Provides the latest RSS feeds for Turkey News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Turkey News.net http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/cat/53023059fadd9a63/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 10:10:09 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:10:09 -0400 30 "Not another church/mosque/temple!" With the greatest respect to those of all faiths, sometimes ‘seen one you’ve seen them all’ is fair when it comes to places of worship. But in Istanbul you don’t see these sights ‘cos you have to. You have to see them. With a history spanning more than 2000 years – it began in 660BC – Turkey’s biggest ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214614358/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:58:03 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214614358/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Demonstrators in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli clash with riot police during an anti-government protest over recent deadly bomb attacks. Sunita Rappai ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214612821/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:51:50 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214612821/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Authorities in southern Turkey say they have detained four more suspects in connection with twin car bomb attacks last weekend. It means the total number of arrests after the bombs has risen to 17. Turkish media also say a car has been found which it is suspected was due to be used for a third attack. The announcements followed clashes with police in Reyhanli near the Syrian border where the ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214612566/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:12 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214612566/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Carthage - Chairmen of Tourism Professional Chambers and the Turkish Travel Agencies Federation pledged on Friday to launch a promotional campaign to better introduce Tunisia's assets, which according to them "is a charming and attractive destination to tourists." During a meeting with President Moncef Marzouki, the Turkish officials expressed will to assist Tunisia in matters of ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214611661/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:49 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214611661/scat/53023059fadd9a63 The cost of bailing out Greek Cypriot Administration has exceeded estimations. Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades asked for more money from Brussels ahead of a key meeting by Eurozone finance ministers.European Union finance ministers adopted a 10 billion Euro bailout package for the Greek Cypriot Administration. According to the EU sources, the Greek Cypriot leader asked the Bloc to provide ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214611724/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:20 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214611724/scat/53023059fadd9a63 The pilot of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet has been found dead after the aircraft crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, reports say. The plane was flying over the Amanos Mountains in the southern province of Osmaniye on Monday when it lost radio contact, Anatolia news agency said. The pilot reportedly sent a message saying "I'm jumping" before contact was lost. ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214610767/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:40:06 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214610767/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Turkish police have attacked demonstrators protesting against Ankara's support for the militant groups in Syria. In the Turkish capital, police on Saturday clashed with demonstrators and fired teargas to disperse the crowd. Several protesters were injured in the incident.The protesters chanted slogans against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214610348/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:30:48 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214610348/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Erhan Elibol, a vet, performed Cesarean section on the animal to take the lamb out, but was horrified to see that the features of the lamb’s snout bore a striking resemblance to a human ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214609374/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:27:45 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214609374/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, criticizing the opposition parties for their reactions against the settlement process being conducted by the government to resolve the country's decades-old Kurdish problem, has stated that those who are not part of the solution are part of or supporters of the problem. In his speech at the 22nd General Assembly of the Independent Industrialists and ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214607201/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:28 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214607201/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Turkish officials said four more suspects have been detained after two car bombs exploded last week near the Syrian border killing 51 people. In total, 17 people have either been jailed or interviewed by Turkish police after the ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606625/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:49 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606625/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Cheering Atletico Madrid fans swamped the streets of Spain's capital in a joyous red-and-white victory party Saturday after snatching the Spanish Cup by beating Real Madrid for the first time in 14 years in a 2-1 thriller at their archrivals' home ground, the ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606097/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:21:53 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606097/scat/53023059fadd9a63 OSMANIYE - Governor Celalettin Cerrah of southern Osmaniye province said pilot of F-16/C military plane, which crashed in Amanoslar region, died.Cerrah told AA that search and rescue teams have found the body of the pilot after his plane crashed near Caksir plateau.Pilot's body was brought in Osmaniye, said Cerrah.Earlier in the day, General Staff said radio contact was lost with an F-16 ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605922/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:03 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605922/scat/53023059fadd9a63 President of Syrian National Coalition Sabra said Syrian regime was trying to drag Turkey into violence like Iran and Hezbolllah ISTANBUL - President of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces (SNC) George Sabra said on Monday that Syrian regime had an involvement in Reyhanli attacks.Interim President of SNC Sabra commented on the recent bomb attacks in Rehyanli town ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606098/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606098/scat/53023059fadd9a63 KABUL - A Turkish businessman was kidnapped by armed assailants in Afghanistan late on Sunday.Sami Yavuz, head of Afghanistan Turkish Industrialists & Businessmen's Association, was kidnapped at around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday.Armed assailants forced 41-year-old Yavuz to get on a car, and kidnapped him in Kabul.Yavuz has been living in Kabul with his family for more than ten years.Afghan ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605956/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605956/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Turkish interior minister says no al-Qaida involvement in the deadliest attack to hit Turkey-Syria border since the beginning of the Syrian uprising HATAY - Turkish interior minister has said there was no al-Qaeda involvement in twin car bomb attacks in a Turkish town near the Syrian frontier, the deadliest cross-border violence in Turkey since Syria`s popular uprising began in March ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606021/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:01 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214606021/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Erdogan will be greeted in double military honors on arrival in Washington next week ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will receive the highest state welcome during his official visit to the United States next week. Erdogan will be welcomed in two separate full military honors, one at the airport and the other at the White House upon his arrival in Washington as the formal ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605438/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605438/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Mali Contact Group of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation set to convene on Monday ANKARA - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to host a ministerial meeting of its Mali Contact Group in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on Monday. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will represent Turkey at the meeting. In a written statement released on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605445/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605445/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Davutoglu said international community should act to stop regime's 'brutal methods' BERLIN - Turkish foreign minister has has called on the international community to 'define a joint stance' against Syria's Assad regime."It is high time for the international community to define a joint stance against a regime that uses every brutal method on its own ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605439/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214605439/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Prime Minister Erdogan will visit the US upon an invitation by President Barack Obama ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for the US on Tuesday upon an invitation by US President Barack Obama.Turkish Prime Ministry stated on Monday that Erdogan and Obama would hold a meeting in Washington on May 16.The meeting will take place in White House and focus on Turkish-US ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214604360/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:02 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214604360/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Protestors have clashed with police in Reyhanli during an anti-government demonstration following the deadly twin car bombings which struck the Turkish town bordering Syria. Hundreds marched to protest against the government who they say did not do enough to prevent the attacks that killed over fifty people last ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214603620/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:44 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214603620/scat/53023059fadd9a63 USA Terrorist attacks on Turkish soil won't stop until the country's Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, gives up on his support of rebel forces in Syria, British broadcaster, Neil Clark, told RT. Turkish police have fired tear gas at protesters in a town near the Syrian border, which was the scene of a deadly double car bombing a week ago. Demonstrators are angry over Ankara's ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214603260/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:54 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214603260/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Center-right GERB holds lead in parliamentary elections, followed by socialist BSP and Turkish party MRF SOFIA/BURSA - Four parties won seats in the Bulgarian parliament according to early results as neither one winning a majority needed to form a government. Bulgaria's Central Election Commission announced the results of 69 percent of the votes. Center-right party Citizens for European ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602501/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:20 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602501/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan stated that Syrian regime was behind blasts in Turkey`s south border town ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said, "The incident is definitely related with the (Syrian) regime. The regime is behind it for sure," in regards to the recent blasts at Turkey`s southern Hatay province`s Reyhanli district. Erdogan responded to the ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602502/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:18 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602502/scat/53023059fadd9a63 A Turkish military plane crashed on Monday in southern Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said ANKARA - A Turkish military plane crashed on Monday in southern Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said.The General Staff said radio contact was lost with an F-16 warplane flying in the southern province of Osmaniye moments after the pilot radioed he was bailing out.A search and rescue mission was under ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602503/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:17 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602503/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Turkey is determined to expand its fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism. ANKARA - Turkey is determined to expand its fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism.Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) will increase the number of countries it cooperates regarding financial intelligence sharing on money laundering and financing of terror. ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602621/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:17 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214602621/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said Saturday."Erdogan has appeared to soften his stance ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214601376/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:56 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214601376/scat/53023059fadd9a63 The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms party, DPS, will support the Socialists' nomination for Prime Minister, according to DPS member Kamen Kostadinov. Speaking for Darik radio Saturday, Kostadinov said his party will be behind former Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski in his bid to become country leader. He stressed DPS was not and in any way communicating with the far-right ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214600966/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:37:49 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214600966/scat/53023059fadd9a63 was one of the most successful Bollywood films of 2012. It told the story of a deaf-mute boy who falls in love with an autistic girl. Apart from critical acclaim, the actors and the director Anurag Basu won several awards for their ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214600557/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:28 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214600557/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Istanbul, Turkey Tokyo, Japan Madrid, Spain The IOC will elect the host city on 7 September 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos ... http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214599138/scat/53023059fadd9a63 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:25:04 -0400 http://www.theturkeynews.net/index.php/sid/214599138/scat/53023059fadd9a63