Financial Times | Europe's migrant drama puts Turkey centre stage Financial Times Standing beside Donald Tusk, the European Council president beset by EU feuding over migration, Mr Erdogan suggested the unthinkable. “We fully support migrant quotas,” he said, adding that naturally the EU sharing system “should include Turkey” — and ... Rescued boat refugees held in Turkey 'threatened with deportation to Syria' Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in ferry collision off Turkey Turkey's refugee policy in spotlight as migrants decamp to Europe |
Wall Street Journal | EU Working on Agreement With Turkey on Migrants, Croatian Foreign Minister Says Wall Street Journal BOTOVO, Croatia—The European Union could get an agreement with Turkey to try to stem the flow of migrants in the coming weeks, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said Monday, as her country struggled to handle the rising numbers heading for the ... Europe Wants to Pay Turkey to House Migrants Until They Can Return to Homelands Migrants Die After Boat Collision Off Turkey Thousands more migrants pour into Austria as 13 drown off Turkey |
The Independent | Syrian Kurdish leaders planning to capture last border crossing with Turkey ... The Independent The loss of Jarabulus would isolate Isis, bringing to an end its ability to bring in thousands of fanatical Islamic fighters who have been crossing from Turkey into Syria without significant hindrance over the last four years. Isis has frequently used ... |
U.S. News & World Report | Has Turkey Become a Fascist State? Center for Research on Globalization However, a close analysis of Turkey in the 'Age of Erdogan' does reveal a country that has given over to violence as a political tool, repression and censorship as standard government practice, and sponsorship of terrorism as foreign policy. If it hasn ... Tens of thousands protest in Turkey against Kurdish violence Tens of thousands rally against Kurdish 'terrorists' in Turkey 100000 attend 'anti-terrorism rally' in Istanbul, Turkey |
Financial Times | Political uncertainty costs G20 host Turkey its golden glow Financial Times They will find no better illustration of the problem than the plight of their host nation. In 2011, when then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan volunteered to host this year's summit, Turkey was the prime example of what then seemed an inexorable ... |
Aljazeera.com (blog) | Reports: US-trained rebels enter Syria from Turkey Aljazeera.com (blog) A batch of 75 rebels newly trained by US and coalition forces in Turkey to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group have entered northern Syria, according to a monitoring group. The rebels had entered Syria in a convoy of a dozen ... Activists say 75 rebels trained by US in Turkey return to Syria 75 US-Trained Rebels Enter Syria From Turkey Syria conflict: New US-backed rebels cross from Turkey |
Gatestone Institute | Turkey's Islamist Factory Settings Gatestone Institute Israel-bashing and the systematic fueling of anti-Semitic behavior have become a Turkish political pastime since Turkey downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel in 2010. There has been, though, relative tranquility and reports of a potential thaw ... |
AirForceTimes.com | Things to know about voluntary dependent departure from Turkey Air Force Link INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFNS) -- On Sept. 2 Col. John Walker, the 39th Air Base Wing commander, announced the secretary of Defense's decision to authorize voluntary departure for family members of U.S. personnel in Adana, Turkey, to include Incirlik ... US military families have until Oct. 1 to decide to leave Turkey air base |
Turkey's 'Fairy Chimneys' Were Millions of Years in the Making Smithsonian On the high plateau of central Anatolia in Turkey, magic can seem real. What else but enchantment could shape rock and stone into spindly stems that rise, mushroom-like, out of the earth? How could geology ever explain such a surreal phenomenon? |
Commentary Magazine | The White House Downgrades Turkey Commentary Magazine One of the reasons why Recep Tayyip Erdoğan managed to change Turkey fundamentally and probably permanently during his tenure as prime minister is that as he implemented his reforms undermining opponents, and ultimately freedom, he suggested that ... |