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Turkish Kurds vow parliamentary boycott

UPI - Sun Dec 13, 8:05 am ET

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Kurdish lawmakers say they will boycott Turkish Parliament to protest a court ruling banning the nation's main Kurdish party.

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Turkish mine explosion kills 19 workers
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 12:38 pm ET
Nineteen workers were killed when an explosion caused a cave-in at a privately-owned coal mine in northwestern Turkey, officials said Friday.
Turkey bans party over ties to Kurd rebels
MSNBC - Fri Dec 11, 11:53 am ET
Turkey's top court closed the country's main pro-Kurdish party for having links to rebels in a ruling that could undermine efforts to end a long-running conflict with the separatists.
Iran, Turkey fight PKK militants
UPI - Fri Dec 11, 11:50 am ET
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Iranian and Turkish military forces fought with guerrilla separatists in the Kurdistan Workers' Party, killing nine in border skirmishes.
Research and Markets: The Fight For Capital: Turkey ISE-30 Research Into Investor Relations And Disclosure Best ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 11, 11:12 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Fight for Capital: Turkey ISE-30 Research into Investor Relations and Disclosure Best Practice" report to their offering.
Turkish court considers banning Kurdish party
MSNBC - Fri Dec 11, 11:09 am ET
Turkey's top court debated Friday whether to ban a Kurdish party on charges it's backing Kurdish guerrillas.
19 miners killed in explosion in Turkey
UPI - Fri Dec 11, 9:29 am ET
DEVECIKONAGI, Turkey, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Nineteen miners were reported killed Thursday night in a suspected methane gas explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, authorities said Friday.
Mine Blast Kills 19 in Turkey
New York Times - Fri Dec 11, 9:18 am ET
The explosion in a coal mine took place more than 600 feet below ground, starting a fire and destroying tunnel support structures.
19 Turkish miners dead in mine collapse
Rocky Mount Telegram - Fri Dec 11, 9:14 am ET
ANKARA, Turkey — An explosion caused the collapse of an underground chamber of a Turkish coal ...
19 Turkish miners feared dead
Nevada Appeal - Fri Dec 11, 8:15 am ET
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Turkey, killing at least six miners and trapping 13 others, the country's labor minister said on Friday. Abdullah Ozer, a lawmaker, said the remaining 13 miners are also feared dead. The rescue work has been complicated by high concentration of gas inside the mine and fog that prevented transportation of rescuers ...
Turkey's Government Healthcare Expenditure Grew By 13.2% Y-O-Y To US$2.38bn In H109
OfficialWire - Fri Dec 11, 7:42 am ET
Turkey ranks third in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Business Environment Ratings for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in Q110. Globally Turkey places 21st, out of the total of 71 pharmaceutical markets surveyed.
Turkcell Receives "Best Mobile Content Development" Award for its "Turkcell NTV VIDEO News" Service
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 11, 6:18 am ET
Turkcell , the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, announced today that it has received the "Best Mobile Content Development" award for its 'Turkcell NTV VIDEO News' service at the prestigious Mobile Excellence Awards in Los Angeles.
Embassy Row
The Washington Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:03 am ET
AMBASSADOR QUITS The Turkish ambassador to the United States quit this week, only a day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met President Obama in Washington on Monday. The abrupt resignation of Nabi Sensoy sparked speculation in Turkey of a dispute between the ambassador and the prime minister, who reportedly was dissatisfied with the White House meeting. The Turkish Foreign Ministry ...
19 Killed In Coal Mine Explosion In Turkey
INO News - Fri Dec 11, 5:56 am ET
(RTTNews) - Nineteen mine workers have been killed in a suspected underground methane gas explosion at a coal mine in Turkey. The explosion in a mine in the north-western province of Bursa Thursday night led to a shaft collapse, igniting fire.
Report: Russian Swimmers Set Relay Record
OfficialWire - Fri Dec 11, 3:56 am ET
Four Russian swimmers established a world record time of 1 minute, 32.08 seconds in the 4x50-meter medley relay race in Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkey Warns Israel on Using Airspace for Iran, Milliyet Says
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 11, 3:46 am ET
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Israel there would be an “earthquake-like response” from Turkey should Israel fly unmanned spy planes through Turkish airspace into Iran, Milliyet said.