TUSIAD Turkey Letter: 21 October 2013

Turkey blows Israel’s cover for Iranian spy ring
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius wrote, “Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had been meeting inside Turkey with their Mossad case officers.”
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Washington Post, 16 October 2013, Turkey blows Israel’s cover for Iranian spy ring

Turkey to import at least 5 mln T Iran oil in 2014
Turkey will take at least the same 5 million tonnes (100,000 barrel per day) of Iranian crude in 2014 that it is taking this year, as any more cuts in the volumes from Iran would “threaten” its economy, the Turkish energy minister said.

Turkey is also importing 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas a year from Iran and would buy more if it was available.
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Reuters, 17 October 2013, Turkey to import at least 5 mln T Iran oil in 2014

Syria’s al-Qaeda-linked groups worry Turkey
The rise of al Qaeda in parts of Syria’s north has left Turkey facing a new security threat on its already vulnerable border and raised questions about its wholesale support for rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad.
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Reuters, 17 October 2013, Al Qaeda’s rise in northern Syria leaves Turkey with dilemma

Poverty decreases in Turkey, says minister
The share of people who live under $2.15 on a daily basis decreased to 0.14 percent in 2011 from 3.04 percent in 2002 said Turkey’s Development Minister Cevdet Yılmaz on Oct. 18 through a written statement in response to the Parliament.
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Hurriyet Daily News, 19 October 2013, Poverty decreased in Turkey, says minister