Wall Street Journal | Spate of Attacks Across Turkey Kills 6 Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—A spate of attacks across Turkey that targeted security forces and a U.S. consulate killed six people, an escalation of violence that threatens to destabilize an ally the U.S. is counting on as a linchpin in its air campaign against Islamic ... Trio of attacks in Turkey target police, US Consulate US Consulate in Istanbul attacked as violence escalates in Turkey US consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9 |
CBS News | Al Qaeda in Syria withdraws from planned "ISIS-free" zone on Turkey border CBS News The move by the Nusra Front came two weeks after Turkey began carrying out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Turkey also agreed to allow U.S. warplanes to use the strategic Incirlik Air Base for operations against IS in Syria. The two countries ... US Sends Fighter Jets to Turkey and Lets Ankara Off the Hook in Islamic State ... Al Qaeda in Syria leaves area where Turkey seeks buffer Air Force F-16s Arrive in Turkey to Join ISIL Fight |
BBC News | PKK leader: Turkey is protecting IS by attacking Kurds BBC News The man leading the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has accused Turkey of trying to protect the Islamic State group by attacking Kurdish fighters. Cemil Bayik told the BBC he believed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted IS to succeed to prevent ... Turkey and the Kurds Need an Antwerp Agreement Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed What do Kurds make of Turkey-PKK fighting? |
U.S. News & World Report | Turkey's political leaders discuss coalition, no agreement U.S. News & World Report ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday met with the leader of the country's pro-secular party to gauge whether they have enough common ground to press ahead with efforts to form a coalition government, but they ... |
New York Times | Inside Syria: Kurds Roll Back ISIS, but Alliances Are Strained New York Times Until last month, Turkey had resisted calls to do more to support the fight against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, mindful that it might further Kurdish ambitions to eventually carve out an independent state. The Kurds, who number ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Rogue Israeli balloon stirs fears of spies in Turkey Jerusalem Post Israel News Fears over what locals suspected to be an Israeli spy-craft gripped locals in the Turkish province of Malatya Thursday after a balloon bearing the Israeli flag and the words "Welcome to Israel" made landfall. According to Turkey's Hurriyet daily news ... |
Al-Monitor | Has Turkey found world's oldest temple? Al-Monitor The ancient city of Ephesus and the Diyarbakir Fortress and its surrounding Hevsel Gardens have become the latest historical sites in Turkey to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in July. Turkey's next nomination is the Stone Age cult site ... |
Reuters | Another poll suggests Turkey's AK Party could regain overall majority Reuters ANKARA Turkey's AK Party has gained support in the last two months and could recover the absolute majority it lost in June, if a snap parliamentary election were held immediately, Turkish pollster MAK found in its latest survey. The poll is the second ... Turkey's ruling party, opposition positive on coalition Turkey's AKP to decide on possible CHP coalition this week - officials Surge in terror attacks overshadows Turkey's coalition talks |
U.S. News & World Report | 1st restocked Iowa turkey farmer talks lessons from bird flu U.S. News & World Report A turkey stands in a barn on the Moline family turkey farm, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Manson, Iowa. The Moline farm is the first Iowa farm to restock after the bird flu outbreak that killed 48 million birds in 15 states. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall ... First turkey farm begins repopulation after bird flu outbreak Iowa Turkey Farm Reopens After Avian Influenza 1st Iowa turkey farm owner to resume production talks lessons learned from ... |
U.S. Consulate Targeted As Violent Attacks Sweep Across Turkey NPR NPR's Melissa Block talks with Nick Tattersall, Reuters bureau chief in Turkey, about the two assailants who opened fire at the U.S. consulate building in Istanbul Monday. More From World. Migrants arrive Monday on the Greek island of Chios, where ... |