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"In fact, we are self-sufficient" Prime Minister Erdoğan made a number of assessments during conversation with press members on their way from Kuwait to Qatar. “The Islamic world’s weight in the global economy is at 30 percent. What 57 Islamic nations produce and are going to produce will be self-sufficient.”
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Officially the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu personally placed former Hürriyet daily chief columnist Oktay Ekşi’s badge as he has now become a new member of the main opposition party.
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Suspect suggests a bribe during a raid for bribery A customs terminal manager suggested his wife offer a bribe when she called him to let him know police had arrived to take him in on charges of bribery.
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“Everyone else can remain quiet, but we will not” Upon receiving the ‘2010 Islamic World ‘Outstanding Muslim Personality’ award in Kuwait, Erdoğan issued harsh criticism against Israel in an address, stating, “You go and commit piracy and kill nine of our brothers and we are not going to react, is that right?”
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Turkish military helicopter crashes during... Turkish media say five military servicemen died when a helicopter crashed during a training flight west of the capital, Ankara.
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Wikileaks destruction factory The Ekolojik A.Ş. Company, located in Kemerburgaz, Istanbul not only destroys domestic and industrial waste but also gasifies bank records and important confidential documents, recycling them into energy.
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Turk snatched in Afghanistan freed A Turkish engineer kidnapped in Afghanistan last year has been freed following negotiations involving the Turkish embassy in Kabul, the Anatolia news agency reported, quoting diplomats.
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Aegean sun melts the snow in Erzurum As the two leaders of Greece and Turkey met in Erzurum to deliver messages of camaraderie in below 15 degree weather, Papandreou’s reference to an ‘occupation in Cyprus’ brought in an even colder wind to blow through. Erdoğan’s response was harsh as the Turkish PM responded, “Don’t try our patience.
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Tanker traffic halted in Istanbul due to heavy fog Tanker traffic though Turkey's Bosphorus Strait, a key shipping channel for Russian oil, was suspended on Saturday after heavy fog reduced visibility, shipping agent GAC said.
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Greek PM restates desire to see Turkey in the EU The prime ministers of Greece and Turkey voiced solidarity in their approach to tackling the growing problem of illegal immigration, after the Greek government announced plans to fence part of its border.
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Greek PM's Turkey visit set to address immigration Immigration is likely to feature highly in talks during Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's visit to Turkey on Friday after Athens unveiled plans for a fence to stem a wave of immigrants across the Turkish border.
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Security positions in seven years’ time A formula to solve employment issues for professional soldiers, whose contracts have run out: The gendarmerie guarding penitentiaries will be replaced by specialist soldiers. From now on, professional soldiers will receive priority in employment opportunities in private security.
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Swiss plane in Turkish bomb alert Turkish police searched a Swiss airliner at Istanbul airport Thursday after a bomb alert but nothing was found, the Anatolia news agency reported.
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Oslo-Istanbul hijack bid blamed on lack of... A Turk who tried to hijack a plane flying from Oslo to Istanbul blamed the incident on his failure to take prescribed medication, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
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