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Silencing Turkey’s Media

Edit Human Rights 15 Dec 2016

... unacceptable.”[70] She welcomed the condemnation of the assault by leading government figures, including then Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş and Ömer Çelik, the current Minister of European Union Affairs and then spokesperson for the AK Party ... [155] Human Rights Watch phone interview with Ömer Tur, news editor, Özgür Gün TV, August 1, 2016....

Europe votes to suspend Turkey-EU accession negotiations

Edit Newstrack India 24 Nov 2016

MEPs added that Ankara had shown a lack of coordination, lamenting that the process had become one-sided ... Criticising the EU as being divided and "surrounded by the extreme right", Turkish minister for the EU Ömer Celik added that the decision "lacked vision" ... --IANS ... ....

Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 RB Leipzig

Edit BBC News 18 Nov 2016

Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 3. Full Time. Posted at 90'+4'. Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 3. Posted at 90'+2'. Hand ball by Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Posted at 90'+2'. Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half ... Goal! ... Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul ... Foul by Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) ... ....

Turkey wants India to start FTA talks soon

Edit The Hindu 04 Nov 2016

Turkey wants India to start talks on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) soon and said the ongoing political turmoil will not impact foreign investment flows ... In an interview to The Hindu, Turkey's Development Minister, Lütfi Elvan said. “We (Turkey) are ready to start FTA negotiations. But we are waiting for the Indian side to move ahead ... Elvan said. “Investors have been coming even after the (failed) July coup attempt....

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Edit BBC News 02 Nov 2016

Kevin Kampl's first goal of the season arrived when he collected a deflected shot to apply a finish. Tottenham's hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages were dealt a blow as they were beaten by Bayer Leverkusen in a dismal display at Wembley ... More to follow. Line-ups. Tottenham. Substitutes. Bayer Levkn. Substitutes. Referee.Jonas Eriksson ... Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high ... goal. ....

Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Edit BBC News 18 Oct 2016

Hugo Lloris kept his fifth clean sheet of the season for Tottenham. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris made a string of saves to secure a Champions League draw against Bayer Leverkusen ... Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ... Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner ... Ömer Toprak (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal....

Iceland v Turkey

Edit BBC News 09 Oct 2016

Line-ups. Iceland. Substitutes. Turkey. Substitutes. Referee.Mark Clattenburg. Match Stats. Home TeamIcelandAway TeamTurkey. PossessionHome45%Away55%ShotsHome12Away3Shots on TargetHome5Away1CornersHome3Away2FoulsHome9Away5. Live Text. Half Time. Posted at 45'+3'. First Half ends, Iceland 2, Turkey 0. Posted at 45'+2'. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half ... Corner, Turkey ... Foul by Ömer Toprak (Turkey) ... ....

Turkey v Ukraine

Edit BBC News 06 Oct 2016

Line-ups. Turkey. Substitutes. Ukraine. Substitutes. Referee.Manuel Gräfe. Match Stats. Home TeamTurkeyAway TeamUkraine. PossessionHome37%Away63%ShotsHome5Away9Shots on TargetHome2Away4CornersHome2Away1FoulsHome5Away2. Live Text. Half Time. Posted at 45'+2'. First Half ends, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2. Goal! ... Penalty conceded by Ömer Toprak (Turkey) after a foul in the penalty area ... Ömer Toprak (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half ... ....

Turkey’s tourism industry reels from a year to forget

Edit The Guardian 05 Oct 2016

Hope is in short supply for those involved in Turkish tourism after bomb attacks and a failed coup in the country this year. From Istanbul to Ankara, Antalya to Mardin, visitor numbers remain woefully low and businesses are laying off staff ... Twitter ... Russian visitors decreased by 95% ... Twitter ... Twitter ... His associate Ömer, 50, who has worked in the Grand Bazaar since the age of nine, says that he cannot remember a worse time in the sector ... ....

Boris Johnson seeks to mend fences in talks with Turkish leadership

Edit The Guardian 27 Sep 2016

UK foreign secretary avoids mention of lewd poem about Turkey’s president and pledges to support EU membership bid ... Speaking at a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Johnson also said Turkey and Britain stood together against terrorism ... Read more ... Twitter ... At an earlier press briefing on Monday ahead of a meeting with Turkey’s EU affairs minister, Ömer Çelik, Johnson said ... Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... ....

Boris Johnson lauds his Turkish washing machine on first visit to Ankara

Edit The Guardian 27 Sep 2016

British foreign secretary displays raffish style during first official trip since writing a poem about the Turkish president having sex with a goat ... Boris Johnson wins 'most offensive Erdoğan poem' competition. Read more. Speaking at a news conference in Ankara alongside the Turkish EU affairs minister, Ömer Çelik, Johnson talked up the relationship between the two nations as crucial, even after Britain’s vote to leave the EU ... well ... ....

Turkey arrests 11 soldiers over alleged Erdoğan kidnap bid

Edit The Guardian 01 Aug 2016

Commandos accused of being part of group that raided hotel where Turkish president was on holiday with his family. Turkish forces have detained 11 commandos who were on the run after their alleged involvement in an attempt to kidnap the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during last month’s attempted coup ... Twitter ... Related ... The Turkish EU minister, Ömer Çelik, described the ban as a “deviation from freedom of speech and democracy”....

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