since December 2014, a sign of growing confidence in Turkey’s economy. The drop is a boost for carry traders, who buy higher yielding assets by borrowing in lower yielding currencies, as it reduces the cost of protecting against price fluctuations and increases the lure of Turkish markets.
More:Traders Warming to Turkey Risk Send Lira's Volatility Tumbling - Bloomberg
The Latest: Turkey: Migrant deal proceeding 'successfully' | SunHerald
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece
The Latest on European efforts to cope with an influx of refugees and migrants (all times local):
7:55 p.m.
Turkey's deputy prime minister says a deal with the European Union on the return of migrants from Greece is proceeding "successfully."
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ATHENS, Greece
The Latest on European efforts to cope with an influx of refugees and migrants (all times local):
7:55 p.m.
Turkey's deputy prime minister says a deal with the European Union on the return of migrants from Greece is proceeding "successfully."
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Erdogan proposes stripping terrorism supporters of Turkish citizenship - Al Arabiya English
Erdogan proposes stripping terrorism supporters of Turkish citizenship
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington March 31, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters, Ankara Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had "nothing to discuss with terrorists".
His comments, in a speech to a group of lawyers in the capital Ankara, come after he ruled out on Monday a revival of peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). He has vowed to stamp out the conflict in the mainly Kurdish southeast, at its deadliest in two decades, once and for all.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington March 31, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters, Ankara Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had "nothing to discuss with terrorists".
His comments, in a speech to a group of lawyers in the capital Ankara, come after he ruled out on Monday a revival of peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). He has vowed to stamp out the conflict in the mainly Kurdish southeast, at its deadliest in two decades, once and for all.
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Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds?
In our quest to find the best tea in Istanbul, my friends and I recently stopped by Van Sofrasi, a restaurant chain named after the eastern province of Van famous for its lavish morning feasts. Unfortunately, as it turns out, we found that it's merely an urban myth that the smuggled mahogany-colored tea from Iran and Syria is the best.
More:Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
In our quest to find the best tea in Istanbul, my friends and I recently stopped by Van Sofrasi, a restaurant chain named after the eastern province of Van famous for its lavish morning feasts. Unfortunately, as it turns out, we found that it's merely an urban myth that the smuggled mahogany-colored tea from Iran and Syria is the best.
More:Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey arrests two would-be IS suicide bombers: report - Times LIVE
Turkey arrests two would-be IS suicide bombers: report
AFP | 05 April, 2016 11:25
Handcuffs. File Photo.
Image by: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS
Authorities in southern Turkey have arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out suicide bombings for the Islamic State (IS) group, which has staged two attacks in Istanbul this year, reports said Tuesday.
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AFP | 05 April, 2016 11:25
Handcuffs. File Photo.
Image by: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS
Authorities in southern Turkey have arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out suicide bombings for the Islamic State (IS) group, which has staged two attacks in Istanbul this year, reports said Tuesday.
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Erdoğan’s US visit highlights Turkey’s isolation - SEMİH İDİZ
Erdoğan’s US visit highlights Turkey’s isolation
It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington as a success by any count. The “strategic partnership” between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
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It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington as a success by any count. The “strategic partnership” between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
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Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids | Coffee House
Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids
Rod Liddle
4 April 2016
Thrilling news arrives from Turkey, where it is being reported that a government body has issued comic books to the nation’s children telling them how bloody marvellous it is to become an Islamic martyr.
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Rod Liddle
4 April 2016
Thrilling news arrives from Turkey, where it is being reported that a government body has issued comic books to the nation’s children telling them how bloody marvellous it is to become an Islamic martyr.
More:Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids | Coffee House
Monday, April 04, 2016
EDITORIAL: With Turkey, work ahead for President Obama - Washington Times
More work ahead for President Obama
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, April 4, 2016
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The descent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration into a brutish tyranny must not be something else for Barack Obama’s “don’t-do list.” Mr. Erdogan even takes his thugs with him when he leaves Ankara. The Brookings Institution was tempted to cancel Mr. Erdogan’s speech last week after his security detail roughed up American and Turkish reporters, giving Washington a taste of what’s happening in Turkey.
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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, April 4, 2016
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The descent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration into a brutish tyranny must not be something else for Barack Obama’s “don’t-do list.” Mr. Erdogan even takes his thugs with him when he leaves Ankara. The Brookings Institution was tempted to cancel Mr. Erdogan’s speech last week after his security detail roughed up American and Turkish reporters, giving Washington a taste of what’s happening in Turkey.
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Turkish mayor says Ankara failed to inform town of migrant camp, tourist area ‘lacks security’ — RT News
Turkish mayor says Ankara failed to inform town of migrant camp, tourist area ‘lacks security’
Published time: 4 Apr, 2016 20:52
Ankara has failed to notify local authorities that migrants from Greece are to arrive in the coastal town of Dikili as part of the controversial EU exchange deal, its mayor Mustafa Tosun told RT, adding that Dikili lacks necessary facilities and security.
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Published time: 4 Apr, 2016 20:52
Ankara has failed to notify local authorities that migrants from Greece are to arrive in the coastal town of Dikili as part of the controversial EU exchange deal, its mayor Mustafa Tosun told RT, adding that Dikili lacks necessary facilities and security.
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Turkey's Erdogan rejects 'lessons in democracy' from West - Channel NewsAsia
Turkey's Erdogan rejects 'lessons in democracy' from West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected "lessons in democracy" from the West, with US and EU criticism mounting over an alleged clampdown on press freedoms in his country.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected "lessons in democracy" from the West, with US and EU criticism mounting over an alleged clampdown on press freedoms in his country.
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Coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul - Al Arabiya English
Coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet pilot gestures while taking off to join an international coalition fighting against ISIS. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters Monday, 4 April 2016
An aircraft from a US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by ISIS militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
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A Belgian F-16 fighter jet pilot gestures while taking off to join an international coalition fighting against ISIS. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters Monday, 4 April 2016
An aircraft from a US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by ISIS militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
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Turkish Inflation Rate Slows to Seven-Month Low - WSJ
Turkish Inflation Rate Slows to Seven-Month Low
Surprise drop fuels expectations central bank will press ahead with interest-rate cuts
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Surprise drop fuels expectations central bank will press ahead with interest-rate cuts
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Sunday, April 03, 2016
VIEW FROM ABROAD: Satire versus autocracy - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
VIEW FROM ABROAD: Satire versus autocracy
A SOPHISTICATED spin doctor person will advise his client not to get involved in a dispute over criticism, as this gives the critic lots of free publicity, apart from making people curious about the initial allegation. And if the criticism comes in the form of satire, it’s an even bigger mistake to take issue with it.
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A SOPHISTICATED spin doctor person will advise his client not to get involved in a dispute over criticism, as this gives the critic lots of free publicity, apart from making people curious about the initial allegation. And if the criticism comes in the form of satire, it’s an even bigger mistake to take issue with it.
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Will the US manage to regain Turkey? - Daily Sabah
Will the US manage to regain Turkey?
MARKAR ESAYAN
The U.S., which is experiencing an administration problem as the November election approaches, fails about its view on Turkey like it has been on its every other foreign policy these days
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MARKAR ESAYAN
The U.S., which is experiencing an administration problem as the November election approaches, fails about its view on Turkey like it has been on its every other foreign policy these days
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Erdogan says offended by Obama's press freedom rebuke
Erdogan says offended by Obama's press freedom rebuke
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, April 3, said he took offense at US President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back.
"I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told Turkish reporters in Washington as he rounded off a trip to the United States. "These issues did not come onto the agenda in our talks with Mr Obama."
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, April 3, said he took offense at US President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back.
"I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told Turkish reporters in Washington as he rounded off a trip to the United States. "These issues did not come onto the agenda in our talks with Mr Obama."
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Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts - LA Times
Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts
Istanbul, Turkey
Bar staff and restaurateurs look upon rows of empty tables, competing for the few people still walking the labyrinthine back streets of Istanbul's Beyoglu district, center of the city's normally humming nightlife.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Bar staff and restaurateurs look upon rows of empty tables, competing for the few people still walking the labyrinthine back streets of Istanbul's Beyoglu district, center of the city's normally humming nightlife.
More:Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts - LA Times
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