Aljazeera.com | US, Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal Reuters ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters and expect to sign the pact soon, U.S. and Turkish officials said on Tuesday with Ankara predicting ... US and Ankara close to deal to train FSA in Turkey Turkey and U.S. agree on training Syrian rebels, but not on who enemy is US, Turkey agree 'in principle' to train Syria rebels |
Wall Street Journal | Student's Killing Turns Spotlight in Turkey on Violence Against Women Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—The gruesome killing of a young woman is sending shock waves through Turkey, sparking unprecedented demonstrations against violence toward women and spotlighting the divide between secular and religious-minded voters. The mutilated ... Turkey president: violence against women is the country's bleeding wound Murder of female student horrifies Turkey Turkey: President Condemns Violence Against Women After Student's Killing |
Another Snowstorm Grips Much of Turkey AccuWeather.com Due to the long duration of the snow that is expected in central Turkey, residents that live in smaller towns and villages could be isolated for several days until the snow ends and roads and cleared. Even travel in larger cities will be difficult with ... |
DefenseNews.com | Turkey Raises $1.5B from Conscription Plan DefenseNews.com ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities announced the government raised an additional $1.5 billion to fund procurement programs through a plan that exempts citizens from conscription for a fee. Under the plan announced last year, about 200,000 Turks paid ... |
Voice of America | Turkey's Top Leadership Rift Widens Voice of America ISTANBUL—. The announcement that Turkey's powerful spy chief, Hakan Fidan, will be a candidate for parliament for the ruling AK Party has exposed an unprecedented political rift between the country's president and prime minister. President Recep ... What's next for Hakan Fidan? |
The Guardian | After years of silence, Turkey's women are going into battle against oppression The Guardian As a high-school student in Turkey, whenever I took the bus I would make sure to keep an open safety pin in my hand – to poke molesters with. By the time I started university, I was carrying pepper spray in my bag, as did many of my female friends. We ... |
NDTV | Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace talks may end Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants demanded concrete steps from Turkey to advance a fragile peace process on Tuesday, accusing the ruling AK Party of stalling and warning that the negotiations could break down. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ... Kurdish Militants Demand Progress from Turkey Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace process will end |
Sydney Morning Herald | Death of Ozgecan Aslan stokes anger over violence against women in Turkey Sydney Morning Herald Istanbul: Turkey's president on Monday described violence against women as the "bleeding wound" of the country after a woman was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man trying to rape her. Despite a surge in violence against women ... |
Today's Zaman | Armenia withdraws peace protocols with Turkey from parliament Today's Zaman The protocols to normalize ties between Turkey and Armenia were signed in Zurich on Oct. 10, 2009 with the aim of establishing diplomatic relations and opening the two countries' land border. The process had been deadlocked by nationalists on both ... Armenia's withdrawal from protocols will not halt peace attempts by Turkey Armenia withdraws peace accords with Turkey from parliament Armenia withdraws key peace accords with Turkey |
Fear of Shiites on the rise in Turkey Al-Monitor It is not a term frequently used in Turkey, and the label is often misunderstood. For instance, one notable Shiite elder told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “There is no fear of the [Shiites], they just really do not like us because they think ... |