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Turkey: 8 soldiers killed by roadside bomb - CNN Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:52:42 GMT

Express.co.uk

Turkey: 8 soldiers killed by roadside bomb CNN Turkey has been experiencing an escalation in violence on multiple fronts. In July, a suicide blast that authorities blamed on ISIS killed 33 people in Suruc in southeastern Turkey. The country launched airstrikes against ISIS in Syria after the group ... Turkey terror alert after explosion and gunfire at Istanbul tourist attractionExpress.co.uk Violence costing Turkey precious tourism, even far from the fightingChristian Science Monitor The sense of crisis is rising rapidly in TurkeyBusiness Insider BBC News -New York Times -Reuters all 340 news articles »

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Turkey Pays Former CIA Director and Lobbyists to Misrepresent Attacks on Kurds ... - Huffington Post Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:51:12 GMT

Turkey Pays Former CIA Director and Lobbyists to Misrepresent Attacks on Kurds ... Huffington Post Thousands of articles have been published worldwide in recent weeks exposing Turkey's strategic trickery -- using the pretext of fighting ISIS to carry out a genocidal bombing campaign against the Kurds who have courageously countered ISIS in Syria and ... and more »

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Urban Warfare Escalates in Turkey's Kurdish-Majority Southeast - Wall Street Journal Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:46:00 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Urban Warfare Escalates in Turkey's Kurdish-Majority Southeast Wall Street Journal SILOPI, Turkey—War has returned to this remote southeastern city, transforming dusty streets into a battleground as surging violence between Turkish security forces and Kurdish separatists threatens to kindle a level of urban warfare not seen for two ... Turkey's president loses favor in a parliamentary election, and so decides to ...Quartz Islamic State video urges followers in Turkey to rise up against ErdoganLos Angeles Times WARNING: Britons in Turkey face new ISIS threat as terrorists urge locals to ...Express.co.uk Rudaw -euronews -Aljazeera.com (blog) all 283 news articles »

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PKK declares autonomous region in Turkey's Dersim province - Rudaw Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:19:59 GMT

Rudaw

PKK declares autonomous region in Turkey's Dersim province Rudaw Varto is a town in eastern Turkey where on or around August 10 a female PKK fighter named Ekin Van was allegedly raped and killed before her naked body was dragged through the streets by Turkish security forces. The incident has outraged Kurds ... Report: 8 soldiers killed in PKK bomb attack in TurkeyFox News Eight soldiers killed in southeast Turkey bomb attack - militaryReuters UK Iraqi Kurdish Rebels Defiant Against Turkey: 'Freedom Is Our Right'Haaretz Irish Times all 1,226 news articles »

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Elections Seem Likely in Turkey as ISIS Threat Rises - New York Times Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:48:45 GMT

New York Times

Elections Seem Likely in Turkey as ISIS Threat Rises New York Times ISTANBUL — Prospects for a period of instability in Turkey increased on Tuesday after attempts by the dominant party to form a new coalition government officially ended in failure. The development helped create the basis for President Recep Tayyip ... Erdogan says Turkey is 'heading rapidly' toward new electionReuters Turkey's PM Fails To Form Coalition GovernmentHuffington Post Turkey's Erdogan takes a gamble, eyes a new electionU.S. News & World Report Middle East Eye -euronews all 1,048 news articles »

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Turkey-Iran Tensions on Rise - Voice of America Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:26:23 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey-Iran Tensions on Rise Voice of America ISTANBUL—. The cancellation of a visit to Turkey last week by Iran's foreign minister has brought increasingly tense relations between Ankara and Tehran into sharper focus. The two countries back opposite sides in the Syrian civil war and accuse each ... and more »

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U.S. Withdrawing Patriot Missiles from Turkey - Washington Free Beacon Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:54:46 GMT

Washington Free Beacon

U.S. Withdrawing Patriot Missiles from Turkey Washington Free Beacon The U.S. Army will withdraw two Patriot air defense missile batteries and their approximately 300 support personnel from Turkey in October, according to a joint announcement by the U.S. embassy in Ankara and the Turkish government. The joint statement ... US pulling Patriot missiles from TurkeyFox News all 47 news articles »

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Turkey Lira Drops on Security Concern After Istanbul Explosion - Bloomberg Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:19:40 GMT

Today's Zaman

Turkey Lira Drops on Security Concern After Istanbul Explosion Bloomberg The lira weakened to a record for a fifth day following two violent attacks in Turkey, extending a selloff after the central bank signaled it wasn't ready to step up measures to defend the currency. The lira fell as much as 1.7 percent to 2.9435 per ... Turkish energy minister says US fails to prove Turkey's alleged smuggling of ...Today's Zaman Turkish Lira Tumbles After Central Bank DecisionsWall Street Journal REFILE-UPDATE 2-Turkey holds interest rates, shrugs off weak lira, political ...Reuters Novinite.com -Hurriyet Daily News -Nasdaq all 216 news articles »

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Costa Cruises cancels port calls in Turkey - USA TODAY Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:01:11 GMT

USA TODAY

Costa Cruises cancels port calls in Turkey USA TODAY In the wake of a terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul earlier this month, Costa Cruises has decided to cancel its remaining port calls in Turkey for 2015. Costa said the three ships that visit Turkey, including stops in Izmir and Istanbul ... Costa cancels Turkey port calls for rest of 2015Travel Weekly all 4 news articles »

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Analysis: An Israel-Turkey-Hamas rapprochement? - i24news Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:44:01 GMT

i24news

Analysis: An Israel-Turkey-Hamas rapprochement? i24news Turkey, too, is interested in Israel's natural gas. The CEO of the Turkish energy company Turcas, Batu Aksoy, recently declared: "We can still create a win-win opportunity here. There are large quantities of gas there [in Israel], and they [the ... and more »