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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Use of e-signature in Turkey on the rise - Daily Sabah

Use of e-signature in Turkey on the rise
TIMUR SIRT

More than 34 million Turkish citizens currently benefit from the government's electronic services while the number of electronic signature users is quickly approaching 3 million

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Putin, Erdogan emerge all smiles from Ankara meeting

Putin, Erdogan emerge all smiles from Ankara meeting
Yekaterina
Chulkovskaya September 29, 2017

Days before the meeting this week between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, the press in both countries was busy discussing the potential issues on the agenda: Syria, the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, Turkey’s purchase of Russia’s S-400 defense system and — last, but very important to Turkey — Russia’s embargo on Turkish tomatoes.

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Friday, September 29, 2017

Turkish prosecutor seeks Interpol warrant for exiled journalist Can Dundar | News | DW | 29.09.2017

Turkish prosecutor seeks Interpol warrant for exiled journalist Can Dundar

Can Dundar, the former editor of Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, has been on trial in absentia in Turkey for alleged terrorist links. Dundar, who is living in exile in Germany, has also been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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Turkey stops training Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga after independence vote

Turkey stops training Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga after independence vote
Daren Butler

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it had stopped training peshmerga forces in northern Iraq in response to a Kurdish independence vote there, whose backers had thrown themselves “into the fire”.

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Kurdish referendum: Turkey says it will impose curbs on oil trade with Kurds

Turkey asks its citizens to leave Iraq’s Kurdish region, warns of sanctions after referendum results

The Turkish administration faces a separatist insurgency from its Kurdish minority and fears the poll’s result in Iraq could encourage the community.

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Turkey Calls For Summit With Iran, Iraq Over Kurdish Independence Vote

Turkey Calls For Summit With Iran, Iraq Over Kurdish Independence Vote
September 29, 2017 02:16 GMT

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on September 28 that he wants to hold a summit with Iranian and Iraqi leaders to coordinate their response to the Kurdish vote for independence in Iraq.

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Pre-paid debit cards for refugees in Turkey | Euronews

Pre-paid debit cards for refugees in Turkey

By Monica Pinna · last updated: 28/09/2017

The EU cash based programme allows refugees to make purchases for food and other essential items

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Turkey stops training peshmerga after independence vote - Cyprus Mail

Turkey stops training peshmerga after independence vote

Turkey said on Thursday it had stopped training peshmerga forces in northern Iraq in response to a Kurdish independence vote there, whose backers had thrown themselves “into the fire”.

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Putin to meet Erdogan as Russia-Turkey ties deepen

Putin to meet Erdogan as Russia-Turkey ties deepen

9/28/17 4:53 AM

ANKARA, Turkey — Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Turkey for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on developments in Iraq and Syria, and Turkey’s decision to purchase a Russian-made missile defense system.

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Halal holidays boost Muslim tourists to Turkey

Halal holidays boost Muslim tourists to Turkey

Debate ongoing over how well Ankara’s facilities meet religious standards

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Erdogan switches focus to Kurds

Erdogan switches focus to Kurds

Ankara’s once expansive policy has now gone into reverse

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Turkey unveils ambitious 2018-2020 economic targets - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Turkey unveils ambitious 2018-2020 economic targets
Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-28 06:01:57|Editor: yan

ANKARA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Wednesday unveiled its new 2018-2020 economic program, including a series of ambitious targets in growth, jobs, inflation, and national income per capita.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey

Marc Pierini

EU leaders should use the next European Council summit to have a frank and sober discussion about Ankara’s future relationship with Europe.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Turkish banker jailed in US wants 15 Turkish witnesses to testify in Iran sanctions case - CRIME

Turkish banker jailed in US wants 15 Turkish witnesses to testify in Iran sanctions case

Hakan Atilla, a deputy general manager of Halkbank who was arrested in the U.S. in March on charges of cooperating with Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab in order to evade sanctions against Iran, has requested that a total of 15 Turkish witnessed be listened to by the court.

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How to Untie the Syrian Kurdish Knot with Turkey - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

How to Untie the Syrian Kurdish Knot with Turkey

Soner Cagaptay

September 7, 2017

To preserve its relations with both Ankara and Rojava, Washington may need to push for military action against the PKK leadership in northern Iraq.

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Turkish Airlines named “Five-Star Global Airline”

Turkish Airlines named “Five-Star Global Airline”

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 16:02
Published by Ozgur Tore

Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline, has been named a “Five-Star Global Airline” by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) Official Airline Ratings. The prestigious award, based on passenger feedback, was presented to Turkish Airlines at the APEX Award Ceremony at Expo 2017 in Long Beach, California.

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The Revival of Ottomanism in Shaping Turkey’s Influence in the Muslim World | Foreign Policy Journal

The Revival of Ottomanism in Shaping Turkey’s Influence in the Muslim World

By Dilly Hussain | Sep 26, 2017

There is a wealth of lessons that Turkey can learn from their Ottoman predecessors in order to progress as an emerging superpower in the region.

Turkey’s Islamic identity is an indisputable fact. Since the dawn of Turkic dynasties that took control of former Abbasid territories at the end of the tenth century, the “Turks” became the main face of Muslim empires for the best part of 800 years. The decisive victory for the Seljuk Empire against the Byzantines in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 CE opened the doors for Turkic tribes to the region known as Anatolia, which stood at the gates of Christian Europe.

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Oil prices fall from 26-month high on profit-taking

Oil prices fall from 26-month high on profit-taking
Ahmad Ghaddar

LONDON (Reuters) - Brent oil prices fell on Tuesday after investors took profit following a rally to 26-month highs spurred largely by threats from Turkey to cut crude exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

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Turkey to offer subsidies to cruise ships to prop up tourism - ECONOMICS

Turkey to offer subsidies to cruise ships to prop up tourism

Turkey will offer subsidies to A-group tourism operators of cruise ships bringing foreign tourists into the country in a bid to bolster visitor numbers which have fallen sharply due to a series of bomb attacks of 2016.

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Journalist released from Turkish jail in press freedom case

Journalist released from Turkish jail in press freedom case
Kadri Gursel freed on bail but denounces continued detention of newspaper colleagues

One of Turkey’s most prominent journalists has been freed on bail after being held for 330 days in a case that has focused attention on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown on dissent.

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