Leaving the Web: Will Turkey ditch 'www' for 'ttt'?
Suggestion to detach the Turkish Internet reportedly made by the country's communications minister following run-ins with social media. Reported by Haaretz 23 hours ago.
View ArticleTurkey Twitter accounts appear blocked after Erdogan court action
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two anonymous Twitter ( TWTR.N ) accounts used to release secretly recorded conversations implicating family and associates of Turkey's prime minister and senior government...
View ArticleTwitter blocks accounts of users critical of Turkish prime minister
Twitter blocks two accounts on its Turkish network (via AFP) Twitter blocked two accounts on Sunday that had been used to spread corruption allegations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
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French journalists held hostage in Syria arrived home today after they were...
Four French journalists kidnapped in Syria last June by the radical Muslim rebel group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have been found blindfolded and tied up on the Turkish border. Reported...
View ArticleTwitter accounts critical of Turkish officials blocked
Twitter accounts critical of Turkish officials blocked Reported by ajc.com 21 hours ago.
View ArticleSoccer Fans Protesting E-Ticketing System Clash With Police in Turkey
International soccer matches have a reputation for occasionally rowdy fans, but on Sunday Police in Turkey were dealing with a fan uprising not related to the outcome of a game but to a new e-ticketing...
View ArticlePricewatch: Readers’ queries
This week’s concerns relate to Turkish Airlines’ customer service, and a change to Ryanair’s online check-in policy Reported by Irish Times 18 hours ago.
View ArticleTwitter blocks two accounts on its Turkish network
Twitter blocked two accounts on Sunday that had been used to spread corruption allegations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government and his inner circle. Reported by NDTV.com...
View ArticleTwitter blocks two accounts in Turkey
The two accounts blocked on Sunday leaked large amounts of secret documents and recorded phone conversations implicating the Turkish PM, his family and associates in a wide-ranging corruption scandal....
View ArticleIraq-Turkey pipeline unusable due to persistent attacks: Turkish minister
ANKARA (Reuters) - An oil pipeline carrying crude from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan is unusable because of persistent militant attacks, Turkey's energy minister...
View ArticleIstanbul Film Festival celebrates Turkish and international cinema
The 33rd International Film Festival in Istanbul has once again brought filmmakers and film producers to the banks of the Bosporus to present their… Reported by euronews 1 hour ago.
View ArticleVladmir Putin signs decree to rehabilitate Crimea Tatars
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday to rehabilitate Crimea's Tatars and other minorities who suffered under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, courting a group that largely opposed...
View ArticleTurkish university cancels talks on homosexuality due to Hezbullah fears
A panel discussion on homosexuality at a Turkish university has been cancelled following fears that it may have caught the attention of Hizbullah. Reported by PinkNews 3 hours ago.
View ArticleThe Adventure of the Missing Algorithm
We warmed ourselves before the fire late of an April evening in this the chilliest spring Georgetown had known since Coolidge's day. My companion lay sprawled in the wicker chair puffing on his...
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Turkish homosexuality panel cancelled following Hezbollah threats
Mardin Artuklu University in southeast Turkey has banned a panel it was due to host on homosexuality due to Hezbollah dubbing the event "immoral" and threatening its organizer. Reported by Digital...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot: Cyprus Accord Possible in 2014
Turkish Cypriot leader says settlement of 40-year-old Cyprus conflict is possible this year Reported by ABCNews.com 19 hours ago.
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Turkish football fans arrested in protests against E-tickets
Fourteen Turkish football supporters were arrested during protests against a new ticketing system where fans personal details may be exposed. Reported by Digital Journal 16 hours ago.
View ArticleBesiktas remain in pursuit of Chelsea’s Eto’o
Turkish club Besiktas are continuing to show significant interest in Chelsea’s Samuel Eto’o.NO, This article does not meet Newsnow guidelines read more Reported by Tribal Football 16 hours ago.
View ArticleA Plea To Free Archbishop Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim and Archbishop Boulos...
It is now precisely a year, 365 days, since the kidnapping of the two Metropolitans of Aleppo, the Syriac-Orthodox Archbishop Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim and the Greek-Orthodox Archbishop Boulos...
View ArticleTurkish Cypriot: Cyprus accord possible in 2014
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The Turkish Cypriot leader said Monday that a settlement of the 40-year-old conflict that divided the Mediterranean island is possible this year.Dervis Eroglu told reporters after...
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