World English News » Turkey http://worldenglishnews.com International English Language News Articles and Blog Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:17:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turkey-Iran relations not affected by Syrian crisis http://worldenglishnews.com/2012/04/02/turkey-iran-relations-not-effected-by-syrian-crisis/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2012/04/02/turkey-iran-relations-not-effected-by-syrian-crisis/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:30:24 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=2266 [Today's Zaman]-  Turkey’s Foreign Minister admitted that Iran and Turkey have differing positions over the crisis in Syria.  He has denied that this has caused difficulties with relations between the two countries.

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The skyline of Shanghai, China

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“Turkey has been a favorite vacation spot for Israelis for many years but in recent years, Israeli tourists have taken to boycotting it after diplomatic spats between the country’s leaders. In the Passover season, Turkish resorts were reportedly hit hard by an unofficial Israeli tourist boycott after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attack on Israel at the Davos conference.”

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]]> http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/10/18/israelis-refraining-from-spending-tourist-dollars-in-turkey/feed/ 1 Riot police charge protesters at IMF, World Bank gatherings http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/10/06/riot-police-charge-protesters-at-imf-world-bank-gatherings/ http://worldenglishnews.com/2009/10/06/riot-police-charge-protesters-at-imf-world-bank-gatherings/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:38:34 +0000 admin http://worldenglishnews.com/?p=1027 [France 24]–  Turkish police have detained scores of demonstrators and used tear gas and water canons to break up street protests in Istanbul, where the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are holding their annual meetings.

Turkish police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank during their annual meetings in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Riot police armed with shields and firing gas canisters rushed to disperse protesters in Taksim square, only a few hundred metres (yards) from the IMF-World Bank meetings.

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International Monetary Fund HQ

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