Aljazeera.com | Analysis: What is Turkey trying to achieve in Iraq? Aljazeera.com You are not at my level. You are not my equivalent. You are not of the same quality as me," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, in response to a demand from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that Turkey withdraw its troops from Iraq. Turkey Questions Historical Treaty Defining Regional Borders Turkey's Demands Complicate Battle Plan to Retake Mosul From Islamic State Turkey has no secret agenda in Iraq: presidential aide |
Financial Times | Turkey's tilt to Russia changes dynamics of Syrian battlefield Financial Times During five years of civil war that has killed up to 500,000 Syrians and displaced half the population, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, sought to topple Mr Assad, backing rebel forces against him and allowing jihadi volunteers to use Turkish ... Turkey is using Russia 'as a trump card' against the US - and Putin is cashing in ANALYSIS: Russia woos Turkey with 'face-saving' Syria alliance Assad: Taking Aleppo will 'push terrorists back to Turkey' |
The Economist | Turkey's bid to join the EU is a bad joke; but don't kill it The Economist THE two young women glance at each other before confiding their secret. Turkey has become such a fearful place, they say, that they have formed a pact never to have children. Amid official reprisals and purges after a failed coup in July, the lights of ... Is Turkey ditching Saudi Arabia for Iran? Turkey's great challenge: integrating 2.7 million Syrian refugees Is Turkey moving towards regional isolation again? |
Reuters | Turkey sacks or suspends hundreds more judges in coup probe Reuters Turkey's intelligence agency has identified some 56,000 users of ByLock which Gulen's followers began using in 2014, officials have said. Gulen denies any involvement in the failed coup. The radical crackdown by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ... Turkey Carries Out Major NATO Purge Power Struggle Erupts in Turkey's Security Structure Erdogan's Turkey looks more like its Arab neighbours |
Washington Post | NATO members are supposed to be democratic. What happens when Turkey isn't? Washington Post A core principle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is that member states adhere to democratic values. So what happens now that Turkey, a longtime NATO member, has suspended a number of legal protections in the weeks and months ... Turkey Extends Post-Coup Crackdown to NATO Military Envoys Turkey Is At War With Itself: In Latest Coup News, NATO Military Envoys With Secular Backgrounds Fired In 'Witch Hunt' |
Ynetnews | Israel and Turkey deepen energy ties Ynetnews Israel and Turkey deepen energy ties. Six years after a souring in ties between the two regional powers, natural gas is helping the two countries normalize ties; Following a meeting between ministers, Israel's Minister of Energy, Yuval Steinitz says ... Israel, Turkey deepen energy ties as relations resume after 6-yr rupture Turkey, Israel to consider building gas pipeline Israel and Turkey to discuss gas pipeline |
RT | Car bomb kills at least 20 near rebel-controlled Syria-Turkey border crossing RT At least 20 people, mostly Syrian rebel fighters, have reportedly been killed in a car bomb blast at the Free Syrian Army-controlled checkpoint cloase to a border crossing between Syria and Turkey. Witnesses told Reuters that the blast took place ... Car bomb near Syria-Turkey border crossing kills at least 20: witnesses Car bomb kills at least 17 near Syria-Turkey border crossing Syria: Car bomb explodes near Syria-Turkey border crossing killing rebel fighters |
Papermag | While We Weren't Looking, Lindsay Lohan Became A Pro-Turkey Advocate For Syrian Refugees Papermag Lindsay Lohan has been quietly piecing together a resume of advocacy for the Syrian refugee crisis gripping the Middle East. Last month, while spending time in Turkey, Lohan visited a hospital hosting families who fled the ISIS-ravaged city of Aleppo ... Turkey's Islamists can't get enough of Lindsay Lohan |
Al-Arabiya | Saudi Arabia, Turkey to hold summit in Riyadh Al-Arabiya Saudi Arabia and Turkey are set to hold talks in the capital Riyadh on Thursday where regional security is expected to drive discussions between both countries' leader. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set ... |
Arkansas Online | FAA: Arkansas Event Followed Rules in Airplane Turkey Drop ABC News The annual Turkey Trot festival was held last weekend in Yellville, which is about 90 miles north of Little Rock. One turkey died Friday and another died Saturday upon hitting the ground, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ( http://bit.ly/2d9uRtn ) reported. Turkey tosser at Arkansas fest followed rules, FAA says; PETA vows 'repercussions' |