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  • turkey keen to invest in make in india envoy

    Turkey keen to invest in Make In India: Envoy

    June 16, 2015 13:03 IST

    Kolkata:  Turkish Ambassador Burak Akcapar said on Tuesday his country is keen to invest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make In India campaign, particularly in the manufacturing and construction sectors."We are looking into the possible

  • there may be a distant moral for modi in erdogan s reversal

    There may be a distant moral for Modi in Erdogan's reversal

    Politics | June 13, 2015 7:34 IST

    A reduced Tayyip Erdogan will hurt Turkish pride although the pain, as in some forms of sprain, will be a delayed effect. The Turkish election results will also alter the West Asian political dynamics because

  • turkey recalls ambassador over pope s armenia genocide words

    Turkey recalls ambassador over pope's Armenia genocide words

    World | April 13, 2015 10:26 IST

    Vatican city: Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to

  • banned leftist group in turkey takes prosecutor hostage

    Banned leftist group in Turkey takes prosecutor hostage

    World | March 31, 2015 23:54 IST

    Istanbul: Members of a banned leftist group took a prosecutor hostage in his office Tuesday inside a courthouse in Istanbul, authorities said. Police said negotiators were speaking to two militants in attempts to end the

  • india discusses with turkey about 39 hostages in iraq isis

    India discusses with Turkey about 39 hostages in Iraq, ISIS

    India | March 19, 2015 21:33 IST

    New Delhi: India today discussed with Turkey the issue of its 39 hostages in war-torn Iraq as also increasing threat of Islamic Militant outfit ISIS in the region.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held compressive

  • 3 british teens suspected of trying to join isis arrested

    3 British teens suspected of trying to join ISIS arrested after being deported from Turkey

    World | March 16, 2015 8:10 IST

    London: Three British teens who were believed to be on their way to Syria to join militants there were detained in Turkey and quickly returned to the UK and arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist

  • turkey detains spy for helping british girls join is

    Turkey detains spy for helping British girls join IS

    World | March 13, 2015 9:20 IST

    Ankara: Turkey said on Thursday that it has detained an intelligence agent suspected of helping three British schoolgirls escape to Syria through Turkey, to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, according to media reports.Turkish

  • turkish government deports 9 indian allegedly wanted to

    Turkish government deports 9 Indian allegedly wanted to join ISIS

    India | January 31, 2015 23:51 IST

    Bengaluru: Nine persons, who had reached Istanbul on tourist visas from Bengaluru, were detained by Turkish authorities while they were trying to cross over to Syria, and deported to India with police here stating it

  • woman drops plan to join isis returns to hyderabad from

    Woman drops plan to join ISIS; returns to Hyderabad from Turkey

    India | January 31, 2015 22:55 IST

    Hyderabad: Wanting to join the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a 19-year-old woman from the city who was residing in Qatar had flown to Turkey from there, but changed her mind

  • sushma swaraj holds talks with turkish counterpart

    Sushma Swaraj holds talks with Turkish counterpart

    India | January 16, 2015 23:39 IST

    New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu today held talks on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues and favoured stepping up the two-way engagement in diverse areas.

  • official female france attacks suspect went through turkey

    Official: Female France attacks suspect went through Turkey

    World | January 11, 2015 7:06 IST

    Istanbul: A Turkish intelligence official says authorities believe the common law wife of one of the gunmen behind the attacks in France came through Turkey days before and may have crossed into Syria.The official told

  • pope condemns islamic state violence

    Pope condemns Islamic State violence

    World | November 28, 2014 9:43 IST

    Jerusalem: On the eve of a trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis is urging religious and political leaders to speak out against attacks on Christians by Islamic State extremists.In an interview published on Friday,

  • joey chestnut devours turkey to win eating contest

    Joey Chestnut devours turkey to win eating contest

    World | November 24, 2014 7:16 IST

    Mashantucket: Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won a turkey-eating contest in Connecticut, setting a record by devouring an entire bird.Ten contestants vied to see who could eat the most of a 20-pound (9-kilogram) turkey in

  • neymar takes selfie with team mates after hammering turkey

    Neymar takes selfie with team mates after hammering Turkey

    Football | November 13, 2014 10:31 IST

    Another day, another goal, and another group selfie from Brazilian sensation Neymar. The Barcelona forward scored twice for his country on Wednesday night as they continue to build from their 2014 World Cup travesty on home

  • turkey iraq mutually abolish visa requirements

    Turkey, Iraq mutually abolish visa requirements

    World | November 06, 2014 9:02 IST

    Ankara: Turkey and Iraq have mutually abolished visa requirements during a visit by Iraq's new Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to Ankara Wednesday.Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Iraq's al-Jaafari signed a protocol for lifting visa

  • turkey allows iraqi kurdish forces in syria to fight is

    Turkey allows Iraqi Kurdish forces in Syria to fight IS

    World | October 28, 2014 23:31 IST

    Ankara: Turkish government Tuesday said the Iraqi Kurdish forces could cross its territory into Syria at any moment to fight against Islamic State (IS)."There is no political problem in deploying Peshmerga forces of Iraqi Kurdish

  • president confident of closer ties with turkey

    President confident of closer ties with Turkey

    World | October 28, 2014 12:46 IST

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted Turkey on the eve of its national day and expressed confidence that bilateral relations between the two countries will deepen as time progresses.In his message to Recep Tayyip

  • three turkish soldiers killed in raid by kurdish rebels

    Three Turkish soldiers killed in raid by Kurdish rebels

    World | October 25, 2014 23:47 IST

    Ankara: Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a raid staged by rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey Saturday, the Turkish armed forces said in a statement.Three PKK militants attacked Turkish

  • turkey singapore sign strategic partnership agreement

    Turkey, Singapore sign strategic partnership agreement

    World | October 15, 2014 6:40 IST

    Ankara: Turkey and Singapore have signed a strategic partnership agreement to boost economic, political and cultural cooperation, as well as security collaboration, during the official visit of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong here."We (Turkey

  • chuck hagel cites progress in turkey talks about syria

    Chuck Hagel cites progress in Turkey talks about Syria

    World | October 12, 2014 7:26 IST

    Santiago, Chile: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday the U.S. is making “considerable progress” in its negotiations with Turkey over the plan to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels in their fight against

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