Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Russian crisis-hit economy slumped 4.1 percent in third quarter
Russia’s economy shrank 4.1 percent in the third quarter this year, official statistics showed on Nov. 12, as a recession caused by low oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine continued to take its toll …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Poroshenko faces judgement day as Ukraine votes without rebel east
Pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko faces a stern test of his unpopular belt-tightening measures and stuttering anti-corruption drive when Ukraine votes in local elections on Oct. 25 that exclude the pro-Russian separatist east. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
US ramblings in Syria
The Russian military build-up and bombing in Syria has added to the already existing tension between Russia and the West since the former’s occupation of Crimea, and has prompted a new confrontation area on NATO’s southeastern flank in addition to difficulties on the eastern flank. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story on Oct. 13 of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Oct. 13 in its final report on the July 2014 crash that killed all 298 people on board …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Festival to offer tasty foods
Following the gathering of cinema lovers in different countries, a Kiev-based young team’s short film food festival project, “Food Film Festival World,” will take place at the TÜRVAK Cinema Museum. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey to build Crimea’s largest mosque
Turkey is set to fully finance the construction of Crimea’s largest mosque, Crimea’s grand mufti said Sept. 28 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine: Peace at last?
In Ukraine, it was the rebels who had to move first. They moved because Moscow has decided to freeze the conflict, which has now served its main purpose of saving Putin’s face. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
France says Egypt to buy warships after Russia deal scrapped
Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement on Sept.23. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
