No More Turkish Delight: Egypt To Ban Turkey?
Turkish products could soon face a ban in Egypt as lawyer Samir Sabri calls for a government boycott. The gesture is backed by some of Egypt's most vocal media figures, and comes after heightening tensions between the two countries. Turkish products could ...
US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say the U.S.-led coalition has struck targets of the Islamic State group near a besieged Kurdish town along Syria's border with Turkey. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday's airstrikes succeeded in halting the militants ...
Truck drivers' account of captivity suggests Islamic State is wary of upsetting Turkey
SILOPI, Turkey – Turkish truck driver Ozgur Simsek was sleeping off a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) fuel run to the Qayara power station in Iraq, he said, when he heard banging on his vehicle's door. "IS took over last night," the power plant's foreman ...
U.S.-led forces bomb IS targets near Turkey
BEIRUT — Activists say the U.S.-led coalition has struck targets of the Islamic State group near a besieged Kurdish town along Syria’s border with Turkey. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday’s airstrikes succeeded in halting the militants ...
Turkey's external debt rises slightly to $402 billion
Private sector foreign debt stands at $277 billion, an increase of $10 billion compared to the end of last year ISTANBUL Turkey's gross external debt stock increased slightly in the first half year to $401.7 billion from $388.2 billion in the fourth ...
Hesitant Turkey seeks mandate for military action against Islamic State
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is likely to gain parliamentary approval for cross-border military operations in Syria and Iraq this week as Islamic State insurgents threaten its territory, but will be hesitant to send in troops without an internationally ...
Turkey hikes natural gas prices 9pc from October
ISTANBUL: Turkey will hike electricity and natural gas prices by 9 percent from October, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday, blaming a weaker lira currency for the price hikes in the heavily import-dependent country. The hikes are expected to put ...
Turkey mulls joining anti-IS coalition as militants near border
DAMASCUS: Islamic State fighters have closed in to within a few kilometres of a key Kurdish town on Syria's border with Turkey, as Ankara mulls joining the anti-IS coalition. NATO member Turkey on Monday (Sep 29) deployed tanks to reinforce its side of the ...
Turkey shifts tone on Islamic State. Will it join US-led coalition?
Istanbul, Turkey — When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from the United Nations last week, he said Turkey was ready to play a more active role in the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition that has drawn new members both from across the West as ...
Turkey deploys tanks to border as lawmakers to consider anti-IS action
Kurdish fighters and Free Syrian Army clash with IS at strategic border town Turkey still a good opportunity for investors: Pro Turkey's support of Syrian rebels could bite back: Pro Fauci: Enterovirus 68 Outbreak Is Surprising Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP ...
