Turkey
Turkey Seeks Price Cut On Russian Gas
October 01, 2011By Vladimir Socor -- Turkey has joined the growing ranks of claimants to revision of their contracts with Gazprom. On September 29, Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, warned that Turkey would end a 25-year-old supply agreement with Gazprom,...
Turks vote as PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks third term
June 12, 2011People in Turkey have voted in a general election, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expected to win a third term in office. Mr Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) are hoping for two-thirds of the seats in parliament so they can...
Syria: Thousands still fleeing into Turkey
June 11, 2011At least 4,300 people have now fled violence in Syria to seek refuge in Turkey, a senior Turkish official says. A BBC correspondent on the border says the real number of displaced people is probably much higher. The Syrians have mainly been fleeing...
Turkey's PM Erdogan urges Col Muammar Gaddafi to quit
May 04, 2011Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down "for the sake of the country's future". Mr Erdogan said the Libyan leader had ignored the wishes of his people by using force against...
Turkey and Russia move closer to visa-free travel
January 26, 2011Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, visited Turkey in order to attend the talks between Iran and the P5+1. Prior to the start of the talks on the Iranian nuclear issue, Lavrov held crucial meetings with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu...
Greece plans to build controversial wall on border with Turkey
January 05, 2011The Greek government says it plans to build a fence along part of its border with Turkey to try to stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the country. Greek authorities say more than 100,000 illegal immigrants arrived in the country last year....
Growing Turkish influence among Gagauz threatens Russian interests
December 23, 2010By Paul Goble Turkey’s use of “soft power” among the 250,000 Gagauz living in the former Soviet space – 140,000 in Moldova, 40,000 in Ukraine, and 12,000 in Russia itself – represents a growing threat to Russian interests...
Visa dispute between Turkey and EU further colors relations
December 16, 2010A new dispute between Turkey and the European Union is threatening to further undermine Ankara's remaining faith in its membership bid. The dispute centers on Brussels easing visa controls on Balkan countries, but continuing its controls on Turkish...
Turkey strengthens nuclear cooperation with Russia
December 01, 2010By Saban Kardas Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, welcomed the recent progress in Turkey’s first nuclear power plant project that will be built by Russia and underscored Ankara’s determination to develop nuclear energy through foreign...
World leaders, officials watch WikiLeaks with curiosity, concern
November 29, 2010Senior officials from Washington to Australia to Pakistan are responding with alarm to the latest release of thousands of classified U.S. documents by the online whistleblowing group WikiLeaks. But some officials are looking at the uncensored view of...