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As Turkey Targets Militants, War Grips Kurdish Lands Once Again - New York Times Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:47:19 GMT

New York Times

As Turkey Targets Militants, War Grips Kurdish Lands Once Again New York Times DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Across the Kurdish lands of southeast Turkey, a bitter war that had long been stilled by a truce has suddenly come roaring back, threatening to undo a hard-won economic turnaround here and adding a new battlefield to a region ... In Turkey, A Kurdish Conflict Flares — AgainNPR Insecurity Threatens Planned Turkey PollVoice of America Kurdish hacker hits U.S. sites over Turkey bombings, report saysWashington Examiner Anadolu Agency all 129 news articles »

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US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation - Reuters Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:26:59 GMT

Reuters

US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-Islamic State operation Reuters The United States and Turkey plan to provide air cover for what Washington judges to be moderate Syrian rebels as part of the operations, which aim to flush Islamic State from a rectangle of border territory roughly 80 km (50 miles) long, officials ... Syrian rebels: Turkey tipped al Qaida group to U.S.-trained fightersSunHerald.com US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-ISIL operationAl Jazeera America all 157 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan expected to call new elections - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:29:54 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turkey's Erdogan expected to call new elections U.S. News & World Report ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president formally called a new election on Monday, a day after a deadline passed for forming a new government following an inconclusive vote in June. A statement released from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office ... Turkey's President Calls Snap ElectionWall Street Journal Turkey's president calls for new election after government deadline passesThe Guardian Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially calls snap elections after ...ABC Online Bloomberg all 271 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan calls parliamentary election, to meet PM Davutoglu - Reuters Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:26:03 GMT

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan calls parliamentary election, to meet PM Davutoglu Reuters The AK Party, founded by Erdogan, lost its majority in a June 7 election for the first time since coming to power in 2002, complicating Erdogan's ambition of forging a more powerful presidency and plunging Turkey into political uncertainty not seen ... Turkey's Erdogan expected to formally call new elections, appoint interim ...680 News As fight with Kurds heats up, Turkey's president calls electionsThe Economist Turkey's President Erdogan to Call Snap ElectionWall Street Journal all 1,845 news articles »

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Turkey's 'blame game' elections - euronews Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:32:22 GMT

euronews

Turkey's 'blame game' elections euronews Turkey went to the polls on June 7 this year and voted to end the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) 13 years of one-party rule. The key to this development was the Kurdish-socialist coalition, the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP), which broke the ... and more »

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Turkey Among Dozens of Countries Deemed Dangerous for Israeli Tourists in ... - Haaretz Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:05:05 GMT

Haaretz

Turkey Among Dozens of Countries Deemed Dangerous for Israeli Tourists in ... Haaretz Both Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and local terrorist organizations in Turkey see Israelis as targets for attacks, the bureau said. One official in the bureau said the number of Israelis going to Turkey is on the rise, and he was ... In travel advisory, Israelis urged to avoid Sinai, TurkeyThe Times of Israel all 11 news articles »

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Two soldiers killed after convoy hits explosives in southeast Turkey - Reuters Mon, 24 Aug 2015 06:41:00 GMT

Gulf Digital News

Two soldiers killed after convoy hits explosives in southeast Turkey Reuters Turkey has launched more than 400 air strikes against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, where the armed group is based, and in southeast Turkey since late July, in what it says is a response to attacks on police officers and soldiers. Turkey jails five mayors in Kurdish southeast over 'self-rule' claimsGulf Digital News Turkey's Erdogan fights for his throne by battling KurdsReuters Blogs (blog) Turkey: PKK 'kidnapped 316 children' in two yearsAnadolu Agency CNN -Wall Street Journal all 667 news articles »

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Thailand's Shrine Bombing - The Case For Turkey's Grey Wolves - Forbes Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:47:02 GMT

Forbes

Thailand's Shrine Bombing - The Case For Turkey's Grey Wolves Forbes Some of the strongest evidence in favor of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves was the fury throughout Turkey that followed the Thai repatriaton on July 9 of 109 Uighurs and the Grey Wolves' visibility during the attacks on the Thai Embassy in Istanbul ... and more »

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Spain: Patriots to remain in Turkey until NATO decides otherwise - Today's Zaman Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:28:44 GMT

Today's Zaman

Spain: Patriots to remain in Turkey until NATO decides otherwise Today's Zaman Spain's defense minister has said Patriot missile systems operated by Spanish soldiers in southern Turkey will remain there until NATO decides to remove them, a statement that seeks to eliminate confusion over the future of Spanish Patriots in Turkish ... Spain's Patriots to stay in Turkey until NATO says otherwiseAnadolu Agency all 14 news articles »

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2 Refugee Boats Capsize off Greece, Turkey; 5 Dead - ABC News Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:13:39 GMT

2 Refugee Boats Capsize off Greece, Turkey; 5 Dead ABC News Greece's coast guard recovered the bodies of two men, rescued six people and was searching for at least five more missing off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos after the dinghy they were using to enter Greece clandestinely from Turkey ... and more »