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Turkish PM’s wife visits families of Soma victims
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs wife Emine ErdoÄan has visited several victimsâ families of the Soma mine accident almost a month after the worst mining disaster the country has ever had.
Roberto Mancini parts ways with Galatasaray after less than a season in charge
Italian coach Roberto Mancini has left Turkish giants Galatasaray by mutual agreement after less than a season in charge, the club announced on June 11.
"Our relationship with the coach Roberto Mancini and his contract of
employment, which was signed on 1 October, 2013, has been terminated by
mutual agreement," the club said in a statement.
Çukurova ‘may secure fund from a local firm’
Ãukurova Holding is close to securing financing from a local partner to recover a disputed stake in the countryâs biggest mobile phone operator Turkcell, three sources close to the matter told Reuters.
Political, military ties to be discussed at SEDM meeting
BELGRADE - A meeting of deputy chiefs of staff, attended by delegations of 15 countries participating in the Southeastern Europe Defence Ministerial Process (SEDM), started in Belgrade on Wednesday.
PM Erdoğan gives ruling party local branches starting signal for presidential campaign
While still not officially announcing his candidacy, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has used a gathering with executives from his ruling partyâs local branches to publicly instruct them to begin campaigning for the upcoming presidential elections.
Gül urges ‘more patience’ for final call on presidential candidacy
Expressing gratitude for the âpatienceâ shown by the public so far, President Abdullah Gül on June 11 avoided questions on whether he had made his final call with regard to running in Turkeyâs upcoming presidential election.
âFrankly, everybody has been very patient,â Gül said, interrupting a reporterâs question on the subject before it was finished.
"Vučić's visit to Sarajevo - visionary step"
"Vučić's visit to Sarajevo - visionary step"
BELGRADE -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Serbian PM Aleksandar Vučić’s decision to go to Sarajevo for his first official visit was "a visionary step."
Davutoglu also announced that "the trilateral process" between Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina "would be resumed soon."
ISIL kidnaps Turkish consul, 24 others in Iraq: Police
Islamist militants seized the Turkish consulate in the Iraqi city of Mosul on June 11 and kidnapped the head of the diplomatic mission and 24 staff members, a police colonel said.
"ISIL members managed to kidnap the Turkish consul and 24 of his guards and assistants," the officer said, referring to powerful jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), AFP reported.
ISIL kidnaps Turkish consul, special forces, children in northern Iraqi hotspot
49 Turkish employees, including Turkey's consul general, have been kidnapped by the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Soldiers from Turkish Special Forces and children of diplomats are reportedly among the hostages
Davutoglu: Vucic's visit to Sarajevo - visionary step
BELGRADE - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s decision to go on his first official visit to Sarajevo had been a visionary step, announcing that a trilateral process between Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) would be resumed soon.
Montenegro Sells Bankrupt Aluminium Plant
The Montengrin metal company Uniprom on Tuesday bought the bankrupt aluminium plant for 28 million euro and promised to invest 76 million euros over the next four years.
Once the largest factory in Montenegro, employing thousands of workers, it now has only 720 employees. Most will lose their jobs because the new owner plans to keep only 300.
Top ex-general Hurşit Tolon freed after release in trial into murders of Christian missionaries
Retired General HurÅit Tolon, one of the most prominent high-ranking army officers facing accusations in several coup cases, has been freed from jail following a June 10 court ruling over the murder of Christian missionaries in April 18, 2007, which became known as the Zirve Publishing House trial.
World Bank trims Turkish, global growth forecasts
Citing tough winter conditions in the U.S. and the Ukrainian crisis, the World Bank has lowered its 2014 growth forecasts for the global economy, also darkening its view on the Turkish economy.
In its biannual Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank slashed its Turkish growth forecast from 3.5 to 2.4 percent for this year, also trimming 2015 and 2016 estimations.
Davutoglu, Ugljanin, Dzudzevic discuss position of Bosniaks
BELGRADE – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held talks with Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak (SDA Sandzak) leader Sulejman Ugljanin and acting head of the Bosniak National Council Esad Dzudzevic in Belgrade Wednesday.
Britain to import three water cannons from Germany
Police in mainland Britain are to acquire their first water cannon after Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, approved spending more than £200,000 on second-hand vehicles from the German federal police, The Telegraph has reported.