Turkey | Caucasus

10 Apr 2012 11:51

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in China for an official visit. Yesterday’s Zaman daily newspaper noted that the visit was expected to give impetus to the development of ties between Turkey and China....

2 Apr 2012 11:20

Erdoğan supports Syrian people's right to self-defense

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the “legitimate demands of the Syrian people must be met, right here, right now” and in what appeared to be a reference to a possible military action, stated ...

2 Apr 2012 11:12

US wants to see Armenian- Turkish rapprochement process continue: State Department

The State Department will continue to look movements in Armenian- Turkish rapprochement, Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said at the Daily Press Briefing, on March ۳۰. “Of course, those issues, those topics ...

1 Apr 2012 10:41

Police use tear gas to disperse Assad supporters in İstanbul

Police used tear gas and batons to disperse a group of about ۴۰ supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who tried to approach a congress hall in İstanbul where representatives of more than ۷۰ nations gathered ...

31 Mar 2012 10:37

We will fight intriguers together, Erdoğan tells TUSKON meeting

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his government is committed to overcoming obstacles to Turkey's democratization and prosperity bid created by certain groups which he called “intriguers.” The ruling ...

27 Mar 2012 14:55

Turkey says temporarily closes embassy, recalls envoy in Syria

Turkey suspended all activities at its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said, as the security situation in Syria has deteriorated further. Citing Turkish diplomatic sources,...

26 Mar 2012 11:54

Turkish military: Technical failure behind Afghanistan helicopter crash

The Turkish General Staff has said the initial findings of a report suggest that technical failure caused a recent helicopter crash in Afghanistan, which left ۱۲ Turkish troops and four Afghans dead. The General ...

25 Mar 2012 11:48

Ex-military chief's request for trial at supreme court rejected again

A Turkish court has rejected a request for former military chief retired Gen. İlker Başbuğ, who is currently jailed in a coup plot probe, to be tried by the Supreme State Council instead of a specially authorized ...

22 Mar 2012 10:02

Turkish truckers cry foul at Iran’s excessive fuel surcharges

Turkish truckers are being pounded with high fuel surcharges in Iran, and this is costing Turkey an extra ۵۶ million euros every year, according to the business interest group representing truckers in İstanbul....

21 Mar 2012 22:31

۳۶ police officers wounded in Nevruz demonstrations

Violence and provocation reached a dangerous level on Tuesday in illegal early Nevruz celebrations -- a spring festival mostly celebrated in Turkey by Kurds -- when two police officers were shot by unknown individuals ...

21 Mar 2012 22:28

Energy minister: Turkey may still get U.S. waiver over Iran sanctions

Turkey could still get a waiver over sanctions which the United States plans to implement on countries buying oil from Iran despite not being named on a list of exempted nations released by Washington, Energy Minister ...

20 Mar 2012 21:53

Media faces discrimination at Turkish troops' funeral Media faces discrimination at Turkish troops' funeral

A tearful goodbye has raised serious question about the freedom of the press in Turkey. On Tuesday, Turkey bid farewell to ۱۲ of its soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan last week. The funeral was a time for ...