Since October 2008, prolific Schalke striker Kevin Kuranyi has been out of the German national side. That was his own fault, but Deutsche Welle’s Jefferson Chase says he deserves another shot.

• 17 March 2010

Turkey, whose foreign policy efforts have been gaining ground in recent years, could help mediate between Morocco and Algeria over Western Sahara.

• 16 March 2010

A one-day conference called 'Privatizations in the Energy Sector Arena' will be held in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday ahead of planned privatizations.

• 16 March 2010

At the end of December 1999, as the world prepared to usher in a new Millennium, in Europe and other parts of the planet, there was widespread concern that the so called “Millennium Bug” would strike, causing unforeseen disruption and havoc. Ten years on, in December of last year, for many in Europe, the Millennium Bug was just a shade in the memory as a far more ominous concern was pressing home – the prospect of another gas crisis. Although the fact that the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute of January 2009 – and its knock-on effect of leaving much of Europe without natural gas in the peak of winter – did not repeat itself during the record cold European temperatures of January this year, the very fact that European attention has become so focused on this theme demonstrates how geopolitical developments in the European hinterlands have come to impact the day-to-day livelihood of all Europeans

• 16 March 2010

World Bank's International Finance Corporation looks like being not far behind. As reported in Zaman, Turkey's energy and natural resources minister, Taner Yildiz, told the country's parliament that a transportation fee will be imposed although no

• 15 March 2010

Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report says Russian tanks have invaded and the country's president was dead.

• 14 March 2010

Turkey's leaders meet the head of the armed forces, Gen Ilker Basbug, after multiple arrests over an alleged military coup plot.

• 25 February 2010

Twenty military officers are formally charged in Turkey with attempting to overthrow the government.

• 25 February 2010