Aljazeera.com | Turkey shells Kurdish fighters in Aleppo province Aljazeera.com About 100 Turkish rockets pounded a group of Kurdish fighters allied to a US-backed militia in northern Syria on Friday as Ankara's attacks against Syrian Kurds continue to intensify. The confrontation between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Kurdish ... Turkey Strikes Syrian Kurds as Multifaceted Conflict Rages On Turkey's Kurds are caught between an insurgency and a crackdown Turkey pounds Syrian Kurdish fighters |
Washington Post | Carter says Turkey should play role in Mosul fight Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — There “is an agreement in principle” for Turkey to play a role in the battle to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday, expressing optimism that friction between ... Carter Travels to Turkey, Paris for Counter-ISIL Meetings Pentagon chief to stress Iraq sovereignty in Turkey talks US claims agreement in principle between Turkey and Iraq on retaking Mosul |
The Latest: UN Concerned by Return of Syrians to Turkey ABC News The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over Greece's return to Turkey of 10 Syrian nationals whose asylum claims it says Greek officials ignored. Friday's announcement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees comes hours ... |
Diplomatic Courier | Turkey: Trade Expansion Presents Tremendous Opportunities for Growth Diplomatic Courier As 2016 comes to an end, countries such as South Africa and Russia have turned to Turkey to strike valuable trading partnerships. Turkey is rapidly developing new technology, such as clean energy, transportation, defense, and consumer electronics ... |
PJ Media (blog) | Turkey Won't Give Official Status to Yazidi Asylum Seekers PJ Media (blog) Yazidis in Turkey are extremely poor, but they must spend a lot of money to apply for asylum with the UNHCR. However, many of the applicants were not even registered by the UN. Some of them were as late as 2023 for their earliest possible interview date. |
EurActiv | A new horizon for Turkey EurActiv Turkey was shaken by the July coup attempt, but its citizens are united and more determined than ever to stand up for democracy and against terrorism, writes Egemen Bağış. Egemen Bağış is the former EU minister and chief negotiator of Turkey. As dawn ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Needs must; EU walks tightrope on Turkey Reuters But after initial criticism from Brussels, the bloc is now carefully hedging its bets to avoid upsetting Turkey too much, mindful that a March deal with Ankara cut to a trickle last year's mass influx of people through Greece to Europe. "We are in a ... EU to call on Greece to speed up migrant returns to Turkey |
Center for Research on Globalization | American Journalist Killed in Turkey for Revealing the Truth Regarding ISIS-Daesh Center for Research on Globalization Serena Shim's January 2013 expose, “Turkey's Pivotal Role in Syria's Insurgency: PressTV Report from Inside Turkey,” showed footage of what she estimated to be 300 semi-trucks “awaiting militants to empty them out”; included testimony explaining how ... |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey's new envoy to UN inaugurated Anadolu Agency Feridun Sinirlioglu (L), Turkey's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) in New York, United States on October 21, 2016. ( Mohammed Elshamy - Anadolu Agency ) ... |
Deutsche Welle | Author Elif Shafak: 'What happens in Turkey has repercussions beyond' Deutsche Welle DW: In 2008, when Turkey was the guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair, you were the star of the delegation. Now you are once again one of the highly honored visitors. Do you feel a difference in the atmosphere? Elif Shafak: Yes, I do. I do feel a ... |