Languages of Russia

Turkey should follow the West and impose sanctions on Russia, the leader of the Crimean Tatars has said during a visit to Ankara, reproaching his hosts for continuing trade with Moscow.

Excerpts from an analysis in a prestigious newspaper:

“The government … has been posting a series of restrictive laws. 

The European Parliament has condemned Turkey’s “maritime survey” activities in a resolution approved on Nov. 13, saying they encroach on Greek Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone and “its sovereign right to explore the natural resources within it.” The text also called on Turkey to stop its “provocative actions” and “threats” against Greek Cyprus.

Turkey’s best construction projects were awarded in a total of 19 categories at the Sign of the City Awards ceremony, which was hosted by Honorary President of Doğan Holding, Aydın Doğan and Chairperson of Hürriyet Gazetecilik, Vuslat Doğan Sabancı on Nov. 6.

A group of prominent Turkish writers has announced that it will visit towns, villages and refugee camps across the border from the Syrian town of Kobane, where heavy fighting between Islamist militants and Kurdish fighters has been ongoing for more than a month.

Romanian banking has a high shock resistance, with medium to high resilience in the event of a withdrawal of finances on a possible worsening of the conflict in Ukraine, the National Bank of Romania (BNR, the central bank) shows in a report on financial stability published on its website on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his Ukrainian counterpart Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday in Kiev signed the small border traffic agreement between Romania's Government and Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers.

Turkey should respect freedom of expression and assembly, the U.S. State Department has said, regarding the “coup attempt” charges filed against Turkish football fans for their involvement in last year’s Gezi protests.

Thirty-five members of çArşı, the iconic supporters’ group of Beşiktaş football club, face life imprisonment over the charges.

Germany shows no sign of regret over the electronic spying claims, with a senior German official saying it would not be surprising if they learn that Germany is also being spied on by the Turkish government in a similar way.

Istanbul may not sound like the likeliest place a Scottish woman and an Irishman to tie the knot in. Having previously lived in Turkey’s capital Ankara, before moving to their current home in Dubai, Stephanie and Henry chose Istanbul for their wedding celebration because “they had fallen in love with Turkey.”