New York Times | Turkey Escalates Airstrikes on Kurdish Targets in Northern Iraq New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey stepped up its offensive against Kurdish militias in northern Iraq early Wednesday, pounding targets in six locations from the air, officials said. The Iraqi government condemned the airstrikes, calling them “a dangerous escalation ... Turkey's Political Influence Felt as Washington Turns Its Back on Kurds ... Turkey launches heaviest air strikes yet on Kurdish group Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq |
New York Times | China says to fight terror, people smuggling with Turkey Reuters Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic minority that calls Xinjiang home, have left China in recent years, traveling to Turkey via Southeast Asia, having first illegally crossed the Chinese border. Rights groups say such ... Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang Complicate China-Turkey Ties Turkey May Renegotiate Air Defense Deal With China |
Wall Street Journal | In Turkey's Kurdish Heartland, a Quick Change in Fortunes Wall Street Journal DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—Seven weeks ago, residents of this Kurdish-majority city flooded the streets for all-night celebrations of a historic election that propelled their politicians into parliament as a party for the first time. Now they are losing sleep ... Turkey's 'risky' two-front war: political opportunity for Erdogan? Turkey opens up old wounds with a new campaign against the PKK Turkey's pro-Kurdish leader denounces creation of safe zone |
PBS NewsHour (blog) | News Wrap: Turkey strikes new round of Kurdish targets PBS NewsHour (blog) In our news wrap Wednesday, Turkish jets launched new airstrikes on Kurdish rebel targets in Northern Iraq overnight. Turkey's prime minister warned that it won't end attacks until rebel fighters withdraw. Also, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., was indicted ... |
EUobserver | [Opinion] Turkey's dangerous gambit EUobserver Initially, Turkey's decision to go to war against ISIS was heralded as a game-changer, until it became clear that the real targets were the Syrian-Kurdish YPG militias. The recent advances by the YPG appear to have unnerved the Turkish government to ... |
Voice of America | Foreign Visitors to Turkey Fall, Security Risks Cloud Outlook Voice of America "With the ongoing security situation in southeast Turkey and the possibility of spontaneous demonstrations, the U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance, avoid demonstrations, review personal security plans and be aware ... |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Turkey's trials: The United States risks a deeper entanglement Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Turkey's alert to NATO while increasing its involvement in the Syrian war threatens to drag the United States further into an already complex Middle Eastern conflict. Citing a threat to its “territorial integrity, political independence or security ... |
Xinhua | China, Turkey pledge mutual support, closer cooperation Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2015. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo). BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) ... |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Renews Attacks on Kurdish Militants Wall Street Journal Turkish armed forces attacked militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Sirnak, Turkey on Tuesday. Two F-16 fighter jets carried out airstrikes in the region that sits along the Iraq-Turkey border. Al-Jaafari: Turkey's attacks have caused fear, anger |
Mother Nature Network | Bizarre giant blob found off the coast of Turkey Mother Nature Network 0. A diver pokers at a mysterious blob discovered off the coast of Turkey. The bizarre blob is so clear that light can just shine through it. (Photo: Lutfu Tanrıover/Vimeo). In early July, Lutfu Tanriover went on a dive off the coast of Fethiye, his ... |