but turkey didn't. whereas, we consider it -- turkey as a strategic al lie in this sense and -- ally in this sense and a lot of people expected turkish active intervention, but nothing happened, so people wondered why. then we asked those questions. this is actually a policy. so the only reason i responded was because i thought we may spend some time in trying to understand your question and i thought maybe because i've given thought to it, i could answer it. >> thank you. >> and, yes, please. >> >> given the agree of involvement at some level are we on the verge in seeing a shift in the policies of their relationship with those groups or if you prefer to regard them as one, that group. thank you. >> i think the k.r.g. has in a subtle way tried to acknowledge that at the end of the day, p.y.d. became very helpful in the polite of the yazidi. and elsewhere, the p.y.d. helped militarily. there are suggestions that p.k.k. directly came in, k.d.p. or maybe the initial government. and i think the general pop

when it comes to turkey's influence in places where turkey is in russian's influence overlaps, so turkey to play a careful line with russia when it comes to any policy in europe, in this ongoing standoff between europe and the united states -- and russia with the united states backing the western campaign against russia. turkey can't do anything to jeopardize that energy relationship. same thing when we look at iraq as turkey tries to secure energy resources there. >> when you are in turkey you can be in europe or in asia. turkey, for sometime turned its direction clearly toward europe. they are a member of nato. and there was discussion about them becoming part of the e.u. where does all that stands? well, of course turkey is still a part of nato, but, you know, turkey is sort of an uncomfortable member of nate open. u.s. wants to recruit turkey in to its alliance structure as part of this european front against russia. but turkey, of course, has its reservations it needs to depends still on russia for the energy needs. when it comes to turkey's e.u. membership it's simply not happening

turkey moved into the direction of -- production through tu turkish -- and also in the -- turkey was in a sense undermining the territorial integrity of iraq. in general, also contributing to broader instability in the region. the counterarguments that we heard from turkish officials that it valued the territorial integrity of iraq for its own. but turkey also needed to see the nation's building process in --ty creditty credit -- tikrit. >> so we have seen turkey on several occasions and from time to time we even -- and maliki on tv. maliki trying to respond -- who follow -- >> advantages to turkey from the recent crisis. but especially the hostage situation in mosul. it's put turkish policies on a different page. behind the scenes. without publicizing some of -- it is -- the other actors in terms of the relationship. also, the in iraq led to new realignment on the ground, new actors are popping up in the fight against isis and the isis advance into areas in august. also, a growing interesting of the western actors including the united states into iraq now the air force and so on and

t, turkey. that rifles the bricks, brazil, russian, india and south africa. but its economic engine is tarting to stall. mary snow has more. >> behind recep tayyip erdogan's win in the election, the growth stood out after the global financial crisis. turkey's gdp grew in 2010 and again in 2011 by 9% before dropping to two to 4%. turkey had an advantage over other countries when world markets were rattled that's because turkey had to restructure its banks and financial institutions years earlier when it suffered its fall in 2001. >> turkey's financial structure was relatively balanced. turkey did not have a huge public debt or fiscal deficit problem. >> reporter: turkey also became attractive to foreign investors. when the u.s. and european union cut their rates to curb the financial crisis. >> the biggest driver of the turkish economy is the construction sector. both at home and overseas turkey has become a construction magnet for world. >> reporter: and construction has helped provide jobs in a

coming up, a new turkey.e live to discuss the road ahead for turkey and the results of the nation's first presidential elections. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." the elections -- that is what we are focused on. turkey's prime minister has won the direct presidential election. it extends his rule through 2019. hans, you have a special guest. >> we have a special guest. the man who knows the country cold. we were last you the first question -- we will ask you the first question. the prime minister? >> he is too independent-minded for the kind of cabinet that erdogan wants to have. will not even play a prominent goal and the convention. my candidate, the leading candidate is the current foreign affairs minister. outsiders are named, i have not really heard. [indiscernible] wants bowlers, he wants yes-men. >> that is correct. a his vision, he needs streamlined administration. a man who can meet the nerve ends of the state. the functionry out or duties as expediently as possible. the drawback is that there would

he will be turkey's next president. the outgoing prime minister won the first ever presidential election. he hailed his victory as a start of a new era for turkey despite being in power for over a decade. critics warn of increasing authority -- increasingly authoritarian rule. >> after 11 years as prime minister he has been elected turkey's next president. >> today is a new era for turkey. today is the day turkey rises from the ashes to form a new country. >> for supporters of his party, the result was never in doubt. >> it was always obvious who the winner of the election was going to be. the prime minister stood tall and so did the muslims. >> he garnered nearly 52% of the vote, enough to avoid a second round runoff. both his main rivals 45-year term have conceded defeat. but they say they will be keeping a nine on his actions. >> i hope these results will be good for our democracy. i congratulate our prime minister and wish him good luck. >> whoever tramples on our principles, his title does not matter. he can be pre

let's turn to turkey.dential elections for the first time in turkey's history. -- for the first time in turkey's history, the people will vote on this position. oganprime minister recep erd is expected to win by a landslide. >> if you want an idea of look here.mbitions, a group of trucks and building equipment make way for turkey's newest airplane. -- airport. with the biggest airports in the world, $13 billion. one of three major projects planned by the turkish government for the country's centenary celebrations in 2023. part of prime minister erdogan's grand plan for turkey to become a regional power. >> with the help of infrastructure projects, turkey's gdp accelerates. what was the case in the last 10 years and that will be the case in the next 10 years with the third airport, third bridge, crazy canal project. there will be many projects, more than $200 billion. >> not everyone is happy. the villages here who must make way for the airport so they have been offered a price for their land below market v

nothing less than a new era. >> so what lies ahead for turkey?at, let's bring in dorian. lots of talk about reconciliation by mr. aaron one -- edrduan. he is that for some years now. >> >> his campaign is widely seen as embracing thanks. critics have said he has made similar speeches and has gone on for very controversial policies. and he will want to be seen as a more conciliatory leader, particularly because he has received so much criticism over what they say are these policies. that what is on everyone's lips, what kind of question -- president will he be? >> and whether he will strengthen the constitution to strengthen his hand. will he do that? >> he says he has a mandate of the people unlike any previous president because he has been directly elected. he says he will press the limits. this includes using powers that have never been used before, like chairing cabinet meetings. he has made it clear he will have a hands-on approach, but that is just a stopgap. what he wants is to make turkey akin to france or the united states, and to do that

>> i see turkey going backwards. we educated modern turkey. we really like those times.ee turkey is going backwards following older religion countries. it's really upsetting for me. >> everything is okay. i hope he'll be the president for all turkey. for 100% of turkey. >> do you believe he can? >> he can. he needs to -- we should believe he can. >> i don't think turkey will change under the new president because presidential direction of turkey won't be possible. it won't be satisfying for turkish people. the presidential system won't be good for turkish people. i probably hope that a lot of people won't accept it. we've been directed with a parliament since almost 90 years. >> now lucy, turkey has already received some congratulations messages from other international leaders. the eu enlargement commissioner has tweeted a message to erdogan congratulating him for the presidential election urging him to continue the approach. turkey is an eu candidate member. it's begun talks under erdogan's ways. it's a volatile middle east that straddles iraq, ukraine. this is a regio

turkey summons the german ambassador in anger over allegations of spying. wikileaks founder julian assange announces he will send leave the ecuadoran embass in london. no cease-fire insight and allegations of atrocities on both sides. the conflict in ukraine rages on. he have now says rebel forces in the east of the country have attacked a convoy of refugees, killing many. >> the separatist strongly reject the allegations and accused the ukrainian army of shelling in rebel held territory. international efforts to mediate in the crisis have so far made little progress. the ukrainian government says there can be no cease-fire until the country's eastern border is secured and russia is prevented from providing military support to the separatists. we will get the latest from our correspondent in ukraine in just a moment, but first, this report. >> this video was broadcast by pro-russian tv channel near the net and shows the result of ukrainian shelling. that was impossible to verify. there's also no way to verify a claim made on monday by ukrainian military spo

let's start with turkey. you are negative on turkey. wonably before mr.rdogan the first outright presidential election. why are you negative on turkey? >> we think there is a host of issues. one is this issue of checks and balances being undermined. the politicization of monetary policy. the central bank has been in a big hurry to cut rates. we think that is premature. the markets have been rewarding turkey for politics having been better than they could have been. there could have been an ineffective opposition coming in. what we are concerned about is that the checks and balances are being undermined. short-term, maybe it is ok, but longer-term we have concerns that the economy is being run in a reckless fashion. >> how quickly should investors be exiting the doors of turkey? do we wait until we see who takes up the political post with in turkey? there are a few candidates to take over managing the economy. i think that is indeed going to be one of the triggers. fed tightens and the dollar's rally strongly, that will be an issue. when it comes to turkey

turkey. turkey prepares for elections this sunday.ut it is presidential elections and for the first time in the nation's history, the people will vote. we look at how he is cementing his political aspirations. >> if you want an idea of his ambitions, you could do worse than looking here. every day trucks and building equipment shovel earth making way for turkey's newest airport. it will be one of the biggest airports in the world. one of three major infrastructure projects planned by the turkish government for the turkish sen ten yell elebrations. >> this government needs infrastructure projects because with the help of infrastructure projects, turkey's g.d.p. growth accelerates. that's what was the case in the last 10 years and that will be the case in the next 10 years with this third airport, third bridge, crazy can alproject, you name it. there will be many projects worth $200 billion. >> but not everyone is happy. the villagers here must make way for the airport said they have been offered a price for their land well below market

>> from prime minister to erdewan is set to be sworn in in turkey. the president of ukraine has canceled a trip to turkey saying that there has been a russian invasion of his country. the french president said bashar ally in is no per -- the fight against isis. he says he is a jihadist ally. also this hour, tony parker may be the face of basketball here in france, but he is set to sit .ut to sit the world cup keepinghful are still the faith. pope francis welcomes in the nicaraguan priest back into the fold. the oath of office for the first popularly elected president of turkey, recep tayyip erdogan. up until now, the presidency has symbolic role. that is something that he has been trying to change. much controversy surrounding his election. it is still resident today. he has just arrived at the parliament for his swearing in ceremony. he was welcomed by the parliamentary speaker, who is now introducing and beginning the ceremony inside the parliament. the controversy today is that of leader of the opposition the people's republican party said that er

>> a new turkey. erdogan tightens his grip on the nation after winning its first presidential elections. we are live in istanbul. iraq pushes back. the prime minister deploys troops on the streets of baghdad as he imposes a more inclusive government. plus, rejected again. balfour spurns carillion's attempts to revive merger talks. very warm welcome to "the pulse" live from london. i am manus cranny. , lots up, lights, camera and lots of action. what does it take to make a stunt performer? we take you behind the scenes. plus, putting the best faces forward. the new facial recognition software. turkey's prime minister has won the country's first direct presidential election. the former mayor of istanbul extends his leadership through 2019 as he seems to build a new turkey. our international correspondent, hans nichols, has been in istanbul. this is everything that erdogan wanted, isn't it? >> it is everything he wanted. the question is, how does he consolidate the power? how does he transform a veryonia

using turkey's appliance, turkey is now allied with hamas, look less towards the west and more towards the east, so we'll have to see what turkey does with that. we just don't know how he's going to do it. >> tell us about how the economic clout has grown sense erdogan has come to power. >> turkey's trade is mostly with the west, he could join the european union in time, he didn't realize the opposition he has come up against for that. as a result they really pivoted towards trade with the west and turkey really built up its economy. it's pivotal. the turkey has been ottoman or byzantine empire. you could have breakfast in europe and dinner in asia. it's a strongish economy but he's made missteps in his direction toward the east and as such it's not clear how much more turkey is going to grow. it's part of a group of countries by the way that are called the mint, involved indonesia and nigeria, turkey is the t in that. >> what else have you got on? >> a lot of stuff on turkey, a lot of discussion what's going to happen in the middle east, in those kinds of economies. oil and influence

what does it mean to turkey and the wider world? let's go to our journalist who's been reporting out of turkey for more than 20 years, now in istanbul. what kind of president does he want to be? >> i think he wants to be a powerful president. i think he intends to use that office to actually continue to run turkey as has he done for the last 12 years. years. he's using being directly elected, turkey an executive presidency. >> without a president who has been apolitical as in the past, will there be fewer checks and balances on the government in turkey? >> that's what everyone fears. we've seen foreign ministers become presidents, but it's always been for example the outgoing president, was himself a member of the party, one of the founding members of that party. i think he used that office in a non-partisan way. he didn't really become directly involved in the day to day running of the government and he certainly didn't go against the government. he actually signed into law many controversial laws. i think this will be a very much

there are really two turkeys. is the conservative, religious national element across anatolia and then you also have the mult ethnic, multicultural istanbul, this modern, bustling economic hub. so, there really are two turkeys. it's very much reflected in what we saw in yesterday's results. >> hadley, thank you very much for that. hadley gamble joining us live there from istanbul. >>> still to come here on "worldwide exchange," ukrainian forces stepping up their assault of the rebel-held city of donetsk. we'll be talking about the situation in the country and the russian threat to intervene next. we're some two hours, 2 hours and 20 minutes into trade in europe. almost all green screen. see you in a second. >>> hi, everybody. welcome back. you're still watching "worldwide exchange" here on cnbc. i'm louisa bojesen. it's monday morning, straight off the back of a week last week that was very red for europe. but on friday, something happened. we saw a turnaround in our u.s. equity markets. and in fact, both the dow

turkey has always been divided.o do -- he wanted to move turkey more in the direction of the west. what is so interesting is that he is trying to reposition turkey and make it more of an islamic country. what is he going to do with his unchecked power? he is the most capable politician in turkey. he wants to expand the power of the presidency and weaken the prime ministership. the real question is, to what end? what is fiscal? >> is he a friend or a frien emy? >> there are powerful tendencies that he is doing. the only adjectives that i can say is the adjective of submissive. he is a highly controversial leader at home. >> does he have the power to do the things he wants to do? does he have enough of a mandate to pull them off? >> he has the personality, right? on the divisiveness -- businessinfluential group called and him not to be polarizing. >> we will leave you there to figure it out. >> speaking of fuller is a figures, our twitter question of the day -- is hillary right? should we have done more in syria? ♪ >>

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this has also given hope to kurds in neighboring turkey. the prime minister is hoping to get the support for presidential elections in a few weeks time, but the kurds also want more -- the prime minister is hoping to get the support for presidential elections in a few weeks' time. >> young kurds come to istanbul to cultivate their music and language, a right that they long fought for. after 35 years of civil strife, the government in and kara -- in ankara has extended a hand to help them. the kurds in iraq are standing on a brink of a national state of their own. >> that would mean an opportunity for us to express our demands even more forcefully, and the iraqi kurds ought to support us, just as we support them, but we also should not forget our brothers and sisters in iran in syria. >> the capital of the iraqi kurdistan region is far away geographically from the iraqi capital baghdad, geographically and politically. the autonomous region is taking advantage of the ongoing conflict to advance the cause of an independent state. a fully indep

>> i don't think it's a major threat to turkey. turkey is quite a powerful military power in the region. but of course, it will -- it does have the power to destabilize the kurdish regions of northern iraq and that could have spillover effects into southern turkey. that's not something that's going to pose a major threat in any way whatsoever to the broad investment proposition to investing in turkey. >> won't it impact their energy equation? >> no, i don't think so. >> all right, let's talk about the independence of the central bank, or the lack thereof. there is a lot of political pressure on the central bank. we saw that huge hike earlier this year. then we saw that cut. maybe that was ill-timed. what do you think after these elections? does it change anything about how independent the central bank and the governor can actually be? >> i think one of the questions people will be asking after the presidential election is whether there's going to be a cabinet reshuffle and a change in the economic team. that's suddenly going to be

given turkey's enthuse aft it response, turkey is a member of nato. they're trying to gain that long awaited membership status. but it isn't that surprising when you look at the energy equation. hurricaneky has an enormous appetite for russia's energy. turkey made russia the country's number two trading partner second only to the european union. and so as turkey looks to satisfy russia's appetite for new markets, once again, it seems that profits trump politics and that should give wiven leaders food for thought. let's get out to hadley gamble who has been covering the election issues for us. this is a delicate relationship, isn't it? >> it is, carolin. essentially what you're looking at for turkey, this is one of the fragile five economies. and at the same point, you know, when you look at the relationship that the russians and the turks have traditionally had, they've had problems over the annexation of crimea, for example, so a lot of politics in that relationship. essentially what you have here is profits trumping the politics. this isn't somethin

a new era for recep tayyip erdogan and turkey was a whole. ered indicated that -- recep tayyip erdogan indicated that he wishes to be in power in 2023, when turkey will celebrate 100 years since the founding of the republic. for him to do that and achieve other goals, he'll need to build on his large support base, winning over after more sections. >>> still to come in this programme. wr in ukraine where pro-russian separatists are being pounded. >>> and tunisia tightens security at its borders as violence from libya threatens to spill over. >>> the top stories here on al jazeera - iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki is not backing down despite calls for his resignation. he's threatening iraq's president with legal action after a parliamentary session was delay allowing nouri al-maliki to begin a third term. >>> a ceasefire between israel and gaza appears to be holding. they are hoping to resume talks for a longer term solution in cairo. >>> turkey's prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has won the first presidential election. he promised is n

first one is regarding turkey. you mentioned turkey a couple n times in our speech.mheir wondering if you could, elaborate on how you think iran sees their relationship with n turkey going forward, ha particularly vis-a-vis iraq and what's happened in mosul and and elsewhere. and second early, could you talk about yemen? and how potential for dialogue of some sort between iran and s saudi, vis-a-vis yemen, could possibly materialize?s the >> can you take those two? >> yeah, yemen is the most easiest. for iran and saudi arabia to cooperate. compared to iraq and syria. definitely this is very easy.e iran and turkey, they have had cordial relation for 400 years. and there is really no deep t rooted hostility between iran and turkey. y they have had for 30 years, 40 years -- i mean 35 years after revolution, look at the economic relation between iran and turkey. now is top three. r and they are two -- both big nations in the region., we have egypt, turkey, iran witi three big civilization in reg history. they are the biggest nation in the region. none of them can bey y i

cutter and turkey and kerry has to open up lines to them or you can't speak to hamas. he is doing the right thing as a fair minded diplomat. >> he doesn't understand the new realities of the middle east. >> this is true. but i think he is a quick learner. >> issue three, break out the champagne. >> good news. from the commerce department. commerce reported this week that second quarter gdp, gross domestic product growth from april to june was 4%. up from the dismal 2.1% contraction in the first quarter that was attributed to the long bitter winter. the 4% gpp growth rate exceeded expectations by a pull percentage point. that good news is accompanied by more good economy news. consumer confidence up from 86.4 in june to 90.9 in july. the highest index put out by the conference board has been in seven years. since october, 2007. consumer spending is up. 2-point #%. business investment up. way up. from the first quarter increase to a second quarter surge of 5%. item. private sector job growth steady. still acknowledged to be a good solid number. >> also, the labor departm

. >>> victory for turkey's prime minister in the presidential election. tensions are high in the st. louis suburb after the fatal shooting of an unarmed team. >>> an investigation is under way after nascar champion tony stewart kills another driver after on on-field argument. >>> it's been one hour since a new truce took hold in gaza. the 3-day ceasefire is the second such deal brokered by egypt, following a weekend of violence in gaza. on sunday christians attended mass to pray for peace. there's hope that a ceasefire could paef the way for a longer truce between the palestinians and israeli. i spoke to jane ferguson about the ceasefire. >> so far it is holding. there are hopes it will hold for 72 hours. before the ceasefire came in effect, there was a barrage of rocket fire. it's normal in this part of the world before a ceasefire takes effect - both sides really up tick their strikes against the other. as it stands, this ceasefire does seem to be holding true at the moment. what we are hearing from reports in the israeli media is if the yeahs fire hold

what is happening to turkey is something. they are savagely anti-israel and comparing them with nazi's. that is a nato ally of the united states. >> what grade do you give the secretary of state. >> i'm giving them a b. i'm being generous because he changed the atmosphere coming in with the proposal from two countries. >> there is a follow up to here. the fallout grows. it is not just the israelis who are unhappy. after jerusalum kerry went to paris and met with the foreign ministers of turkey and katah exploring jordan and saudi arabia. egypt's foreign minister was invited by turned kerry down. the palestinian authority issued a blood statement to hamas that those who side with turkey and kutah can go and live there. >> how did the obama administration manage to alienate jordan, egypt and the palestinians? >> i think what we have seen is a consolidation of power in egypt. it is much stronger in terms of anti-position against hamas. the issue going back to john kerry is you have to speak to katah to some degree. they are the

the first one is regarding turkey and he mentioned turkey a couple of times in your speech. i'm wondering if you could elaborate on how you think iran sees the relationship with turkey going forward particularly vis-À-vis iraq and what has happened in mosul and elsewhere and secondarily could you talk about yemen and how potential for dialogue of some sort between iran and the saudi vis-À-vis yemen could possibly materialize? >> can you take this to? >> gamman is the easiest. for iran and saudi arabia to cooperate compared to iraq and syria. definitely this is very easy. iran and turkey, they have had cold air cooperation for several years. there is really no urgent hostility between iran and turkey. they have had for 30 or 40 years and 50 years after the evolution look at the economic relation between iran and turkey. now it's in the top three. they are both big nations in the region. we had egypt, turkey, iran. they are the biggest nations in the region. none of them can be neglected for any kind of regional arrangement neither iran nor turkey or egypt. that is why i alway

oldest english newspaper. >> the presidential may be good for turkey or it may be bad for turkey.blem is we don't have checks and balances system. the system is fall, the parliamentary system and president with limited powers and limited authority in government. now, if you have an unresponsible president, a president which cannot be held accountable of his actions as president but with full executive powers, a president which has a party, a president which has a government of soldiers then we will have a new turkey which is to me very different than the past and ambiguous. >> now let's get all the weather with richard and richard that is a typhoon in japan weakened to a tropical storm but we have pretty severe warnings, don't we? >> the main issue is land slides because the amount of rain that has come down from the system is phenomenal and you can see it weakens pushing north through the sea of japan and has massive amounts of rain and a meter of rain. there have been so many rainfall stats coming in here and more than you can shake a stick at and it has weakened and there is a

turkey gdp will accelerate. in the what was the case last 10 years.will be the case in the next 10 years. these crazy canal projects. there will be many. >> not everybody is happy. s say they have been offered a price for land below market value. they were afraid of repercussions of speaking on camera. last summer a wave of protests erupted across the country. a standoff over the future was met with policeman and tear gas. claiming all social media was a menace to society he tried to silence online criticism by banning youtube and twitter. to vote this weekend, we will see if his ambitions will give them the residency and secure five more years in power. >> let's take a closer look at the man and what the prime minister said victory could mean for the politics of turkey. by anthonyed skinner. thank you for joining us. you are saying it is a foregone conclusion he will become the president of turkey. what then? does he solidify the polarization? >> that is widely expected. he will perpetuate the polarization we are witnessing currently. it is reflected

that turkey has.ne side contesting this is, as you say, ekmeleddin ihsanoglu. i'd like to bring in a professor, a member of his campaign. you are an outside runner. the favoured is recep tayyip erdogan. how confident are you after you have seep after voting has got upped way -- seen after voting has got under way. >> i guess many people will vote. we believe that many of these people - this is good news for the campaign. >> this is elections and democracy. you have to be ready for all kinds of results. tonight we will get to know what the results are. they are hopeful. we did our best, so we'll be watching together with everybody else. some of your critics say once they were act unit political parties, and others around them, you haven't been able to convince the public of an alternative. based on being not voting for recep tayyip erdogan. rather than giving a positive alternative. actually, i believe they gave a positive message which is that turkey used parliamentary democracy, and its history or le

the cameras keep a close watch on every meter of the border with the non-du member turkey. one way to deal with the crisis -- in july, bulgaria completed the primary component of its border surveillance system -- a fence topped with razor wire. it took nine months to put up a 30-kilometer-long, three-meter-high fence. 25 years ago, the iron curtain was torn down. >> this has nothing to do with the iron curtain. only a facility at 30 kilometers on the border between bulgaria and turkey. >> a very effective facility. now it is virtually impossible for anyone to make it through this section of the border. in this rugged terrain, refugees used to be able to hide. both gary and border patrol men stand ready to stop anyone trying to go around the fence. all routes across the border are sealed. trailer trucks are also searched for people trying to sneak across the border. a high-tech device is used to analyze the air for traces of the presence of human beings. traffickers take upwards of 1000 euros for each person they smuggled across the border to bulgaria. the fence is likely to

he began this policy with having no friends around all of turkey, and turkey has troubled relationshipsh a lot of countries. egypt, israel, and this ongoing conflict in syria and political turmoil in iraq as well. but at least domestically, he inherits a strong economy and also an ongoing peace process with the kurds. >> all right. bernard thank you for that >>> still to come on al jazeera, fear and fighting in liberia after police put communities behind barbed wire to stop the spread of ebola. >> i'm in melbourne, australia, at a soldout concert in support of al jazeera's imprison's journalists. when you compare the top speed of dsl from the phone company with the top speed of comcast business internet... well, there's really no comparison. why pay more for less? call today for a low price on speeds up to 150mbps. and find out more about our two-year price guarantee. comcast business. built for business. stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future,

the cameras keep a close watch on every meter of the border with the non-du member turkey. one way to deal with the crisis -- in july, bulgaria completed the primary component of its border surveillance system -- a fence topped with razor wire. it took nine months to put up a 30-kilometer-long, three-meter-high fence. 25 years ago, the iron curtain was torn down. >> this has nothing to do with the iron curtain. only a facility at 30 kilometers on the border between bulgaria and turkey. >> a very effective facility. now it is virtually impossible for anyone to make it through this section of the border. in this rugged terrain, refugees used to be able to hide. both gary and border patrol men stand ready to stop anyone trying to go around the fence. all routes across the border are sealed. trailer trucks are also searched for people trying to sneak across the border. a high-tech device is used to analyze the air for traces of the presence of human beings. traffickers take upwards of 1000 euros for each person they smuggled across the border to bulgaria. the fence is likely to

inside, he took the of to turkey's sovereignty and integrity. booed by by many but the opposition that left the chamber in revolt. on show and ceremony for the head of state that promise to increase his powers by changing turkey's constitution. is the first-ever popularly elected president in this country's history. it was opposed previously, largely ceremonial. but they managed to change the rules and became elected two weeks ago. >> his critics say he strayed from turkey's secular principles. but speaking at the presidential palace, he had a conciliatory note. the elected president and government will work hand-in-hand in harmony and improve social welfare. his violent clampdown fueled the frames -- lanes. -- flames. he has given voice to turkey's conservative side. the challenge will be to unite the country. allies were absent. they will have to work with the new leader. a key ally in a region fraught with danger. >> he was prime minister and is now president. still to come on tonight's program, the fbi is investigating a possible cyber attac

at the same time, turkey is isolated in the middle east which may prevent turkey from playing the role ambitions it fors for itself in the region. >> thank you very much. appreciate you coming in. >>> now the hunt for the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370 will focus on the southern part of the existing search zone. australia's deputy prime minister says new information suggests the jet may have turned south earlier than sought. australia, china and malaysia are to strengthen cooperation in the search expected to last 12 months. phil mercer reports. >> reporter: the disappearance of mh370 is the biggest mystery in aviation history. a deep sea search covering more than a million scaquare kilomets is is expected to start next month. australia's deputy prime minister said he was cautiously optimistic that ships using sophisticated tracking technology would eventually find the plane. >> together the vessels will search the floor using towed vehicles, equipped with wide scan sonar, synthetic sonar, multibeam sounders, video cameras. the high resolution search is a take 12 months to comp

there are strong communities in iraq and syria, but the biggest is in turkey. the prime minister has vowed reconciliation following his recent election victory. >> do to the instability created by the conflict in syria, turkey knows it has to keep the kurds on their side, and also to prevent what could have happened in the 1990's, the syrian government aligning against turkey. >> any hope of pushing back the islamic state militants rest on the kurds. if they succeed in halting the advance, they could take on a new role, something closer to the state that they long hoped for. >> now to the escalating crisis on the border of the ukraine where events have taken a potentially dangerous twist following complaints by kyiv and enteredt armed vehicles ukrainian territory. moscow denies any incursion took place. we will speak to our correspondent in a moment, but first, this report. >> russian soldiers on the ukrainian border. accused the west have moscow of delivering arms to the separatists in eastern ukraine and now pro -- and now there is concern that is the case. t

do standup ovation for turkey's as to her. andll first need to secure less he will first need to secure the chairmanship. little mystery of his future occupation. >> if confirmed as chairman, and i may be getting ahead of myself, our current foreign minister and member of parliament will be the candidate for prime minister for the republic of turkey's 62nd government. remained one of his closest allies from the day he was appointed as foreign minister in 2009. he was key in reforming and reducing the army's influence on turkish politics and helped turn turkey into a muslim conservative democracy with growing influence in the region. foreign policy listed him as one of the top 100 global thinkers of 2010 and 2011 for carving out a new role for his country on the international stage. he insisted he would be working hand-in-hand with the president. >> whoever might want to try hostility's will never have the opportunity. >> analysts say he won't enjoy any real power. >> he owes his entire political existence to the grace and favo

with president erdogan. >> the elected president and elected prime minister will build a new turkey, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder. >> the vote of approval was unanimous. the mild-mannered 55-year-old has until next year's parliamentary elections to prove his mettle, a significant victory for the ruling party in that vote might enable president erdogan to further consolidate his power. >> that's the plan, at least. but how did erdogan get himself onto this trajectory? >> erdogan is a divisive politician, a hardliner who has had a government plagued by corruption scandals. >> here is how his government started. >> recep tayyip erdogan was born in this working-class neighborhood of istanbul. the teenager sold lemony -- lemonade and sesame buns on the streets to earn extra cash. his most loyal supporters still live here today. some are childhood friends, like this clockmaker. he says he always knew his friend would make it to the top. >> erdogan was always the crafty is of all of us -- the craftiest of all of us, and he was the best on the football field as a striker. at the same t

a new victory for recep tayyip erdogan and turkey was a whole. recep tayyip erdogan indicated that he wishes to be in power in 2023. that's when they celebrate 100 years. for him to do that and achieve other goals like modernizing the constitution, he'll need to build on his support case. >>> al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 226 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences. baher mohamed had an extra three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >>> lib earians have been defying warnings from their president to avoid public gatherings as the west african country struggles to contain the ebola virus. people filled the churches on sunday. stringent airport checks and controls are being brought in. the world health organisation classified the ebola epidemic as an international health emergency. >>>

inside, he took the of to turkey's sovereignty and integrity. booed by by many but the opposition that left the chamber in revolt. on show and ceremony for the head of state that promise to increase his powers by changing turkey's constitution. is the first-ever popularly elected president in this country's history. it was opposed previously, largely ceremonial. but they managed to change the rules and became elected two weeks ago. >> his critics say he strayed from turkey's secular principles. but speaking at the presidential palace, he had a conciliatory note. the elected president and government will work hand-in-hand in harmony and improve social welfare. his violent clampdown fueled the frames -- lanes. -- flames. he has given voice to turkey's conservative side. the challenge will be to unite the country. allies were absent. they will have to work with the new leader. a key ally in a region fraught with danger. >> he was prime minister and is now president. still to come on tonight's program, the fbi is investigating a possible cyber attac

let us leave all the virtual problems and conflicts in the old turkey. >> okay. time now to catch up with the latest business news. aaron is here as usual. good to see you. sanctions in russia? >> exactly. $16 billion, what the eu shifted to russia last year. they've got to find somebody to buy all that stuff experts from 28 eu countries are holding a meeting to discuss and analyze the impact of this russian ban on eu food imports. eu agricultural commissioner, there he is now seen last year, he's setting up and leading this task force. as you may though, moscow banned most food imports from united states, canada, norway and australia in the last week in retaliation for western sanctions imposed for russia's actions in ukraine. we're going to bring you latest information from here. >>> barely a day goes by without a hack attack on a company. businesses around the world find it almost impossible to stay safe in the face of growing threats. i'm not sure what she's doing. many firms are tackling the problem head on, not by hiring children but seeking out and hiring

understanding with turkey because prime minister are there on that with program to sit. of the because he has been accusing. western powers of conspiracy against his own government over the last couple of months but i would like to ask you one final question and it may be a bit self-serving bear with me but there was a story recently in the foreign policy magazine suggesting that both the administration and the intelligence community in the united states were sort of caught flat footed by these rabid a fanciful by isis and here in moscow what surprises me is that americans are really surprised i mean it's gotten to a point when russians are really hating to be proven right all over again i mean as far as the ramifications of american foreign policy are concerned do you think the the russians the chinese and others have a reason to tell americans once again we told you so you know you can say i told you so as much as you want this is the right idea of the wife a lot but i'm not sure it really helps i'm not sure it really helps and i think rather than i told you so or rath

this issue very closely because turkey knows this is going on of their borders and if the situation is allowed to get worse it will be more instability on its border so i would not be surprised if turkey is looking at a number of op. and my own view is that as you implied a few minutes ago the u.s. people are not interested in u.s. ground troops back in iraq but i think there are other things short of ground troops that we could do to help the iraqis but one of the big problems that iraq has had over the years is that it's sunni arab neighbors have never come to accept shia power in iraq and i think the sunni arab neighbors need to understand that iraq is going to be ruled by majority rule and majority in the context of the current political of dennehy mean shia rule ambassador here we just mentioned turkey and obviously it's a going to much more prominent political role in this whole theory of crisis but. it's also big all states that i think have been punching above their weight and a lot of people including in al maliki's own circle are blaming the saudis and the qataris for fund