Military Times | After Protests, Turkey Withdraws Some Troops From Iraq New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey on Monday withdrew some troops that had been sent to the outskirts of Mosul in northern Iraq to support a training mission, a deployment that had set off an angry reaction in Baghdad, where the authorities said they had never agreed ... Turkey withdraws some troops from camp in Iraq IS conflict: Turkey withdraws some troops from Iraq camp Turkey withdraws some troops from Iraq under pressure from Baghdad |
BBC News | Russia, Turkey and a tit-for-tat tale BBC News In less than a month, Russia and Turkey have illustrated what can easily happen when two countries become involved in a tit-for-tat dispute. The disagreement goes back to the downing of a Russian air force jet by two Turkish F-16s around Turkey's ... Turkey has a new line for Russia — 'our patience has a limit' That other war in the Middle East — the Russia-Turkey standoff Turkey says its patience with Russia 'has a limit': newspaper |
Newsweek | Seven Killed in Latest Wave of Violence in Southeast Turkey; New Curfews Declared Newsweek Demonstrators gesture during a protest against the curfew in Sur district, in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, December 14. Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse a protest against a security crackdown in the main ... Clashes in southeast Turkey kill 7 as new curfews imposed Clashes in southeast Turkey kill seven, new curfews declared 2 Killed in Clashes in Turkey as Kurds Denounce Curfew |
Reuters | With change of tone, EU warms to Turkey, Serbia membership bids Reuters While neither Turkey nor Serbia are likely to join the world's largest trading bloc in the near future, the EU hopes that formal negotiations on different areas of its "chapters" or rules, will help tackle multiple crises on its borders. "The refugee ... Turkey relaunches EU bid as part of migrant deal Turkey takes new step forward in long-delayed EU membership process In a Shift, European Union Warms to Membership for Turkey and Serbia |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Erdogan talks of positive impact of improved Turkey-Israel ties Jerusalem Post Israel News Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) told Israel Radio on Monday that Turkey is in a very difficult international situation because of its troop involvement in Iraq, its trade in Islamic State's oil and its increasing tensions ... Despite Gaza Dispute, Turkey's Erdogan Wants 'Normalization' With Israel Back together? Why Turkey-Israel relations may be thawing Foreign Ministry Director Responds to Erdogan: Israel Seeks Stable Relations ... |
Newsmax | US Embassy in Turkey issues security alert USA TODAY The U.S. Embassy in Turkey said Monday it would limit consular services until Wednesday because of a possible security threat. The embassy in Ankara urged U.S. citizens to avoid the area and for Americans in the country to maintain a "high level of ... US Embassy in Turkey Reports Security Threat US Embassy in Turkey Cuts Operations in Security Threat |
Hurriyet Daily News | Government has turned Turkey's rivals into foes: CHP Hurriyet Daily News Turkey's ongoing crisis with Russia and Iraq has proven that the government's long-standing and wrongheaded foreign policy has turned Turkey's regional adversaries into foes and united them into an anti-Turkish bloc, the leader of the main opposition ... |
Center For American Progress | Re-Educating Turkey Center For American Progress Although the issue of education played little role in Turkey's recent parliamentary elections, few areas of Turkish public life generate more heat in public discourse than education. Yet, the most intense controversies regarding educational policies ... |
Yahoo Sports | Turkey PM excited by Russia Europa clash despite crisis Yahoo Sports Fenerbahce were earlier drawn against Lokomotiv in Europe's second tier football club competition, with Moscow and Ankara experiencing their worst crisis since the Cold War after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border on November 24. |
International Business Times | Hanukkah In Turkey: Public Menorah Lit By Turkish Jews For First Time In ... International Business Times turkey Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc (right) receives a present from Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, leader of Turkey's Jewish community, during the re-opening ceremony of Great Synagogue in Edirne, western Turkey, March 26, 2015. Ibrahimzadeh ... First-Ever Public Menorah-Lighting Ceremony Held in Muslim-Majority Turkey |