Turkey's IMF emancipation deserves cautious cheerThe author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. Turkey is finally standing on its own two feet. That's the message Ankara is sending to international investors with the payment thi More… |
Turkey to name 2nd nuke plant builder in daysTurkey's energy minister said Ankara will announce by the weekend which country will construct its second nuclear power station, a project expected to cost around $22 billion. Turkey, likely to overtake Britain as Europe's More… |
Syrian refugee numbers could triple by year-end: UNThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said on Sunday there could be two or three times the 1 million registered Syrian refugees outside the country by the end of 2013 if the rise in numbers continues at its current rate. More… |
Turkey to ask Nato for Patriot missilesTurkey will imminently lodge an official request with Nato asking the military alliance to deploy Patriot missiles along its border with Syria to guard against violence spilling over, a senior Turkish foreign ministry official said. More… |
Iranian gas flow to Turkey resumes after blastThe gas flow on a pipeline carrying Iranian natural gas to Turkey resumed on Sunday, almost a week after it was halted by an explosion in eastern Turkey, Turkey's energy minister said. "The Turkey to Iran natural gas pipe More… |
Turkish parliament approves military operationsTurkey's parliament gave authorisation on Thursday for military operations outside Turkish borders if the government deemed them necessary, a day after artillery shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish town. The More… |
Turkey ‘will clear $1.3bn IMF debt by April’Turkey will clear its remaining $1.3 billion of debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by next April, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a ruling party congress on Sunday. In the past the Turkish government relied on IMF lo More… |
Syria crisis spillover 'likely after Turk jet attack'Syria's downing of a Turkish plane marks a serious escalation of the Syrian crisis, which risks spilling over into neighbouring countries, Iraq warned on Saturday as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan prepared for a second security meeting More… |
Syria downs Turkish jet, Ankara to act decisivelySyria shot down a Turkish warplane over the Mediterranean on Friday and Ankara warned it would respond decisively to the incident that threatened to open a new international dimension in the 16-month revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad More… |
Turkey starts talks to buy Saudi oil: ministerTurkey has begun talks with Saudi Arabia on long-term crude oil purchases, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday, after the US said it would exempt Turkey from financial sanctions because it cut purchases of Iranian oil. Yil More… |








