CNN | Video purportedly shows missing UK teens at Turkey-Syria border CNN The video's release came a day after Turkey's foreign minister said his country arrested a "spy" who allegedly helped the British girls get into Syria. The alleged agent was working for a country that is part of an international anti-ISIS coalition ... Turkey Says It Has Detained Foreign Intelligence Agent Over British ... Missing UK Girls: Turkey Holds 'Foreign Spy' Indonesian women, children held in Turkey 'heading to join ISIS' |
New York Times | Turkey's Drift From NATO New York Times The website of Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledges that NATO has played a “central role” in the country's security and insists that Turkey, which became a member in 1952, “attaches utmost importance” to it. Yet Turkey's commitment to the ... Turkey would use Incirlik only as part of 'comprehensive process' NATO official sees vital need for rebuilding of trust between Turkey, allies Turkey stresses importance of intelligence sharing |
New York Times | Islamist Websites in Turkey Manage to Evade Strict Internet Censorship New York Times But many sites that promote extreme Islamist messages — even some that are outright sympathetic to the Islamic State, the militant organization that has marauded through Iraq and Syria — escape Turkey's censors. A hallmark of the decade-long ... |
Toronto Star | Did 'foreign agent' held in Turkey work for Canada? Toronto Star Turkey was at first a reluctant partner in the coalition against the Islamic State as Ankara had backed militant groups fighting the Syrian regime. But the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” mentality was forced to change when the friend became the ... Canadian spy said to be detained in Turkey for helping British teens join ISIS Canadian Intelligence Agent Allegedly Arrested in Turkey, Accused of Helping ISIS |
Turkey to support Mosul operation from the sidelines Al-Monitor The recent visit to Ankara by US CENTCOM Commander Lloyd Austin shifted focus to Turkey's role in the upcoming operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State (IS). Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had previously gone on record as saying, “Turkey will ... |
The Independent | Turkey 'opens fire' at migrant boat carrying 300 men, women and children from ... The Independent Eleven million people have been displaced by the crisis, with two thirds now living in neighbouring countries including Turkey. Satellite images released this week give a broader picture of the conditions endured by those who remain trapped there, with ... Turkey seizes cargo ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees Turkey Captures 337 Migrants Heading for Italy Turkey opens fire on migrant ship to stop it entering European Union waters |
Washington Post (blog) | Clientelism 2.0 vs. democracy in Erdogan's 'New Turkey' Washington Post (blog) Observers inside and outside of Turkey are increasingly raising concerns over the authoritarian turn in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's “New Turkey.” The economic foundations of this turn have not been heavily analyzed, however, and are especially ... Turkey's ex-president Gul closes door on to be involved in politics |
The Courier-Journal | Barrels of Stolen Wild Turkey Bourbon Have Been Recovered in Kentucky TIME Kentucky police have recovered five barrels of stolen Wild Turkey bourbon from a man's backyard. After responding to a tip-off on Wednesday, Franklin County sheriff's deputies found the barrels of the popular whiskey behind a shed, each with a value of ... Stolen bourbon from Wild Turkey recovered Bamboozled: 5 barrels of stolen bourbon found in Ky. backyard Five stolen barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon recovered in Kentucky |
The Economist | Turkey's economy The Economist LIKE many other emerging markets, Turkey has been suffering recently from a sharp fall in its currency. The Federal Reserve is partly to blame. The assumption that it will soon raise interest rates has bolstered the dollar at the expense of other ... Turkey's Current Account Deficit More Than Halves in January Turkey, central bank meddling and repealing gravity: James Saft Turkey's conflicting visions of the economy |
www.worldbulletin.net | Turkey shuts border crossings as fighting worsens around Syria's Aleppo Reuters "Turkey has some security concerns and it is natural for measures to be taken based on the threat assessment conducted. This is what is also expected by Turkey by the international community," said an official at a government agency, who declined to be ... A Path to ISIS, Through a Porous Turkish Border Turkey shuts border crossings with Syria Turkey closes border with Syrian “for security concerns” |