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Turkey’s Gul says change is inevitable in Syria

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said neighbouring Syria has reached a dead end and change is inevitable, but everything must be done to prevent the country from descending into civil war.

November 22, 2011 2:12
 

Turkey eyes new trade routes to bypass Syria violence

Turkey is weighing new transport routes to the Middle East that will bypass Syria where increasing violence has caused a 10 percent drop in Turkish exports to Damascus over the past six weeks, Turkey's Economy Minister said on Thursday.

November 17, 2011 4:08
 

Turkey must overhaul media freedom laws, says envoy

European Union candidate Turkey needs to change its attitude to media freedom and laws under which more than 50 Turkish journalists languish in Turkish jails, the head of the Council of Europe human rights body said on Tuesday.

November 16, 2011 12:53
 

Turkey wants Afghan-Pakistan summit to reduce mistrust

Turkey hopes talks it is hosting between the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul on Tuesday will reduce their deep mutual mistrust and begin a new period of cooperation between the two neighbours.

November 1, 2011 11:28
 

Lebanon’s Bank Audi wins approval for Turkish unit

Lebanon's Bank Audi said it had won approval to open a subsidiary deposit bank in Turkey with share capital of $300 million.

October 29, 2011 3:05
 

Kuwait’s KIPCO eyes Turkish market

KIPCO eyeing financial services buy in Turkey; Co expects to get regulatory approval for dinar bond in November; GDR plans shelved; may consider LSE listing or ADR

October 27, 2011 11:41
 

Abraaj to complete sale of Turkish Acibadem

Abraaj Capital, the Middle East's largest private equity firm, expects to complete the sale of its stake in Turkish hospital group Acibadem by the end of 2011, its chief executive said on Monday.

October 25, 2011 6:15
 

Saudi Telecom plans acquisition in 2012

Focus of acquisitions in Middle East; Broadband growth in double digit next year

October 24, 2011 6:39
 

Earthquake hits Turkey, up to 1,000 possibly killed

Quake was magnitude 7.2, says Turkish observatory; Up to 1,000 may have been killed; Prime Minister Erdogan to visit affected region; Dozens of buildings collapse in Ercis district

October 23, 2011 5:28
 

Noor Islamic Bank leads $1.4B Islamic Finance mandates in Turkey

Noor Islamic Bank (Noor) has been mandated to arrange and lead manage more than $1.4 billion Islamic finance capital market deals in Turkey in the last 18 months, making it the most active UAE bank in the republic.

October 23, 2011 2:28
 

Earthquake hits Easter Turkey

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit near Van in southeastern Turkey on Sunday near the border with Iran, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory and Research Institute said, and media reported some buildings had collapsed.

October 23, 2011 2:12
 

Turkey looks east as EU accession prospect recedes

Cold-shouldered by the European Union it wants to join, NATO member Turkey is turning east politically and economically for the respect it feels it lacks in the West.

October 13, 2011 10:50
 

Turkey to slap sanctions on Syria despite UN vote

Turkey will impose its own sanctions on Syria despite the U.N. Security Council's failure to adopt a resolution that would have hinted at future international measures against Damascus, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

October 5, 2011 12:58
 

Turkey warns Syria against import ban

Turkey threatened on Friday to retaliate against Syria for its decision to impose a sweeping import ban, in a further sign of fraying ties between the two neighbours over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown on protesters.

October 1, 2011 12:40
 

Cyprus says right to drill for gas ‘non-negotiable’

Cyprus said its plans to explore for gas were non-negotiable, accusing its rival Turkey on Friday of stirring up controversy over Mediterranean hydrocarbon reserves as a pretext for "expansionist designs" on the island.

October 1, 2011 12:32