BBC News | UN calls on Turkey to investigate shooting of civilians BBC News The top UN human rights official has urged Turkey to investigate an apparent shooting by security forces of unarmed civilians in the city of Cizre. Zeid Raad Al Hussein described the incident, in which 10 people were wounded, as "extremely shocking". UN rights chief urges Turkey to 'promptly investigate' shooting of unarmed people in Cizre UN human rights chief urges Turkey to investigate shooting in Cizre UN rights chief: Turkey must probe shooting of civilians |
Bloomberg | Turkey-Russia Showdown Risk Reignited Amid Ankara Warnings Bloomberg Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in November after saying it crossed the border from Syria, and reported another breach over the weekend. The Turkish military has given pilots permission to shoot without awaiting orders if they register an incursion ... Turkey: Russia will 'face the consequences' for continued airspace violations Turkey manipulating Western media by claiming Russian jet violated NATO airspace - Moscow Turkey is nothing in comparison with Russia's military might - expert |
USA TODAY | Turkey Accuses Russia of Again Violating Its Airspace New York Times Turkey on Friday accused Russia of violating its airspace for the second time in recent months, injecting fresh rancor into a relationship that has been badly strained since Turkish fighters shot down a Russian plane that entered the country from Syria ... Turkey, NATO call on Russia to stop airspace violations Did Russia violate Turkey's airspace again? Russians Want Proof From Turkey Of Airspace Violation |
Al-Monitor | Turkey plans shiny new HQ for shadowy intelligence operations Al-Monitor Foreign intelligence and espionage operations targeting Turkey have grown substantially in recent years with Turkey's increasing role in Syria and the changing nature of the Kurdish conflict in the region. In 2011, the MIT established its own academy ... |
New York Post | One of Turkey's most-wanted clerics lives quietly in the Poconos New York Post SAYLORSBURG, Pennsylvania — The influential Muslim cleric lives quietly in a gated 26-acre compound in the Pocono Mountains, where he prays, works, meets admirers and watches from afar as terrorism accusations that have landed him on Turkey's ... New Trial Opens in Turkey Against US-Based Muslim Cleric |
CBS News | Migrant boat wreck witness: Screams sounded like a murder CBS News AYVACIK, Turkey -- A witness to the drowning of 37 people including babies and other young children off Turkey's coast described the horror and screams in the moments after the boat carrying the migrants slammed into rocks, saying it was like "somebody ... Almost 40 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey 10 Children Among the Dead as a Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Turkey Migrant crisis: Dozens drown off Turkey as boat capsizes |
Yahoo News | Turkey's Erdogan woos Latin America Yahoo News "Chile is a key country for our opening in Latin America and the Caribbean. This strategy of opening of the past 10 years has gotten a very important boost," he said after meeting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. Trade between Turkey and Latin ... A journalist's scoop is rewarded with life in prison in Turkey Turkey has spent $9B on refugees: Erdogan Chile Opens Door to Turkey as Erdogan Signs Cooperation Deal |
Hurriyet Daily News | Thousands of Turkmens flee to Turkey from Syria Hurriyet Daily News More than 3,000 Turkmens have fled Syria's northwest for Turkey over the past three days, Turkish disaster agency AFAD stated on Feb. 1, after pro-Assad forces ramped up their attacks in the region. “After the attacks spilled over to the Yamadi camp ... Pro-Assad Advances Push Thousands Of Syrians Into Turkey Over 3000 Turkmens, Arabs fleeing Assad violence enter Turkey, AFAD says More Than 3500 Syrians Flee To Turkey In 4 Days As Pro-Assad Forces Advance |
RT | Syria accuses Turkey of shelling northern Latakia province RT ... according to the ministry. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that the footage was “irrefutable" proof that Turkish military had been shelling borderline Syrian settlements. He also demanded explanations from ... Shelling From Turkey Kills 1 Syrian Soldier, Injures 5 - Reports |
Irish Times | Public unrest sees Syrians in Turkey facing backlash Irish Times For Syrians who have fled the war for the relative safety of Turkey, life looks set to get worse. The suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in central Istanbul on January 12th was believed to be a 28-year-old man from northern Syria. Less than a ... |