U.S. News & World Report | Analysis: US-Turkey Deal on Syria a Big Gamble ABC News But his biggest priority is one that's driven by domestic politics: curtailing growing Kurdish power along Turkey's southern border. Ankara is worried that Kurdish gains in Iraq and in Syria will encourage a revival of the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey ... Turkey, Kurdish rebels appear to mobilize for return to days of all-out conflict Turkey vows 'whatever necessary' in fight against militants Suicide Attack by Kurdistan Worker's Party Members in Turkey Kills 2 Soldiers |
Wall Street Journal | US, Turkey Agree to Keep Syrian Kurds Out of Proposed Border Zone Wall Street Journal Two weeks ago, Turkey agreed to launch airstrikes targeting Islamic State fighters in Syria and allow the U.S. to use bases on its soil for the first time to do the same. At Turkey's urging, the U.S. agreed to use airstrikes to protect a border zone ... |
Aljazeera.com (blog) | Turkey roundtable: War at two fronts? Aljazeera.com (blog) In the aftermath of the July 20 suicide attack in Turkey's southern town of Suruc on the Syrian border, the Turkish army engaged in a series of military strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as well as the outlawed Kurdistan ... Turkey's Kurds watch fragile peace slip away Turkey's main opposition accuses Erdoğan of blocking coalition efforts Turkey debates 'dishonorable, whisky-drinking rich people' amid MHP-HDP row |
New York Post | Turkey on University of Michigan campus captured, relocated to rescue facility MLive.com University of Michigan students, staff and visitors won't be taking any more selfies with the now-famous North Campus turkey, nor will they have to worry about the bird chasing them onto buses or impeding traffic. U-M officials verified that the wild ... Wild turkey finally captured on college campus Wandering turkey captured on UM campus Wandering turkey captured on University of Michigan campus |
The Hill | US begins armed drone flights from Turkey; manned missions, search and rescue ... Fox News WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is expanding its combat role in Syria in defense of coalition-backed rebels, conducting armed drone missions into Syria from an air base in Turkey and imposing new rules allowing the U.S. to defend rebels against attacks ... US begins flying armed drones from Turkey Pentagon Launching Armed Drones From Turkey US begins armed drone flights out of Turkey |
The Guardian | Turkey swingers' club suspects face up to 177 years in jail The Guardian Police arrested 53 people in May on suspicion of pimping and prostitution in raids on 25 addresses in five provinces across south and south-east Turkey, after receiving reports that patrons of swingers' clubs were bringing prostitutes to the sex parties. |
kfor.com | Avian flu outbreak causes turkey shortage in the midwest kfor.com GREEN COUNTRY, Okla. — Grocery shoppers may have to wait until the fall before they can get their favorite brand of turkey. One grocery store manager said the Avian flu outbreak hit their stock in the midwest and that's what's causing the shortage ... |
The Week Magazine | The West has a big Turkey problem The Week Magazine The old imperium, held together by Islam, gave way to a new patchwork of nation-states — first Turkey, and then, after decolonization, the Arab countries — where monopolies on political violence, not on religious authority, often determined who ruled. Turkey's not-so-hidden motives The flow of jihadists into Syria dries up as Turkey cracks down on the border The Fake War on ISIS: US and Turkey Escalate in Syria |
Yahoo News | Turkey's Erdogan says Putin may 'give up' on Assad Yahoo News Notably, Russia and Turkey have agreed to begin work on a new pipeline underneath the Black Sea. But reports in recent days have suggested the Turk Stream project has hit trouble due to a dispute over the price Turkey should pay for Russian gas. Turkey's Erdogan Claims Putin Changing Stance on Syria |
Wall Street Journal | Islamic State Woos Kurdish Attackers in Turkey Wall Street Journal ADIYAMAN, Turkey— Orhan Gonder was a quiet, studious Kurdish teenager who went out of his way to help people, according to those who knew him in this small Turkish city near the Syrian border. So when he started frequenting a tea house known as an ... |