Washington Post | Fear over Syrian weapons motivated apology to Turkey, Netanyahu says Washington Post Turkey and Israel were once strong allies, but relations began to decline after Erdogan, whose party has roots in Turkey's Islamist movement, was elected in 2003. Erdogan has embarked on a campaign to make Turkey a regional powerhouse and the leading ... Erdogan says Israeli apology shows Turkey's new clout Israel says Syria reason for restoring Turkey ties Turkey sees accords with Israel, Kurds as first step to greater regional role |
Haaretz | Kurdish rebels declare formal ceasefire with Turkey Reuters Abdullah Ocalan, held in an island prison since his 1999 conviction for treason, called on the PKK to cease fire and withdraw from Turkey in a letter read to hundreds of thousands of supporters in the main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on March 21, the ... Analysis: Turkey and PKK on the road to peace Kurdish rebels declare formal cease-fire with Turkey Jailed Leader of the Kurds Offers a Truce With Turkey |
Washington Post | Turkey on agenda as Kerry meets Israeli and Palestinians leaders to follow up ... Washington Post “The reconciliation between Israel and Turkey is a very important development that will help advance the cause of peace and stability in the region,” Kerry said in the statement. He said Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erodgan ... Israel-Turkey detente vital for Mideast peace: Kerry Obama Negotiates Apology From Israel to Turkey Israeli Apology Resets Alliance With Turkey |
Oil Wrestling Is Turkey's Full-Contact, Messy National Sport Huffington Post Turkish oil wrestlers compete in Gebze, Turkey in 2012. Courtesy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cemil-K%C3%B6m%C3%BCrc%C3%BC-Photography/107212329376074" target="_blank"> Cemil Kömürcü Photography</a> ... |
The Guardian | Turkey responds to Israel's apology over Gaza flotilla raid - video The Guardian Turkey responds following an apology by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Friday for a raid on a Turkish flotilla bound for the Gaza strip in May 2010. Israeli troops stormed the Turkish ships as they were attempting to circumvent an embargo ... |
The Guardian | Turkey's voting for censors The Guardian Meanwhile, in a foreign field: Hasan Cemal, former battling Turkish editor (against military juntas), is now the former star columnist for Milliyet, one of Turkey's great newspaper names. He's "stepped down", in the twisty vernacular. What happened ... |
7Online.com | NY driver stops for turkey, sparks 4-car crash that injures 5 Syracuse.com WAWARSING, N.Y. (AP) — A New York driver who stopped for a turkey crossing the road inadvertently triggered a four-car crash that injured five people. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports that the accident happened around 12:30 p.m. Friday in ... Passing turkey leads to four-car accident in Wawarsing |
Yes, Netanyahu's apology to Turkey is a very big deal Washington Post (blog) Ever since May 2010, when Israeli troops raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and killed eight Turkish civilians aboard, relations between Israel and Turkey have been bad. That tension, between two powerful Middle East states and allies of the United ... |
Bob Hodge: Turkey decoys now a fun and functional hunting essential Knoxville News Sentinel When the sun sets on the two-day youth turkey hunt this evening I will have spent the better part of the previous 48 hours hunting somewhere with my youngest son Zack. It may have been in Smith County or Union County or Knox County, but will have been ... |
Israel is right to apologise to Turkey – though it leaves some Western ... Telegraph.co.uk (blog) In the case of Turkey, Israel's reaction was incomprehensible. Turkey, the region's chief military power, was the first Muslim country to recognise the Israeli state, and the armed forces of the two countries had long enjoyed close relations. It is ... |