Aug 19 Turkish company to send electric power vessels to Gaza By Diane Jeanty As fighting resumes between Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas in Gaza after a five day ceasefire, Turkish shipbuilder Karadeniz Holding announced Tuesday plans to send a floating power station to provide electricity to the war torn area. Continue reading
Aug 14 Soaring hazelnut prices drive sweets-lovers nuts By Anna Christiansen A spring frost in Turkey destroyed hundreds of thousands of hazelnut flower buds and is responsible for an expected global deficit of the nut. Prices of hazelnuts are expected to increase 60 percent. Turkey produces around three-quarters of… Continue reading
Aug 11 Turkey to select new prime minister at end of August By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser of the Associated Press ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey's governing party said Monday it will select a new prime minister at the end of August to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won the country's first direct presidential election in a historic vote. Continue reading
Aug 01 Senate confirms John Tefft as new ambassador to Russia By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After a period in limbo with a slew of other nominees to be U.S. diplomats around the world, John Tefft gained Senate confirmation Thursday night as America’s new envoy to Russia. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Netanyahu warns Gaza ground offensive could grow significantly By PBS News Hour Israeli tanks kept rolling across the Gaza border with a steady stream of heavy fire. In the first full day of Israel's ground invasion, one soldier died, while Palestinians reported at least 30 Gazans were killed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Anger grows as death toll skyrockets from Turkish coal mine collapse By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 14 Update: Violent protest erupts as death toll rises to 245 in Turkish coal mine explosion By Joshua Barajas Turkish officials raised the death toll to 245 Wednesday as rescue units continue to search for 120 miners still trapped underground. A coal mine in western Turkey collapsed after a power distribution unit exploded Tuesday. Continue reading
May 13 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine… Continue watching
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Mar 27 Turkey moves to block YouTube following Twitter ban By News Desk A week after the Turkish government banned Twitter, authorities there moved to block online video-sharing site YouTube on Thursday. The Ankara, Turkey-based news organization Anadolu Agency reported that the national telecommunication authority had announced an “administrative block” on YouTube, though… Continue reading