Новости по теме Turkey

Syria becoming 'Mediterranean Afghanistan': Turkey president Syria could become a "Mediterranean Afghanistan" if the international community does not act to end its civil war.

04 November 2013

Erdogan praises Turkey MPs for headscarves in parliament Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the "will of the people had prevailed" after four female lawmakers wore headscarves in parliament for the first time in years, breaking a taboo in the staunchly secular country.

02 November 2013

Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tunnel Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.

28 October 2013

Turkey's first online Islamic sex shop opens An online Islamic sex shop selling condoms, massage oils and perfumes has been launched in Turkey, becoming the first of its kind in the predominantly Muslim country.

22 October 2013

Mosque and school spark new feud between Turkey and Greece Greece and Turkey, which share a history marred by bitter territorial disputes and Christian-Muslim feuds, are at loggerheads once again over religion.

11 October 2013

Court slams Turkey for violating paper's freedom of expression Turkey violated national newspaper Cumhuriyet's freedom of expression when it prevented further publication of an interview given by the current President Abdullah Gul to Britain's The Guardian in 1995.

09 October 2013

Turkish MPs extend possible troop dispatch mandate in Syria conflict Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended for one year a mandate that would allow Ankara to send troops to war-ravaged Syria if necessary.

05 October 2013

Chess: Zhansaya Abdumalik wins silver at World Junior Chess Championship 13-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player Zhansaya Abdumalik has won silver at the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2013 in Turkey.

27 September 2013

Kazakhstan Defense Minister visits military plants in Turkey Kazakhstan Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov is in Turkey to visit Aselsan and TAI military companies.

25 September 2013

Tennis: Kukushkin wins another tournament in Turkey Kazakhstan tennis professional Mikhail Kukushkin has become the winner of the ATP Challenger series in Izmir, Turkey.

23 September 2013

Sobering times for Turkish winemakers as new law takes effect Blasted by winds whipped up on the Aegean Sea, the Turkish island of Bozcaada sits close to the ancient city of Troy and has been known since the time of Helen and Paris for one thing: wine.

20 September 2013

Tennis: Kazakhstan's Kukushkin wins tournament in Turkey Mikhail Kukushkin, a professional tennis player from Kazakhstan, won the ATP Challenger series in Istanbul, Turkey.

17 September 2013

Kazakhstan and Turkey to build night vision equipment factory in Astana Kazakhstan and Turkey and mulling a factory to produce electronic optical devices in Astana.

06 September 2013

Police block Istanbul's Gezi Park as peace protests erupt Turkish police Sunday blocked the entrance to Istanbul's Gezi Park, the epicentre of anti-government protests in June, to prevent a demonstration against a possible military intervention in Syria.

02 September 2013

Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkey discuss cooperation prospects Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

16 August 2013

Turkey losing regional clout as Egypt crisis flares: analysts Turkey's clout in the Middle East is taking a beating with the brutal sidelining of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood derailing Ankara's hopes to lead a regional surge of Islamist political power.

16 August 2013

Obama, Erdogan discuss Syria and Egypt US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone Wednesday to discuss developments in Syria and Egypt.

09 August 2013

Atyrau chemistry teacher's movie wins prize at Turkish festival A short movie called Сevirmek shot by Khakan Kanmaz, a chemistry teacher at Kazakh-Turkish Lyceum in Atyrau, received the third prize at the International Festival and Culture in Turkey.

08 August 2013

Gay Muslims in Turkey: torn between religion and sexuality "When I was a child, I was told that homosexuals would burn in hell," said Ertugrul, a Muslim fighting for greater freedom for gays in a country where homosexuality remains taboo.

07 August 2013

Turkey court sentences ex-army chief to life in mass coup trial A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former army chief to life in prison in a high-profile trial of 275 people accused of plotting against the Islamic-rooted government.

07 August 2013

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