BBC News | Turkey Downs Warplane From Syria After Warning New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish fighter jets shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday after it violated Turkish airspace, Turkey's prime minister said, part of the longstanding hostilities between the two nations over the conflict in Syria. “If you violate my ... Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane, Prime Minister Erdogan says Turkey downs Syria military jet 'in airspace violation' Turkey shoots down Syrian fighter jet |
Aljazeera.com | Q&A: Tackling Twitter in Turkey Aljazeera.com Istanbul, Turkey - The war of words continues to reverberate in Turkey after a decision to ban Twitter and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's promise to "wipe out" the social media website. Turkey has accused Twitter of "systematic character ... A ban on Twitter hardly helps Turkey's progressive reputation Turkey says Twitter 'biased', did nothing to stop 'character assassinations' Turkey's attempt to ban Twitter is a big failure on Day 1 |
Turkey shoots down Syrian plane it says violated air space Reuters "A Syrian plane violated our airspace," Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told an election rally in northwest Turkey. "Our F-16s took off and hit this plane. Why? Because if you violate my airspace, our slap after this will be hard." Syria condemned what ... |
Turkey shoots down Syrian plane as rebels, Assad forces battle; president's ... Washington Post BEIRUT — Turkey's military shot down a Syrian jet Sunday after it allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace during fierce fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in which a relative of President Bashar al-Assad was killed. The shooting ... |
Turkey's political crisis undermining democracy CNN (blog) With the political opposition in Turkey weak and fractured, the Gülen movement is, by default, now Turkey's main opposition power. Its supporters in the media, particularly Zaman and its English edition, Today's Zaman, have consistently criticized ... |
Today's Zaman | Turkey may act as mediator between Russia, Crimean Tatars Today's Zaman After Russia signed a treaty on Tuesday annexing Crimea despite threats of sanctions from the US and Europe, Turkey may be able to mediate between Russia and Crimean Tatars though it remains a question to what extent Turkey is prepared to oppose ... Turkey faces 'geography's revenge' in Crimea Angered After Ethnic Turk's Killing In Crimea, Turkey Warns Against Provocations |
RT | Turkey downs Syrian jet near border 'for airspace violation' RT A Syrian military jet has been intercepted near the Syrian-Turkish border after it violated the Turkish airspace, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Conflicting reports said the jet was shot down from the ground and crashed on the Syrian side. |
Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane The Guardian Turkey, once an ally of Syria, has emerged over the past three years as one of the main backers of Syrian opposition fighters trying to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power. The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at a rally ... |
New York Daily News | Turkey's President Abdullah Gul Calls Erdogan's Twitter Ban Unacceptable Huffington Post Turkey's courts blocked access to Twitter following Erdogan's vow, on the campaign trail ahead of key March 30 local elections, to "wipe out" the service. In a defiant stand, Erdogan said he did not care what the international community had to say ... Turkey's Prime Minister turns off Twitter Twitter users ridicule Turkey ban Turkey's Erdogan Turns Off Twitter, Turns Up the Nationalism |
Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Warplane After Border Incursion Bloomberg The Turkish air force fired a missile today at a Syrian MiG-23 that had ignored four warnings and briefly penetrated 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) into Turkish airspace, Turkey's military said in a statement. “A Syrian plane violated our airspace. Turkish F ... |