Newsweek | The End of Turkey's Double Game With ISIS? Newsweek For several years, the White House has watched with mounting frustration as Turkey—a supposed American ally in the fight against ISIS—has left a crucial portion of its southern border thinly guarded. Behind closed doors, U.S. officials have urged ... Russia accuses US of cover-up over IS oil smuggling to Turkey Erdogan vows to break Turkey's dependence on Russian oil and gas Russia has stepped up bombing since Turkey downed its aircraft |
Reuters | Iraq summons Turkey's ambassador over troop deployment near Mosul Reuters Iraqi President Fouad Massoum earlier described the deployment as "a violation of international norms and law" and called on Turkey to withdraw, echoing a statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's media office a day earlier. A senior Kurdish ... Iraq Chides Turkey For Moving Troops Near Mosul Iraq calls on Turkey to 'immediately' withdraw troops sent over the border Iraq demands that Turkey withdraw its troops from northern Iraq |
Today's Zaman | Straits could be closed to Russian ships if Turkey's security threatened Today's Zaman The downing of the Russian jet by Turkey last Tuesday, the first time in half a century that a NATO member has shot down a Russian aircraft, triggered a harsh response from Moscow. Russia has since restricted tourist travel, left Turkish trucks ... US, NATO Warships Show Support As Russia-Turkey Naval Tension Rises |
Yahoo News | Turkey detains eight IS members on Syria border: army Yahoo News Long criticised for not doing enough to stem the flow of jihadist fighters across its volatile border with Syria, Turkey has stepped up fight after a number of deadly attacks on Turkish soil blamed on IS. According to government figures, between ... In its bid to topple Bashar Al Assad, Turkey stands accused of fueling extremism |
New York Times | Is Gollum Good or Evil? Jail Term in Turkey Hinges on Answer New York Times Dr. Ciftci lost his job with the Public Health Institution of Turkey after sharing the meme, and he faces a two-year prison sentence, the Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported. After a judge said he did not know enough about the Tolkien creature to ... |
Business Insider | Germany 'draws up plans to prevent sharing intelligence' with NATO ally Turkey Business Insider merkel erdogan turkey germany REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan address the media after talks in Berlin February 4, 2014. |
Bloomberg | Turkey, Russia Fallout Over Downed Warplane Deepens at Two Ports Bloomberg Turkey released three of four Russian ships that it detained this month at a Black Sea port for maritime safety violations, according to data on the website of Port State Control for the Black Sea. The action at the port of Samsun came after Russia ... |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Legislators' trip to Turkey was led by nonprofit with controversial ties Minneapolis Star Tribune Three Minnesota state lawmakers, including House Speaker Kurt Daudt, spent nine days in Turkey at the end of last month at the invitation of a U.S. nonprofit with ties to a controversial Turkish religious figure. Republicans Daudt of Crown and Rep. |
Fox News | Turkey won't be 'brought to its knees' by Russian sanctions, Turkish PM vows Fox News Turkey's prime minister struck a defiant tone Friday in his nation's growing spat with Russia, declaring that his country cannot be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane. Turkey has shelved Turkish Stream gas pipeline project, says President Erdoğan PM says Turkey cannot be 'brought to its knees' by Russia Russia halts Turkey gas project talks |
Al-Arabiya | US official: ISIS oil smuggling to Turkey insignificant Al-Arabiya Russian Defense Ministry reveal what they said were satellite and aerial images of thousands of oil trucks streaming from the ISIS-controlled deposits in Syria and Iraq into Turkish sea ports and refineries at a briefing in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. |