Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Turkcell set to buy all shares in Ukraine mobile operator
Turkey’s leading mobile phone operator, Turkcell, has signed an agreement to acquire a 44.96 percent stake in Euroasia Telecommunications Holding, which owns 100 percent of Astelit LLC, the Ukrainian mobile operator of “life:)” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, ISIL group: White House
Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on June 25 to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group’s advances and a deal on Iran’s nuclear program …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Putin adds another year to ban on Western food imports
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food imports from the West by one year, longer than had been expected, in retaliation to the extension of European sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Foreign ministers call for rapid de-escalation and ceasefire in Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany called June 23 for a “rapid de-escalation” and “immediate ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine following crisis talks in Paris …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukrainian girl stays three days with dead parents in Turkey
A 6-year-old Ukrainian girl has been rescued from starvation after remaining for three days next to her parents following their death at a Turkish resort …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
NATO head says alliance to more than double size of rapid response force
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said June 22 the alliance will approve plans this week to more than double the size of its rapid response force, having already created a special spearhead unit in the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months: Official
EU foreign ministers formally agreed June 22 to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Erdoğan hands humanitarian report on Crimean Tatars to Putin
During a recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a report about human rights violations against Crimean Tatars, drafted by an unofficial Turkish delegation who visited the region …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Russia ‘may toughen counter-sanctions’ over Ukraine
Russia may toughen its response to sanctions imposed by the European Union over the crisis in Ukraine if the bloc extends its measures against Moscow, a Kremlin aide said on June 18 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
EU agrees to extend Russia economic sanctions by six months
European Union governments agreed June 17 to extend economic sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine by six months until Jan. 31, diplomats said, maintaining unity in the West’s tough stance toward Moscow …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
