Wall Street Journal | Turkey says bombing suspects are linked to Syria Washington Post BEIRUT — Turkey said on Sunday that it would step up its efforts to persuade the international community to do more to end the war in Syria, after investigators said they had found evidence that the regime in Damascus was behind the car bombing in a ... Turkey Blames Syria for Deadly Car Bombs Turkey says world must act against Syria after bombings Despite arrests, Turkey bombing degrades relationship with Syria |
New York Times | Arrests And Calls For Calm In Turkey New York Times REYHANLI, Turkey — The Turkish authorities said Sunday that nine people had been detained in twin car bombings a day earlier in southern Turkey that killed 46 people, as funerals were held for at least 20 of the victims in this town near the Syrian ... |
Turkey detains 9, alleges Syrian link to car bombings CNN International Reyhanli, Turkey (CNN) -- Funeral prayers echoed across a small Turkish town Sunday after a pair of car bombings that killed dozens of people, an attack that government officials are blaming on Syria. The families of the dead huddled under umbrellas in ... |
Chicago Tribune | State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox Chicago Tribune Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators have co ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Turkey nabs nine bombing suspects with alleged ties to Syria's spy agency Christian Science Monitor Turkish citizens believed to have links to the Syrian intelligence agency have been detained in connection with twin car bombings that shattered a Turkish border town, officials said Sunday. Turkey's prime minister insisted the country wouldn't fall ... |
U.S.-EU Trade Talks Risk Damaging Turkey Ties Bloomberg U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Europe next month to start formal negotiations on a trading bloc that would dwarf any the world has seen. He should look for ways to integrate Turkey into this new order. Trade between the U.S. and the European ... |
NPR (blog) | Turkey Arrests Nine In Investigation Of Deadly Bombings NPR (blog) In Turkey, officials have arrested nine people in connection with what authorities say were two car bombs that killed 46 people near the Syrian border Saturday. Turkish officials say the suspects are Turkish civilians who are loyal to the Syrian regime. |
Los Angeles Times | Syria denies role in Turkey car-bombings Los Angeles Times Turkey has strongly supported Syrian rebels seeking to oust President Bashar Assad. The Turkish border zone, especially the southern province of Hatay, which includes Reyhanli, has become a logistics, training and arms-supply center for Syrian ... |
Voice of America | Turkey Arrests 9 in Deadly Car Bombing Investigation Voice of America As the funerals for some of those killed in Reyhanli begin, Ankara is accusing Damascus of trying to provoke tensions between Turks and the more than 300,000 Syrian refugees seeking sanctuary in Turkey. The Turkish government is weighing its response. |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey PM 'will support' Syria no-fly zone Aljazeera.com Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, has told a US television station that his country will support a US-enforced no-fly zone in Syria. In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Erdogan said that President Bashar al-Assad's alleged use of ... Turkey testing Syrians for chemical weapon wounds |