BBC News | Ankara blast: DNA tests suggest bomber born in Turkey BBC News Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency quoted prosecutors confirming the report. It said that Abdulbaki Somer was believed to have joined the Kurdish militant PKK group in 2005 at the age of 16 and was based in the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq ... Kurdophobia in Turkey? Turkey announces plan to bolster tourism Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Turkey relations crash with yet another country Jerusalem Post Israel News Meanwhile, Turkey's ruling AK Party remains determined to forge a new constitution and a cross-party parliamentary commission, which collapsed last week after the opposition walked out, should continue work, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on ... Turkey, Bulgaria expel respective diplomats for 'interference in domestic affairs' Turkey 'Expels Bulgarian Diplomat' in Reciprocal Move |
Turkey and the international liberal order: What happened? Brookings Institution (blog) Turkish democracy has taken a few big knocks recently. It is not surprising that in light of the arrest of numerous academics and journalists, who disagree with the government, the international watchdog Freedom House downgraded Turkey to the “Not Free ... |
WND.com | US tension with Turkey escalates over aid WND.com In response to G2Bulletin, Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis attempted to put a political gloss on the relationship, saying Turkey is a vital member of the U.S. anti-ISIS coalition, although he could not specify just what Turkey is doing to ... It's Time to Kick Erdogan's Turkey Out of NATO Turkey to continue humanitarian activities in Somalia Turkey's Convenient War |
Today's Zaman | Kurdish oil flows shut as pipeline sabotaged in Turkey Reuters ISTANBUL Kurdistan's oil exports to world markets are set to be suspended for a second week running, a shipping source said, a move that will deprive Iraq's semi-autonomous region of its main revenue stream as the security situation in southeast Turkey ... Iraq oil pipeline to Turkey halted until at least Feb 29, sources say Soldier martyred in southeast Turkey |
Arutz Sheva | EU warns Russia and Turkey are headed for open war Arutz Sheva EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey are headed towards a "hot war," as she voiced concerns that the growing tensions between the two on the Syrian border risk spilling over into open warfare. Speaking at ... EU's Mogherini: War between Russia and Turkey could be on the horizon EU warns of possible Turkey-Russia 'hot war' over Syria Refugees denied temporary ID cards as Turkey tries to reduce terror threat |
Rudaw | Demirtas: Turkey's ruling party is 'extension' of ISIS Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Selahettin Demirtas, co-chair of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), bitterly denounced the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Tuesday, alleging it is little more than an "extension of” the ... Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Party Accuses Security Forces of Massacre |
Today's Zaman | Could Turkey implode? The Hill (blog) Turkey, an erstwhile U.S. ally long hailed as a bastion of secular democracy in the Muslim world, could be spiraling towards all-out civil war and potential dissolution as conflicts between Turkish security forces and Kurds and other ethnic minorities ... Report: Russia threatened Turkey with nuclear weapons |
Breitbart News | The Latest: NATO: rescued migrants can be returned to Turkey Virginian-Pilot NATO's chief says the alliance could return any migrants it rescues in the Aegean Sea to Turkey if they set out from that country. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Turkey and its allies have agreed that "if the people were rescued by NATO ... NATO Rescues Migrants Smuggled Onto Boats From Turkey But Erdogan's Govt Refuses To Take Them Back Nato to take migrants back to Turkey, if rescued |
Voice of America | Analysts: Turkey Unlikely to Follow Through on Threat to Close Coalition Airbase Voice of America Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Seref Malkoc told Bugun newspaper that Turkey could act if the U.S. does not change its stance against the Kurds. But such a move would only escalate what has already become a major diplomatic crisis, ... |