Authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region this week announced the arrest of a dozen people suspected of ties to the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a move that observers say has raised …
Turkey Condemns French Caricature Featuring Erdogan
Turkish anger at the caricature added fuel to a row between Turkey and France about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, which flared after a teacher who had shown pupils the cartoons in a lesson on …
Turkey’s Finance Minister Rules Out Capital Controls as Lira Slides
Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Tuesday said it is out of the question for Turkey to even consider capital controls, brushing aside a common concern among investors at times of lira …
Uzbekistan, Turkey discuss military cooperation
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar to discuss the development of military …
Nature Center Notes: A different kind of “turkey”
A different kind of “turkey” November usually reminds us of turkeys, but at the WNC Nature Center, we think of turkey vultures. Our resident turkey vulture, Buzz, came to the center 30 …
France urges EU to adopt measures against Turkey at next summit
France urged fellow European Union leaders on Tuesday to adopt measures against Turkey, after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan questioned French President Emmanuel Macron’s mental health and called …
Jennie-O Is Opening A Turkey Hotline In November So You Can Get Expert Advice On Your Thanksgiving Bird
With Thanksgiving coming up, it’s never too early to get started on your dinner menu and get any non-perishable items from the grocery store you may need. Of course the holiday is all about the main …
Calls to boycott France put Turkey “even further” from EU
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for a boycott of French goods is a further setback to Turkey’s already stalled bid to join the EU, the European Commission said Tuesday. “Calls for boycott of …
Turkey’s Erdogan sues Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker for insults
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is suing Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders after the anti-Islam politician posted a series of tweets against the Turkish leader, including one …
Turkey leads boycott of French goods in Muslim countries. But how effective will it be?
While President Erdoğan urged people in Turkey to avoid buying them and Qatar took them off the shelves, no country has yet put an official boycott policy in place on French products …