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Just What the Middle East Needs: Turkey?s Getting an Aircraft Carrier - Daily Beast Tue, 05 Jan 2016 18:13:43 GMT

Daily Beast

Just What the Middle East Needs: Turkey?s Getting an Aircraft Carrier Daily Beast ISTANBUL — Turkey is getting ready to widen the reach of its military considerably by building a multipurpose aircraft carrier with “trans-continental” capabilities. The 225-meter ship dubbed the Anadolu (or Anatolia), set to enter service in 2021, is ... and more »

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36 migrants, including children, killed in two separate boat disasters off Turkey - Toronto Star Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:26:15 GMT

Toronto Star

36 migrants, including children, killed in two separate boat disasters off Turkey Toronto Star 36 migrants, including children, killed in two separate boat disasters off Turkey. Bodies, including those of children, washed up on a beach in the resort town of Ayvalik and on a shore at Dikili, about 50 km. south. Share on Facebook ... 21 migrants killed in 2 boat disasters off TurkeyU.S. News & World Report 36 Migrants Killed in 2 Boat Disasters off TurkeyABC News Turkey finds bodies of 36 drowned migrantsYahoo News Irish Times all 597 news articles »

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Turkey's unwinnable war - Politico Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:00:59 GMT

Politico

Turkey's unwinnable war Politico Beneath the world's radar, a serious insurgency has been simmering in Turkey's Kurdish regions for months. Urban clashes, with three or four casualties each time, are a daily occurrence. Youth groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK ... Intense fighting traps Kurdish civilians in southern TurkeyUSA TODAY Turkey's Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on CiviliansNew York Times Turkey's Military Onslaught On The Kurds: Why Are Europe And The US Silent?Social Europe New Statesman -Reuters -Deutsche Welle all 423 news articles »

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Syrian Refugee Crisis: Turkey Set To Build 10 More Schools In Border Town - International Business Times Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:13:00 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Syrian Refugee Crisis: Turkey Set To Build 10 More Schools In Border Town International Business Times In response to the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis, Turkey is preparing to open 10 new “temporary education centers” for Syrian migrant children in addition to the 32 already open, Hurriyet Daily News, a daily newspaper in Turkey, reported Tuesday. Turkey to build 10 more schools for Syrians in border townHurriyet Daily News Syrians and Turkey (3)Daily Sabah all 11 news articles »

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Turkey Condemns Iranian Attacks on Saudi Diplomatic Missions - Wall Street Journal Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:33:20 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey Condemns Iranian Attacks on Saudi Diplomatic Missions Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's diplomatic missions in Iran on Tuesday, urging the two regional rivals to restore diplomatic dialogue as an escalating crisis between Riyadh and Tehran fuels sectarian tensions in the Middle East. Turkey's reaction to the Saudi-Iran riftHurriyet Daily News Turkey says ready to help calm Saudi Arabia-Iran tensionsTimes of India ANALYSIS: Turkey walks diplomatic tightrope in Iran-Saudi showdownMiddle East Eye Yahoo News -Today's Zaman -BBC News all 15,303 news articles »

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Vice News says reporter released on bail in Turkey - Yahoo News Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:54:44 GMT

Yahoo News

Vice News says reporter released on bail in Turkey Yahoo News FILE - In this Saturday Nov. 1, 2014 file photograph, freelance translator Mohammed Rasool is pictured during a break while working with an Associated Press team in Turkey. Vice News said Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 that reporter Mohammed Rasool has been ... Turkey releases imprisoned journalistCNN Turkey Has Released VICE News Journalist Mohammed Rasool On BailVICE News Turkey Releases Iraqi Kurdish Journalist Working for Vice NewsNew York Times all 199 news articles »

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Top US General in Turkey for Talks on IS - Voice of America Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:40:25 GMT

Voice of America

Top US General in Turkey for Talks on IS Voice of America The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, is visiting Turkey as regional tensions rise. Ankara is an ally in the US-led war against Islamic State group, but Dunford's visit comes as Turkey is alarmed over recent gains by ... and more »

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Germany deploys 4 more jets in Turkey for anti-ISIS surveillance mission - RT Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:18:04 GMT

RT

Germany deploys 4 more jets in Turkey for anti-ISIS surveillance mission RT Thirty minutes later two more planes took off from Buchel airbase in the west of the country. After an approximately four-hour flight and mid-air refueling, the planes landed at the NATO base Incirlik in Turkey, a Bundeswehr spokesman confirmed to the SWR. Four German Tornado reconnaissance jets head to Turkey for 'IS' missionDeutsche Welle all 12 news articles »

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Turkey reopens Habur crossing with Iraq; allows only 1250 vehicles daily - Rudaw Tue, 05 Jan 2016 19:08:09 GMT

Rudaw

Turkey reopens Habur crossing with Iraq; allows only 1250 vehicles daily Rudaw ... in exports to Iraq since the beginning of December was $450 million,” the website said. “A daily average of 6,000 trucks used to drive through the Habur gate before the curfew, accounting for 45 percent of land crossings between Iraq and Turkey ... Turkey reopens Habur border gate with Iraq to limited trafficToday's Zaman all 8 news articles »

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Barbie and The One superyachts destroyed in fire in Marmaris, Turkey - Daily Mail Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:10:46 GMT

Daily Mail

Barbie and The One superyachts destroyed in fire in Marmaris, Turkey Daily Mail Two multimillion-pound superyachts have been gutted in a devastating fire that broke out while they were moored at a marina in Turkey. The large fire in the Mediterranean resort town of Marmaris left both motor yachts - Barbie and the revolutionary The ...