Turkish-Swedish row over genocide label – United Press International
Ankara also canceled a March 17 summit between the nations and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ‘s corresponding visit discuss on the basis of current research,” Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said in a statement posted on a
Turkish Premier Says Turkey, IMF Decided Together Not – Turkish Weekly
ISTANBUL (A.A) – The Turkish prime minister said on Wednesday that Turkey and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly decided not to sign a stand-by arrangement. Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey and the IMF had suspended
Turkish match abandoned after fans rush pitch – Reuters India
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish championship match involving Diyarbakirspor was abandoned on Sunday when up to 60 of the team’s fans rushed on to the pitch after a goal by opponents Buyuksehir Belediyespor, state-run Anatolian news agency said. The game in Istanbul was stopped in the 87th minute and
Turkish activists want minister tried for derogatory – Deutsche Welle
A political controversy has erupted in Turkey after a minister described homosexuality as a “disease” that can and should be cured. The comment provoked a strong reaction from the country’s gay and lesbian movement. Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government
ArcelorMittal to build Iraq steel mill with Turkish – Today’s Zaman
It says the mini-mill will be run on an electric furnace to turn locally sourced scrap metal into some 250,000 metric tons per year of steel rebars, which are used by builders to reinforce concrete. Output could eventually double. In a Tuesday
Coach Hiddink of Turkish national soccer team due in – Today’s Zaman
Dutch coach Guus Hiddink will arrive in the Turkish province of stanbul on Monday to head Turkey’s national soccer Hiddink started to work as coach in the Netherlands in 1982. He coached the Netherlands, South Korea, Australia and Russia
Turkish Trade Minister Cancels US Trip Over House panel – Asbarez News
ANKARA (Hurriyet) Turkey s trade minister has canceled a trip to the United States in response to a U.S. House panel vote last week that recommended the House of Representatives recognize the Armenian Genocide. Zafer Caglayan was scheduled to
Turkish, Swedish ministers condemn genocide vote – Gulf News
foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt serves no useful purpose
ARMENIA: SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REGRETS ARMENIAN – EurasiaNet
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has tried to make amends with Turkey for the Swedish parliament s decision to term the 1915 massacre of ethnic Armenians a genocide, Turkish officials say. Reinfeldt phoned his Turkish counterpart, Recep
Turkish minister says oil pipeline accord with Iraq to – Investors Business Daily
Ankara, Mar 16, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) — Turkey’s energy and natural resources minister said that the crude-oil pipeline agreement would be renewed with Iraq. Speaking at the Ninth International Oil and Gas Conference at Ankara’s Sheraton
