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Turkey Turns Up the Heat on the Press - Daily Beast Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:20:09 GMT

Daily Beast

Turkey Turns Up the Heat on the Press Daily Beast ISTANBUL — When Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dispatched his prime minister to Paris a week ago to join the march for free expression in the face of Islamist terror, not a few critics asked why he bothered. Back at home Erdoğan has been ... Where is Turkey heading?Hurriyet Daily News LALE KEMALToday's Zaman (press release) (blog) all 15 news articles »

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Turkish government again threatens to block Twitter - Digital Trends Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:03:58 GMT

Gizmodo

Turkish government again threatens to block Twitter Digital Trends Turkey-based Twitter users could soon be staring at blank screens again after the government threatened to block the social media service for the second time in less than a year. The threat came late last week after a Turkish court banned media ... Turkey Threatens to Block Social Media Over Released DocumentsNew York Times Turkey Threatens to Block Twitter Again. Here's WhyTech Times Turkey will ban Twitter unless it blocks a newspaper's accountEngadget Gizmodo -The Register -News Every day all 48 news articles »

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Plan to expand bombing campaign in Syria stalls amid US-Turkey disagreements - Washington Post Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:28:23 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Plan to expand bombing campaign in Syria stalls amid US-Turkey disagreements Washington Post A plan to expand the U.S.-led coalition bombing campaign against the Islamic State in Syria, along the Turkish border west of the besieged town of Kobane, has been put on hold because Turkey and the Obama administration have failed to agree on its ... Police hunt for missing teen in TurkeyKorea JoongAng Daily Hayat Boumeddiene's easy route: How terrorists slip through Turkey into SyriaSydney Morning Herald Suspect's escape to Syria shows Turkey's role as jihadi highwayLexington Herald Leader all 153 news articles »

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Expansion of bombing campaign in Syria stymied by U.S.-Turkey discord - Washington Times Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:05:50 GMT

Washington Times

Expansion of bombing campaign in Syria stymied by U.S.-Turkey discord Washington Times Mr. Erdogan is aware that activity near the border Turkey shares with Syria could evoke the ire of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and cause a humanitarian disaster, prompting hundreds of thousands of refugees to seek refuge in Turkey, The Post reported. and more »

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Erdogan chairs Turkey cabinet for first time as president - Yahoo News Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:03:19 GMT

Yahoo News

Erdogan chairs Turkey cabinet for first time as president Yahoo News Ankara (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday chaired a cabinet meeting for the first time as head of state, in a marathon get-together aimed at cementing his role as Turkey's undisputed number one. Erdogan's Turkey drifts away from the westFinancial Times Turkey President Convenes Cabinet Amid Power-Grab ClaimsABC News Turkey, terror, and tirades: what the Paris attacks reveal about Erdogan's regimeJNS.org Wall Street Journal -Bloomberg all 159 news articles »

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Dutch opposition says has documents proving Turkey sent arms to Syrian jihadists - Today's Zaman (press release) (blog) Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:53:38 GMT

Today's Zaman (press release) (blog)

Dutch opposition says has documents proving Turkey sent arms to Syrian jihadists Today's Zaman (press release) (blog) The Dutch opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDA) announced that it has confidential documents proving that Turkey had sent weapons to al-Qaeda militants in Syria and that it conveyed the documents to the Dutch government, according to a BBC ... and more »

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Turkey and Iraq agree on natural gas pipeline project - Daily Sabah Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:35:17 GMT

Daily Sabah

Turkey and Iraq agree on natural gas pipeline project Daily Sabah Turkey and Iraq agreed on a new natural gas pipeline project. Energy Minister Taner Yıldız visited Iraq on Sunday to attend 17th Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Commission meeting, which is held again after 9 years break, and hold official talks about ... Turkey, Iraq sign new trade and energy agreementswww.worldbulletin.net all 16 news articles »

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Turkey's red line - Aljazeera.com Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:24:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey's red line Aljazeera.com In the days following the global outrage over the attack on the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, many in Turkey seem to have forgotten those days when any criticism of Ataturk was a punishable offence - one that could label you a traitor ... and more »

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Busted! Turkey caught smuggling weapons to al-Qaida - WND.com Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:15:43 GMT

WND.com

Busted! Turkey caught smuggling weapons to al-Qaida WND.com According to the hacked documents, however, Turkish intelligence smuggling of weapons to al-Qaida occurred last year and may still be occurring, suggesting that such activities continue to be sanctioned by Erdogan, who now is the Turkish president ... and more »

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Interview: France '100 percent' happy with Turkey on security - FRANCE 24 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 17:50:17 GMT

FRANCE 24

Interview: France '100 percent' happy with Turkey on security FRANCE 24 Paris is entirely happy with the level of cooperation it is receiving from Ankara on intelligence-sharing regarding extremist plots, according to France's envoy to Turkey. France is more than pleased with Turkey's cooperation on security against ... France '100 percent' happy with Turkey on security: EnvoyHurriyet Daily News all 5 news articles »