ISTANBUL - Three retired military commanders went to court on Saturday to testify in a probe into a plot to oust Turkey's Islamist-rooted government -- a case that has boosted tensions in the EU-candidate country. The military, which has ousted fou
WASHINGTON - The Wall Street Journal unveiled a revamp of its European edition on Tuesday while The New York Times announced that a Turkish newspaper will publish its weekly news supplement. Dow Jones, publisher of the Journal, said the redesign of
LONDON - Turkey's prime minister accused Western powers of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme, in an interview Monday in which he referred to the Iranian president as a friend . Speaking to The Guardian newspaper, Recep Tayyip Erdog
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Israel as a persecutor on Saturday in the latest verbal volley since the Gaza offensive raised tensions between the regional allies. Turkey has never, in its history, been on the side
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, with Turkish President Abdullah Gul . The White House says the two leaders talked about historic progress that is being made to normalize re
Fears over incentives for foreign investors hit Turkish assets on Friday, after the country’s constitutional court ruled that international and local investors should be charged the same rate of withholding tax on securities.Istanbul’s main equity i
JERUSALEM - Israel's foreign minister has ordered ministry officials to summon Turkey's ambassador in Israel and protest to him over a Turkish TV series that reportedly portrays Israeli soldiers murdering children, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesda
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