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Deaths in Syria Spur Unease in Turkey - Wall Street Journal Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:43:22 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Deaths in Syria Spur Unease in Turkey Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey sustained its bloodiest week battling Islamic State in Syria, amid worries here that the country will pay a growing price for its involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts. Mourners gathered across the country on Friday to bury many of ... Turkey restricts social media access after alleged video of soldiers being burned surfacesCBC.ca Turkey Briefly Restricts Internet After Release of IS VideoABC News Turkey bans Twitter, Facebook and YouTube after ISIS barbarians upload video of them burning two soldiers alive in ...The Sun American Enterprise Institute -Daily Sabah -Reuters all 340 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan Is Turning Into a Strongman - Wall Street Journal Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:00:50 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey's Erdogan Is Turning Into a Strongman Wall Street Journal SIVAS, Turkey—Kemal Akinci's reverence for Turkey's president runs so deep that when his wife gave birth to triplets he named them after the leader: Recep, Tayyip and Erdogan. When news of a coup attempt broke in mid-July, the 33-year-old baker asked ... Turkey's Erdogan says operation to capture Syria's al-Bab almost completeThomson Reuters Foundation all 18 news articles »

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How the Obama administration pushed Turkey into Russia's arms - Washington Post Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:03:59 GMT

Washington Post

How the Obama administration pushed Turkey into Russia's arms Washington Post Much of the Washington foreign policy community stood aghast Tuesday as top officials of NATO ally Turkey sat down with leaders of Russia and Iran in Moscow to forge a new way forward for Syria, without the United States in the room. The scene was not ... Turkey urges 'nationwide' truce in Syria after Aleppo liberationPress TV MIDEAST >Turkey-Russia and Iran to talks future of Syria in AstanaHurriyet Daily News The Road to Syria Crisis Settlement Runs Through Russia, Iran, TurkeySputnik International Business Insider -AlterNet -Telegraph.co.uk all 1,178 news articles »

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Turkey, Russia and an Assassination: The Swirling Crises, Explained - New York Times Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:14:25 GMT

New York Times

Turkey, Russia and an Assassination: The Swirling Crises, Explained New York Times Andrey G. Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara on Monday, moments before he was shot. A man believed to be the gunman is behind him at left. By NEETI UPADHYE and ROBIN LINDSAY on Publish Date December 19, 2016 ... Russia bids farewell to slain Turkey envoyAljazeera.com Were “CIA Dirty Hands” Behind Assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey?Center for Research on Globalization Russia holds memorial service for ambassador shot dead in TurkeyThe Guardian Huffington Post -Fox News -Chicago Tribune all 4,322 news articles »

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Violence Bolsters Erdogan's Plan for More Presidential Power in Turkey - Wall Street Journal Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:30:37 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Violence Bolsters Erdogan's Plan for More Presidential Power in Turkey Wall Street Journal ANKARA—Turkey is moving toward a referendum that if approved would give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan near absolute power—and every new terrorist attack is likely to increase his chances of winning the vote. This nation of nearly 80 million people, ... and more »

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The Christmas culinary diversity of an English town - BBC News Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:07:13 GMT

BBC News

The Christmas culinary diversity of an English town BBC News The "traditional" British Christmas dinner of turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing and sprouts is hardly facing a challenge to its supremacy - but that doesn't mean there aren't a whole host of other festive culinary traditions whetting appetites up and ...

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Pushing Turkey into Putin's arms, the Dems' impeachment plan, and other commentary - New York Post Thu, 22 Dec 2016 20:42:00 GMT

Pushing Turkey into Putin's arms, the Dems' impeachment plan, and other commentary New York Post Tuesday's foreign ministers' meeting on Syria between Turkey, Russia and Iran left Washington's foreign-policy community “aghast,” writes Josh Rogin in The Washington Post. It was “not only a turning point in the Syrian crisis but also a stunning ...

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Bad Week for Turkey's Syria Policy Continues - WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) Sat, 24 Dec 2016 01:20:03 GMT

WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog)

Bad Week for Turkey's Syria Policy Continues WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject (blog) Twitter and other social media were briefly blocked on Friday morning in Turkey as the government in Ankara sought to suppress a gruesome Islamic State (IS) video that appeared to show the extremists burn alive two captured Turkish soldiers. That and ... Turkey's two-front war has hard times aheadHurriyet Daily News With Attacks in Turkey, PKK Sends a Message to Erdogan—and to TrumpWorld Politics Review all 14 news articles »

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Common ground on Syria unites Russia and Turkey against the west - The Guardian Wed, 21 Dec 2016 19:21:01 GMT

Anadolu Agency

Common ground on Syria unites Russia and Turkey against the west The Guardian Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, declared for the first time it was obvious that the assassin was a follower of Fetullah Gülen, the cleric living in American exile and allegedly the ringleader of a shadowy movement behind July's abortive ... The Latest: John Kerry Concerned by Rhetoric Out of TurkeyNew York Times Almost 200 injured Aleppans treated in TurkeyAnadolu Agency Russia and Turkey, joined by Iran, announce intention to halt war in SyriaWashington Post ABC News -RT -Deutsche Welle all 2,637 news articles »

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To Cook A Holiday Turkey in Kolkata, It Takes A Village, 2 Butchers And 3 Cabs - NPR Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:01:20 GMT

NPR

To Cook A Holiday Turkey in Kolkata, It Takes A Village, 2 Butchers And 3 Cabs NPR But I never imagined that I'd be sitting in a ramshackle yellow taxi cab in Kolkata, clutching a plastic bag with a dead turkey in it, its clawed feet waggling in the air every time we went over a bump. Turkeys are not commonplace in India. Growing up ... and more »