New York Times | Turkey's Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on Civilians New York Times ISTANBUL — A major Turkish military operation to eradicate Kurdish militants in Turkey's restive southeast has turned dozens of urban districts into bloody battlefields, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians and shattering hopes of reviving ... Are clashes spreading to western Turkey? Turkey's Kurds call for self-rule |
New York Times | Russia Expands Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet New York Times MOSCOW — Russia broadened its sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday to bar new Turkish construction and curb tourism activities in Russia, an expansion of measures put in place last month after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane under disputed ... Russia calls on Turkey to arrest Turkmen commander over Russian pilot's killing Russia updates sanctions against Turkey Russia sanctions Turkey after plane shot down |
Reuters | Iraqi PM says Turkey not respecting agreement to withdraw troops Reuters The diplomatic dispute flared after Turkey deployed a force protection unit of around 150 troops earlier this month, citing heightened security risks near Bashiqa military base where its troops were training an Iraqi militia to fight Islamic State ... Baghdad Demands Turkey Withdraw Troops From Northern Iraq Iraq Vows Military Action Against Turkey If Troops Not Removed |
CNN | Turkey arrests 2 in alleged New Year's Eve attack plot in Ankara CNN (CNN) Turkish police say they've arrested two people with alleged ISIS ties on suspicion of planning a bombing attack in Turkey's capital on New Year's Eve -- arrests that come as governments worldwide are on heightened alert for potential attacks ... Turkey Detains 2 ISIS Militants Planning New Year's Eve Attack Brussels cancels NYE celebrations as Turkey holds IS 'plotters' Turkey: New Year's suicide attack foiled |
Wall Street Journal | New Year's Terror Threats Spur Responses in Turkey and Belgium Wall Street Journal Turkish authorities arrested two suspected Islamic State extremists allegedly planning to kill revelers during New Year's Eve celebrations in Ankara, and Belgium canceled the main fireworks display in Brussels, amid a heightened state of alert over ... Brussels cancels NYE celebrations, Turkey attack plots foiled with arrests Turkey arrests two men allegedly planning New Year's terror attack Brussels cancels new year celebrations over terror fears |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey's New Old Friends Wall Street Journal Ever since they came to power in 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party, or AKP, have sought to tilt Turkey away from its traditional Western allies. The new Turkish policy, framed by Ahmet Davutoglu, previously the foreign ... Little sign of compromise as Turkey seeks constitutional reform Turkey's Erdogan: Demirtas Kurdish autonomy plea is 'treason' [EVENT OF THE YEAR] Ankara blasts: Turkey's most deadly bomb attack still a ... |
CNBC | 2015 was a 'lost year' for Turkey: Economist CNBC The past 12 months marked a "lost year" for Turkey, which would have experienced stronger economic growth had it not been for deteriorating geopolitical relations, an economist has told CNBC. Unicredit's Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe ... |
Eater | It's Thanksgiving Every Night at London's First Turkey-Only Restaurant Eater In case you haven't had your fill of turkey this holiday season, one London restaurant is ensuring patrons can feast on the big bird all year round. According to Metro, Strut & Cluck — London's first turkey-only restaurant — will open a permanent ... At a new London restaurant, the menu is turkey, turkey and more turkey |
Al-Monitor | Cyberattacks reveal Turkey's weaknesses Al-Monitor Turkish media outlets report that more than 400,000 websites registered under Turkey's Internet country top-level domain ".tr" are experiencing problems. Since Dec. 14, the computer servers of government agencies and private entities, including the ... |
Greece Chases Turkey Out Of Its Airspace After Repeated Violations Daily Caller Greece was one of the first countries to call Turkey out for its hypocrisy in shooting down the Russian aircraft Nov. 24 near Turkey's border with Syria. The University of Thessaly recorded more than 2,000 Turkish violations over Greece in 2014 alone. |