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The big business of selling Canadian technology to Turkey
The big business of selling Canadian technology to Turkey Turkey’s booming defence sector is making it a ‘priority market’ for many Canadian companies The Canadian flag is flying in Istanbul this weekend, where Canadian technology and innovation are very much in evidence and it’s all for sale. The Canadian presence at the annual defence industry fair (IDEF) […]
Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC?
Is There Something Behind the Power Outage in Washington DC? The April 7th, 2015 power outage in Washington DC is curious to say the least. Virtually instantaneously, the government declare it was not a terrorist attack. After all, how could that possibly be when the NSA guards the country. If there was an attack on […]
Massive Blackout Hits Turkey, Grounding Planes, Stopping Subways; Terror Not Ruled Out
Massive Blackout Hits Turkey, Grounding Planes, Stopping Subways; Terror Not Ruled Out Ankara, we have a problem. At around 10:36 a.m. local time, Turkey suffered a massive power outage that left half of the country’s 81 provinces without electricity in what was the biggest blackout in a decade and a half. The blackout shut down subways […]
Impending Iran Deal Could Crush Current Rally
Impending Iran Deal Could Crush Current Rally The headline for the week was Saudi Arabia’s attack on rebels in Yemen, which threatens to ignite tensions between regional rivalries in the Middle East. The proximate cause was the advance by Houthi rebels on Aden where the Yemeni President is located. Saudi Arabia spent several weeks secretly reaching […]
Russia Is Not Bluffing With Turkish Stream Project
Russia Is Not Bluffing With Turkish Stream Project During his visit to Ankara in December 2014, Vladimir Putin announced that South Stream—a large pipeline that would have carried Europe-bound Russian gas under the Black Sea and across Southeastern Europe—had been terminated. A major reason for South Stream’s cancellation was attributed to the exit from the […]
Turkey becomes second-biggest Russian gas importer in 2014, Germany keeps leading position
Turkey becomes second-biggest Russian gas importer in 2014, Germany keeps leading position Gazprom’s exports to Italy ammount to 21.6 billion cubic meters which makes it the third-biggest importer MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. Russian Gazprom increased gas exports to Turkey by 2.3% in 2014 compared with the previous year, while cutting supplies to its two biggest […]
Could Turkey Become the New Ukraine?
Could Turkey Become the New Ukraine? The deepening crisis in Ukraine is boosting Turkey’s decade-long efforts to establish itself as the lynchpin in energy flows from eastern providers to European customers. On February 8, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z and Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller surveyed possible routes for the so-called “Turkish Stream” gas […]
The Latest US Invasion Of Iraq Begins: US Military Search And Rescue Teams Arrive In Northern Iraq
The Latest US Invasion Of Iraq Begins: US Military Search And Rescue Teams Arrive In Northern Iraq Despite numerous explanations that no boots-on-the-ground will be on-the-ground in Iraq in the war against Islamic State, it appears, as CNN reports, that the US military has moved Search-and-Rescue (S&R) assets to Northern Iraq as part of a “constant rebalancing” depending […]
Turkey indicts Dutch reporter over ‘terror propaganda’
Turkey indicts Dutch reporter over ‘terror propaganda’ Geerdink, who rejects charges, is indicted for making “terrorist propaganda” in social media and her opinion articles. A Dutch journalist based in southeastern Turkey has been officially indicted by Turkish prosecutors for spreading “terrorist propaganda” on social media. Frederike Geerdink, who rejected the charges, told Al Jazeera that […]
Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries
Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas. Due to these “transit risks for European consumers in the territory of Ukraine,”Gazprom cut gas […]
Turkish President’s Stunning Outburst: The French Are Behind The Charlie Hebdo Massacre; Mossad Blamed
Turkish President’s Stunning Outburst: The French Are Behind The Charlie Hebdo Massacre; Mossad Blamed It was less than 48 hours ago when Turkey’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, joined millions marching in Paris to pay tribute to the 17 people killed by ISIS-supporting extremists. Then, almost the moment he got back, things changed, and as the FT […]
Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Ratio for FX Reserve Requirements – Bloomberg
Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Ratio for FX Reserve Requirements – Bloomberg. Turkey’s central bank increased the foreign-currency reserve ratios required of banks and financing companies, after a month in which the lira was among the world’s worst-performing emerging-markets currencies. The revision announced today is intended to make sure institutions can meet foreign-exchange liabilities. It would […]
Block first, warrant later: Turkey drafts bill on website shutdowns without court order — RT News
Block first, warrant later: Turkey drafts bill on website shutdowns without court order — RT News. In its latest attempt to control the internet, the Turkish government announced it’s looking into a bill that would grant powers to block any site that is considered as threatening “national security and public order” without an immediate court […]
BBC News – Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links
BBC News – Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links. Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station with close ties to US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. Those detained are accused of forming an illegal organisation and trying to seize control of the state. Mr Gulen, […]
This Week In Energy: Low Oil Prices Not The Only Threat To US Energy
This Week In Energy: Low Oil Prices Not The Only Threat To US Energy. Urgent Note: This week, our analyst Dan Dicker provides key insights into the companies now considered to be the walking dead in the energy space. The debt burdens of these companies make for a bleak outlook, and this information is need-to-know […]
