Turkey's leader accused of jeopardising EU bid after meddling in corruption
The European Union warns Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to cease interference in a high-level corruption probe
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
BBC News - Hard news for Turkey's journalists
Hard news for Turkey's journalists
By Selin Girit BBC Turkish
"The police were just behind us. The first tear gas they threw hit me. I clutched my head. Blood was pouring out."
Ahmet Sik is a widely respected, well-known investigative journalist in Turkey. He recalls the day he got injured while covering the protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park this summer. He is convinced that he was targeted by the police.
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By Selin Girit BBC Turkish
"The police were just behind us. The first tear gas they threw hit me. I clutched my head. Blood was pouring out."
Ahmet Sik is a widely respected, well-known investigative journalist in Turkey. He recalls the day he got injured while covering the protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park this summer. He is convinced that he was targeted by the police.
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Tim Cook to Reportedly Visit Turkey in February for Opening of Istanbul Apple Store - Mac Rumors
Tim Cook to Reportedly Visit Turkey in February for Opening of Istanbul Apple Store
Monday December 23, 2013 6:27 pm PST by Richard Padilla
Tim Cook will reportedly travel to Turkey next year for the opening of Apple's first store in the country on February 4, reports emlakkulisi.com [Google Translate]. The store is located in the city of Istanbul at the new multi-use Zorlu Center and has undergone construction over the past few years, and was reported to open in the beginning of 2014.
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Monday December 23, 2013 6:27 pm PST by Richard Padilla
Tim Cook will reportedly travel to Turkey next year for the opening of Apple's first store in the country on February 4, reports emlakkulisi.com [Google Translate]. The store is located in the city of Istanbul at the new multi-use Zorlu Center and has undergone construction over the past few years, and was reported to open in the beginning of 2014.
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Consul says he was ousted for criticizing Turkish government | Local News | The Seattle Times
Consul says he was ousted for criticizing Turkish government
The Turkish honorary consul general in Seattle has been removed by the Turkish government after he criticized it over the handling of protests in Istanbul.
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The Turkish honorary consul general in Seattle has been removed by the Turkish government after he criticized it over the handling of protests in Istanbul.
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Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant - Stabroek News - Georgetown, Guyana
Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant
December 23, 2013 · By Staff Writer
ANKARA, (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul yesterday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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December 23, 2013 · By Staff Writer
ANKARA, (Reuters) – Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul yesterday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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Turkey's leader accused of jeopardising EU bid after meddling in corruption - Telegraph
Turkey's leader accused of jeopardising EU bid after meddling in corruption
The European Union warns Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to cease interference in a high-level corruption probe
More:Turkey's leader accused of jeopardising EU bid after meddling in corruption - Telegraph
The European Union warns Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to cease interference in a high-level corruption probe
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Turkish Discovery on the ROTTERDAM, Part Four
Turkish Discovery on the ROTTERDAM, Part Four
Posted on Monday, December 23, 2013 by Martin Cox
by Kalle Id
MaritimeMatters’ Kalle Id reports from the fourth and final leg of a ten-day cruise Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline onboard Holland America Line’s 1997-built ROTTERDAM. This time we explore Alanya in Turkey and Limassol in Cyprus, before a return to Piraeus for the end of the cruise.
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Posted on Monday, December 23, 2013 by Martin Cox
by Kalle Id
MaritimeMatters’ Kalle Id reports from the fourth and final leg of a ten-day cruise Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline onboard Holland America Line’s 1997-built ROTTERDAM. This time we explore Alanya in Turkey and Limassol in Cyprus, before a return to Piraeus for the end of the cruise.
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Turkish PM, cleric in war of words over graft scandal
Turkish PM, cleric in war of words over graft scandal
Monday, December 23, 2013 1:21 p.m. EST
By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A war of words escalated on Monday between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and a cleric with powerful influence in the police and judiciary, worsening political turmoil unleashed by a corruption scandal.
Turkey has been increasingly polarized since the arrest on graft charges last week of the head of state-run lender Halkbank and the sons of two government ministers.
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Monday, December 23, 2013 1:21 p.m. EST
By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A war of words escalated on Monday between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and a cleric with powerful influence in the police and judiciary, worsening political turmoil unleashed by a corruption scandal.
Turkey has been increasingly polarized since the arrest on graft charges last week of the head of state-run lender Halkbank and the sons of two government ministers.
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Turkish navy tugboat capsizes, 10 killed - chicagotribune.com
Turkish navy tugboat capsizes, 10 killed
Reuters
11:07 a.m. CST, December 23, 2013
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish navy tugboat capsized while docked for repairs at a shipyard on the Aegean coast on Monday, killing 10 people, the military said.
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Reuters
11:07 a.m. CST, December 23, 2013
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish navy tugboat capsized while docked for repairs at a shipyard on the Aegean coast on Monday, killing 10 people, the military said.
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Turkey PM plans major reshuffle after bribery probe – reports | News | GMA News Online
Turkey PM plans major reshuffle after bribery probe – reports
December 23, 2013 10:40pm
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a major cabinet reshuffle amid mounting tensions over an anti-graft probe that has touched the heart of the government, local media reported.
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December 23, 2013 10:40pm
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a major cabinet reshuffle amid mounting tensions over an anti-graft probe that has touched the heart of the government, local media reported.
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Heavy fog shuts Turkey's Bosphorus Strait | Reuters
Heavy fog shuts Turkey's Bosphorus Strait
ISTANBUL Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:05am EST
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Turkish maritime officials shut Turkey's Bosphorus Strait on Monday after heavy fog reduced visibility in the narrow waterway, shipping agent GAC said.
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ISTANBUL Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:05am EST
Dec 23 (Reuters) - Turkish maritime officials shut Turkey's Bosphorus Strait on Monday after heavy fog reduced visibility in the narrow waterway, shipping agent GAC said.
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Economy: World Bank revises Turkey's growth to 4.3% - Economy - ANSAMed.it
Economy: World Bank revises Turkey's growth to 4.3%
23 December, 12:39
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, DECEMBER 23 - The World Bank upwardly revised its forecast for Turkish economic growth this year to 4.3% from a previous 3.6%, but cut its outlook for 2014 to 3.5% from 4.5%, as daily Hurriyet reported. The country director for Turkey of the World Bank, Martin Raiser, and World Bank economist Cagdas Unal said in a news conference in Ankara that that inflation this year was seen at 7.5%, and revised the bank's forecast for 2014 to 6.2%, up from 5.2%.
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23 December, 12:39
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, DECEMBER 23 - The World Bank upwardly revised its forecast for Turkish economic growth this year to 4.3% from a previous 3.6%, but cut its outlook for 2014 to 3.5% from 4.5%, as daily Hurriyet reported. The country director for Turkey of the World Bank, Martin Raiser, and World Bank economist Cagdas Unal said in a news conference in Ankara that that inflation this year was seen at 7.5%, and revised the bank's forecast for 2014 to 6.2%, up from 5.2%.
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Erdogan Retaliation Seen Hurting Gulen Companies: Istanbul Mover - Bloomberg
Erdogan Retaliation Seen Hurting Gulen Companies: Istanbul Mover
By Benjamin Harvey Dec 23, 2013 11:26 AM ET
Companies close to Fethullah Gulen’s religious movement plunged in Istanbul on speculation that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is regaining the upper hand in a power struggle with the Islamic cleric.
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By Benjamin Harvey Dec 23, 2013 11:26 AM ET
Companies close to Fethullah Gulen’s religious movement plunged in Istanbul on speculation that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is regaining the upper hand in a power struggle with the Islamic cleric.
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Turkish lira hovers near record low on graft probe
Turkish lira hovers near record low on graft probe
Source: Reuters - Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:07 PM
Author: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira hovered near a record low on Monday, hammered by domestic political tensions and the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to start trimming its monetary stimulus programme.
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Source: Reuters - Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:07 PM
Author: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira hovered near a record low on Monday, hammered by domestic political tensions and the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to start trimming its monetary stimulus programme.
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Erdogan Vows to Fight Groups Undermining Turkish Government (2) - Businessweek
Erdogan Vows to Fight Groups Undermining Turkish Government (2)
By Selcuk Gokoluk December 23, 2013
Protest Against Corruption
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, embattled by a corruption probe that has rocked his government, vowed to purge his administration of groups he said are plotting against it.
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By Selcuk Gokoluk December 23, 2013
Protest Against Corruption
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, embattled by a corruption probe that has rocked his government, vowed to purge his administration of groups he said are plotting against it.
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Turkish protesters hold banners with a slogan meaning “Istanbul is being robbed"
Turkish protesters hold banners with a slogan meaning “Istanbul is being robbed"
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Irish Times - 23.12.2013
Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul yesterday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential US-based Muslim cleric.Twenty-four people, including the sons of two ministers and the head of state-owned Halkbank, have been formally charged in connection with the corruption inquiry that Erdogan has called a “dirty operation” to undermine his rule.In response, Mr Erdogan has sacked or moved to different posts about 70 police officers, including the powerful head of Istanbul’s force, in a widening crackdown on the force that launched the investigation.Mr Erdogan drew thousands of cheering supporters when he toured the north of the country yesterday. But in Istanbul, anti-government demonstrators flooded into Kadikoy Square, where a protest against government urbanisation plans had been due to take place, before they were largely dispersed
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Irish Times - 23.12.2013
Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul yesterday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential US-based Muslim cleric.Twenty-four people, including the sons of two ministers and the head of state-owned Halkbank, have been formally charged in connection with the corruption inquiry that Erdogan has called a “dirty operation” to undermine his rule.In response, Mr Erdogan has sacked or moved to different posts about 70 police officers, including the powerful head of Istanbul’s force, in a widening crackdown on the force that launched the investigation.Mr Erdogan drew thousands of cheering supporters when he toured the north of the country yesterday. But in Istanbul, anti-government demonstrators flooded into Kadikoy Square, where a protest against government urbanisation plans had been due to take place, before they were largely dispersed
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Iranian gold stars in Turkish corruption scandal - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Iranian gold stars in Turkish corruption scandal
It is difficult to predict how the bribery/corruption investigation into several Turkish ministers will end. Although there are those who frame the event as a power struggle between the Fethullah Gulen movement and the government, conspiracy theories expand its dimensions to include the United States and Iran. With the detentions of Suleyman Aslan, CEO of Halkbank, and Riza Sarraf, an Iranian businessman who deals with gold and was originally named Reza Zarrab, the focus is now on the Iran-Halkbank-gold triangle.
More:Iranian gold stars in Turkish corruption scandal - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
It is difficult to predict how the bribery/corruption investigation into several Turkish ministers will end. Although there are those who frame the event as a power struggle between the Fethullah Gulen movement and the government, conspiracy theories expand its dimensions to include the United States and Iran. With the detentions of Suleyman Aslan, CEO of Halkbank, and Riza Sarraf, an Iranian businessman who deals with gold and was originally named Reza Zarrab, the focus is now on the Iran-Halkbank-gold triangle.
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Erdogan goes on offense against corruption charges - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan goes on offense against corruption charges
Since a secret two-year graft probe hit the surface on Dec.17 — bringing into the spotlight allegations that three sons of cabinet members in a close-knit network abused their fathers’ power and received bribes, tearing apart the government’s self-declared presumption of innocence in the fight against corruption since it came to power over a decade ago — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been on the offensive attempting to paint the scandal as a foreign plot against his government.
More:Erdogan goes on offense against corruption charges - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Since a secret two-year graft probe hit the surface on Dec.17 — bringing into the spotlight allegations that three sons of cabinet members in a close-knit network abused their fathers’ power and received bribes, tearing apart the government’s self-declared presumption of innocence in the fight against corruption since it came to power over a decade ago — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been on the offensive attempting to paint the scandal as a foreign plot against his government.
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
YUSUF KANLI - Transparent Turkey
Transparent Turkey
Unable to save the sons of the ministers and scores of associates sent behind bars by a prosecutor not yet taken under control the government and the police, judiciary and other state establishments under its full and unconditional control started implementing some proactive measures. Throughout the country policemen, including provincial chiefs and the department chiefs at Ankara headquarters, will all be investigated and all those considered “close” or “feeling sympathy” for anyone but the prime minister will be banished. To start with some few hundred of policemen, including Istanbul’s top cop, all senior police chief of Istanbul, İzmir and a dozen of department chiefs serving at Ankara police headquarters were removed to less important if not trivial duties. This operation of course will be continued to put an end to early morning ambushes at residences or offices of the sons of ministers or their partners.
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Unable to save the sons of the ministers and scores of associates sent behind bars by a prosecutor not yet taken under control the government and the police, judiciary and other state establishments under its full and unconditional control started implementing some proactive measures. Throughout the country policemen, including provincial chiefs and the department chiefs at Ankara headquarters, will all be investigated and all those considered “close” or “feeling sympathy” for anyone but the prime minister will be banished. To start with some few hundred of policemen, including Istanbul’s top cop, all senior police chief of Istanbul, İzmir and a dozen of department chiefs serving at Ankara police headquarters were removed to less important if not trivial duties. This operation of course will be continued to put an end to early morning ambushes at residences or offices of the sons of ministers or their partners.
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UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant: Thomson Reuters Business News - MSN Money
UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant
December 22, 2013 12:27 PM ET
By Ece Toksabay and Humeyra Pamuk
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
More:UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant: Thomson Reuters Business News - MSN Money
December 22, 2013 12:27 PM ET
By Ece Toksabay and Humeyra Pamuk
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday to protest against the government over a corruption scandal that has led to multiple arrests and exposed a rift between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and an influential U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
More:UPDATE 1-Thousands in anti-corruption protests; Erdogan defiant: Thomson Reuters Business News - MSN Money
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