New York Times | Middle East|Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding US New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — Russia, Iran and Turkey met in Moscow on Tuesday to work toward a political accord to end Syria's nearly six-year war, leaving the United States on the sidelines as the countries sought to drive the conflict in ways that serve their ... After Diplomat's Killing, Russia Doubles Down On Ties With Turkey Turkey Targets US-Based Cleric After Killing of Envoy A Most Unsettling Year for Turkey |
New York Times | In Turkey, a Capstone to a Violent Year. In Germany, a Realization of Fears. New York Times “As a Frenchman, my first thought was, this was Nice all over again,” said Marc Pierini, a former European Union ambassador to Turkey who is now a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe. He was referring to an attack in France last summer in which a man ... European shares close higher after Berlin, Turkey attacks; Mediaset up 23% |
Washington Post | Turkey's permanent state of crisis Washington Post Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and author of “The New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey.” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most powerful person in Turkey in almost a century ... |
CNN | Turkey: Aleppo evacuations could be completed by Wednesday CNN Turkey and Russia helped broker the ceasefire deal that made the recent evacuations possible. On Tuesday, Cavusoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, met with Russia's Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow to discuss the ... |
RT | Who profits from Turkey's 'Sarajevo moment'? RT Pepe Escobar is an independent geopolitical analyst. He writes for RT, Sputnik and TomDispatch, and is a frequent contributor to websites and radio and TV shows ranging from the US to East Asia. He is the former roving correspondent for Asia Times Online. |
Fox News | Trump pins killings in Turkey, Germany on radical Islamic terrorism Fox News President-elect Donald Trump blamed Islamic terrorism for deadly violence in Turkey and Germany on Monday and vowed to eradicate regional and global terror networks. Authorities were still investigating both attacks early Tuesday. Authorities in German ... Trump blames terrorists for killings in Turkey, Germany Donald Trump: Germany, Turkey, Switzerland attacks a wake-up call on terrorism |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Invoking Syria, policeman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey Minneapolis Star Tribune ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia's ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia's military role in Syria, shouting: ... Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey |
New York Times | Turkey and Iran's Dangerous Collision Course New York Times Today's competition between Turkey and Iran is the latest iteration of an old power game: a struggle their progenitors, the Byzantine and Persian empires, started over the control of Mesopotamia — today's Iraq and Syria. While the rivalry outlived ... |
CNN | Aleppo girl Bana offered new home in Turkey CNN (CNN) Turkey has announced its intention to take in 7-year-old Bana Alabed, who captured the world's attention by sending tweets from Syria's war-ravaged city of Aleppo, according to Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Describing Bana as the ... |
PBS NewsHour | What we know about the attacks in Germany and Turkey PBS NewsHour It's been a day of terror, with attackers striking in Germany and Turkey. In Berlin, a truck drove into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, leaving the street full of dead and wounded. Hours earlier, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated by a ... German school in Istanbul, Turkey 'bans Christmas' Turkish school's Christmas 'ban' a misunderstanding, says Germany |