In Partnership with:

Turkey

833 Stories, most recent news story added Mon Nov 9, 3:56 pm ET

Send
- Email
- IM
Share
- Digg
- Facebook
- Newsvine
- del.icio.us
- Reddit
- StumbleUpon
- Technorati
- Yahoo! Bookmarks

Sudanese Leader Will Not Attend Islamic Meeting in Turkey

Voice of America - Mon Nov 9, 10:16 am ET

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has canceled a planned visit to Turkey to attend a summit of the Islamic conference in Istanbul.

News Stories

Sort By:

Four Kurdish Insurgents Said Slain
OfficialWire - Tue Oct 27, 11:56 am ET
A clash in eastern Turkey has resulted in the deaths of four members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, military officials say. The fighting in Bingol governorate began when a Turkish unit in the area ran into a group of Kurdish insurgents, the Kuwait news agency KUNA reported Tuesday.
PRESIDENT OBAMA RECEIVES ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW IN THE OVAL OFFICE
Worldwide Faith News - Wed Nov 4, 8:04 pm ET
WASHINGTON =96 His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was received today at the White House in the Oval Office by President Barack Obama. This reciprocal visit to the one paid by President Obama earlier this year (April 7, when he made his first overseas visit to a Muslim country, Turkey) followed up on their conversations at that time on the subjects of the recently concluded ...
Falling Inflation, Lira May Limit Further Monetary Easing In Turkey: Danske Bank
INO News - Wed Nov 4, 7:11 am ET
(RTTNews) - Declining inflation coupled with the recent weakness in lira might well have closed the door for further monetary easing in Turkey, Danske Bank Research said in a note on Wednesday.
Kurdish parliamentarian in Turkey jailed for spreading 'propaganda'
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Oct 27, 9:37 am ET
Istanbul - A parliamentarian with a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in jail for spreading propaganda on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A court in Diyarbakir, a city in Turkey's predominantly-Kur...
Syria gains new confidence on world stage
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 12:50 pm ET
Emerging from international isolation with a flurry of high-level Western visitors and ties boosted with Turkey, Syria has gained in confidence to the point of holding out on an EU partnership.
Turkish Lira Strengthens Against Dollar
INO News - Mon Nov 2, 5:58 am ET
(RTTNews) - The Turkish lira that closed last week's trading at 1.5033 against the US dollar rose to 1.4978 in early deals on Monday. The near term resistance for the Turkey currency is seen at 1.487.
Rep. Bell back in Iowa after falling ill abroad in Turkey
Newton Daily News - Mon Nov 2, 12:10 pm ET
State Rep. Paul Bell of Newton arrived in Des Moines by special air carrier early Sunday morning from Istanbul, Turkey. Accompanying Bell on the 20-hour flight was his wife, Niki.
Turkey's worrisome approach to Iran, Israel
The Christian Science Monitor - Thu Oct 29, 3:06 pm ET
Ankara must be careful that its "zero problems" policy on its borders doesn't create new problems that alienate old friends.
Turkey says Sudan leader facing war-crimes charges won't attend Istanbul summit
The Morning Call - Sun Nov 8, 10:58 am ET
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
Iran, Turkey Discuss Option for Turkish Uranium Role (Update2)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 2:41 pm ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish and Iranian officials held talks on a proposal from the chief of the United Nations nuclear agency for Iran’s enriched uranium to be sent to Turkey for processing into reactor fuel, an alternative to a plan for Russia to do the work.
Iran, Turkey Discuss Option for Turkish Uranium Role (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 11:15 am ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish and Iranian officials held talks on a proposal from the chief of the United Nations nuclear agency for Iran’s enriched uranium to be sent to Turkey for processing into reactor fuel, an alternative to a plan for Russia to do the work.
Iran, Turkey Discuss Option for Turkish Work on Reactor Fuel
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 9:45 am ET
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish and Iranian officials held talks on a proposal from the chief of the United Nations nuclear agency for Iran’s enriched uranium to be sent to Turkey for processing into reactor fuel, an alternative to a plan for Russia to do the work.
Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won't attend summit
Boston Globe - Sun Nov 8, 11:33 am ET
Turkey said Sunday that Sudan's internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul.
In Turkey, fertile ground for creationism
Washington Post - Sun Nov 8, 12:00 am ET
ISTANBUL -- Sema Ergezen teaches biology to Turkish students interested in teaching science themselves, and she has long struggled with her students' ignorance of, and sometimes hostility to, the notion of evolution.
Turkey Set To Consider PKK Initiatives
OfficialWire - Mon Nov 9, 3:56 pm ET
Turkish lawmakers are set to consider a series of measures that includes rehabilitation for Kurdish separatists and various cultural considerations.