Turkey
Turkey F-16 forces down hijacked airliner told to fly to Sochi
World
February 7, 2014
Turkey F-16 forces down hijacked airliner told to fly to Sochi
Turkey scrambled a jet fighter Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine after a would-be hijacker on board brandishing…
Turkey purges hundreds more police over graft probe, media reports
World
January 31, 2014
Turkey purges hundreds more police over graft probe, media reports
Turkey has purged at least 700 more police officers, local media said, over a corruption investigation portrayed by Prime Minister…
Amr Moussa: Sisi most qualified for president
Egypt
January 31, 2014
Amr Moussa: Sisi most qualified for president
Amr Moussa, chairman of the constitutional committee, said that Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has all the qualifications of the next…
Egypt mulls canceling navigational route with Turkey for anti-June 30 stance
Egypt
January 27, 2014
Egypt mulls canceling navigational route with Turkey for anti-June 30 stance
Egyptian government mulls canceling maritime trade agreement with Turkey, that was signed by the Muslim Brotherhood cabinet in April to…
Turkey denounces Egypt blasts
Egypt
January 25, 2014
Turkey denounces Egypt blasts
Turkey has denounced a spate of explosions that have hit Egypt over the past few days, offering condolences to the…
Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash
World
January 18, 2014
Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash
Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of…
Turkey PM Erdogan backtracks in judicial row
World
January 14, 2014
Turkey PM Erdogan backtracks in judicial row
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he was ready to withdraw a contentious bill aimed at curbing the…
Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe
Egypt
January 7, 2014
Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe
Uncertainty caused by Turkey's corruption scandal could hit economic growth in the near term, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on…
Turkey’s Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials
World
January 6, 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan says not opposed to military coup plot retrials
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he would not oppose the retrial of hundreds of military officers convicted on coup…
Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling
World
January 3, 2014
Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling
Turkey's top court has ruled that the lengthy detention of two Kurdish lawmakers while on trial for supporting militants violated…