The Guardian | Rescued boat refugees held in Turkey 'threatened with deportation to Syria' The Guardian Attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos, the wooden boat of around 250 Syrians and Iraqis was intercepted a few miles from the coast of Turkey by Turkish coastguards, who circled it and fired warning shots. The boat subsequently sank after water ... Refugees dispersed from Turkey-Greece border in buses Blocked: Safe land route from Turkey Turkey's PM calls on Syrian migrants to end protest near Greek border |
U.S. News & World Report | Tens of thousands protest in Turkey against Kurdish violence U.S. News & World Report Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes supporters as tens of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators rally to denounce violence by Kurdish rebels, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Speakers condemned terrorism and the violence which ... Tens of thousands rally against Kurdish 'terrorists' in Turkey 100000 attend 'anti-terrorism rally' in Istanbul, Turkey |
BBC News | Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in ferry collision off Turkey BBC News At least 13 migrants, including children, have died after their dinghy and a ferry collided off Turkey, the coastguard there says. The accident happened close to the port of Canakkale. The boat was on its way to the Greek island of Lesbos. In a second ... At least 13 dead in migrant boat collision with ferry off Turkey Migrants die as dinghy collides with ferry off Turkey Migrant boat collides with ferry off Turkey |
Aljazeera.com (blog) | Threats, raids and arrests: Turkey's media clampdown Aljazeera.com (blog) Discussing Turkey's deteriorating state of press freedom are: Idil Engindeniz, a media scholar at Galatasaray University; Bekir Hazar, the host at TV show Yaz Boz; Cevheri Guven, Editor at Nokta magazine; and Murat Bayram, a reporter for Kurdistan 24. |
DefenseNews.com | 75 US-Trained Rebels Enter Syria From Turkey DefenseNews.com BEIRUT — Seventy-five Syrian rebels trained to fight jihadists under a beleaguered US program have crossed from Turkey into northern Syria, a US-backed rebel faction and a monitoring group said Sunday. "Seventy-five new fighters trained in a camp near ... Syria conflict: New US-backed rebels cross from Turkey 75 US-trained rebels enter Syria from Turkey: Monitor 75 US-trained Syrian rebels enter Syria from Turkey |
Wall Street Journal | Refugees Seek New Land Routes to Europe Across Turkey Wall Street Journal EDIRNE, Turkey—Refugees seeking sanctuary in Europe are turning away from the perilous journey by smugglers' boats crossing the Aegean Sea and charting a fresh path across Turkey. The quest for new land routes signals an emerging pressure point for ... Several thousand migrants in Turkey resume march towards Greek border Turkey threatens to oust refugees camped near Greek border Police and migrants are in a stand-off near Turkey's Greek border |
Politico | European leaders seek refugee deal with Turkey Politico The Turkey initiative comes as Europe has struggled to find an agreement on allocating refugees streaming into the EU. Interior ministers now appear likely to reach a deal for distributing about 120,000 this week, but with more than one million ... |
Gatestone Institute | Turkey Needs to Practice in Turkey What It Preaches in Cyprus Gatestone Institute Turkey has claimed all along that it stays in Cyprus to "protect" the Turkish Cypriot minority. Since Turkey has "protected" them, almost half of Turkish Cypriots have abandoned Cyprus. They have been conveniently replaced by Anatolian Turks whose ... |
Yahoo News | Thousands more migrants pour into Austria as 13 drown off Turkey Yahoo News Nickelsdorf (Austria) (AFP) - Crowded aboard buses and trains, thousands more migrants flooded into Austria on Sunday as at least 13 desperate refugees drowned making the perilous trip to Europe in search of a better life. Refugee Crisis Update: 13 Die Off Turkey; Hungary Reopens Border Thirteen migrants die after boat collides with ferry off Turkey |
German expert: Turkey is not only about Erdoğan Today's Zaman Germany-based Friedrich Erbert Foundation (FES) Turkey representative Felix Schmidt has said that Turkey is not only about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, pointing to progress in many fields despite worrying setbacks in terms of democracy, liberties ... |