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Five Afghans, including baby, drown trying to reach Greece from Turkey - Reuters Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:39:06 GMT

The Independent

Five Afghans, including baby, drown trying to reach Greece from Turkey Reuters ISTANBUL Five Afghans, including two children and a six-month old baby, drowned in the Aegean overnight trying to reach Greece as Turkey starts to implement an EU agreement to curb illegal migration. The stream of migrants risking perilous sea ... Turkey has managed to conflate the refugee crisis and its own EU membership in a dangerous wayThe Independent EU Interior Ministers Meet on Deal With Turkey Seen as Key to Stemming CrisisWall Street Journal A messy but necessary dealThe Economist Telegraph.co.uk -Deutsche Welle all 5,143 news articles »

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Turkey may not actually be hosting 2.7m Syrian refugees as it claims - The Independent Thu, 10 Mar 2016 19:56:00 GMT

The Independent

Turkey may not actually be hosting 2.7m Syrian refugees as it claims The Independent Turkey may be hosting far fewer than the 2.7 million Syrian refugees declared in official figures, according to a controversial new claim. An article in an online magazine by an aid worker and a former aid worker argues that many of those registered as ... and more »

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Turkey's tyrant: He steamrolls the media, because he can - Chicago Tribune Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:46:05 GMT

Chicago Tribune

Turkey's tyrant: He steamrolls the media, because he can Chicago Tribune Well, the West does. And Erdogan knows it. Turkey, a NATO member, is key to the fight against Islamic State, and to managing the Syrian refugee crisis. But that doesn't mean the United States and European Union should shrug off his troubling ... Turkey's Path to DictatorshipConsortium News The death of a newspaper: Whatever happened to Turkey's democracy?Middle East Eye EU Woos Turkey for Refugee Help, Ignoring Rights CrackdownNew York Times The Boston Globe -The Guardian all 438 news articles »

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Turkey is not part of Europe – as the history of our continent shows ... - The Independent Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:50:00 GMT

The Independent

Turkey is not part of Europe – as the history of our continent shows ... The Independent Valéry Giscard D'Estaing was the first to say it frankly in 2002: Turkey must never be a member of the European Union. It was not a matter of time, of Turkey's ... and more »

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Turkey's Erdogan Feels the Pressure - TIME Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:37:12 GMT

TIME

Turkey's Erdogan Feels the Pressure TIME For the moment, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doesn't have enough of them. Turkey's government and European leaders are working to forge a deal to better manage the migrant crisis, but it's unlikely to produce the results Europeans want–and ... The EU and TurkeyIrish Times Turkey's first lady praises Ottoman haremBBC News Turkey's Erdogan must reform or resignWashington Post Newsweek -BBC News all 59 news articles »

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The EU's deal with Turkey exposes the moral vacuum at its heart - Spectator.co.uk Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:08:56 GMT

Spectator.co.uk

The EU's deal with Turkey exposes the moral vacuum at its heart Spectator.co.uk Looked at from the narrow perspective of how to deal with the lethal business of human trafficking across the Aegean, this week's deal between the EU and Turkey shows some encouraging signs. Slowly, the EU seems to be realising that the surest way to ...

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Progress Seen in EU-Turkey Migrant Agreement, But Germany's Merkel Faces Voter Questions at Home - CNSNews.com Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:15:43 GMT

Breitbart News

Progress Seen in EU-Turkey Migrant Agreement, But Germany's Merkel Faces Voter Questions at Home CNSNews.com The deal, if approved, would effectively entail a “migrant swap” – Turkey will take back any illegal migrants who arrive in Greece, and for each person Turkey accepts, the E.U. in exchange will accept one Syrian national now seeking refuge in Turkey. Merkel On The Ropes As She Denies Being 'Blackmailed' By TurkeyBreitbart News 'Like at the bazaar': German politicians angry over Turkey's EU negotiation tacticsRT Lawmaker from Merkel's party opposes Turkey's EU entryFox News all 335 news articles »

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'Extremely critical': Austria slams 'breakthrough' EU-Turkey refugee deal - RT Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:41:02 GMT

RT

'Extremely critical': Austria slams 'breakthrough' EU-Turkey refugee deal RT "I think it's questionable if Turkey takes control of a newspaper critical of the government and then turns up here [in Brussels] three days later and puts a wish list on the table," she said. Austria was not the only one slamming the EU-Turkey deal ... Facing Migrant Crisis, EU Makes a Dubious Deal With TurkeyNew York Times Turkey 'given keys to Europe': Country to be given £4.7BILLION under new EU plans which will allow its 77million ...Daily Mail Turkey visa deal 'will set off new refugee wave'The Local.de The Local Austria -Sputnik International all 43 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan reiterates support for Ukraine, criticizes Russia - Rudaw Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:28:26 GMT

Rudaw

Turkey's Erdogan reiterates support for Ukraine, criticizes Russia Rudaw Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized what he called Russia's "unjust" military interventions in Syria and Ukraine during a visit by the latter's president to Ankara. "Russia says it entered Syria upon a call from the Syrian administration ... Ukraine offers to sell its coal mines to TurkeyRT all 25 news articles »

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UN questions legality of EU-Turkey migrant deal - FRANCE 24 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:36:12 GMT

FRANCE 24

UN questions legality of EU-Turkey migrant deal FRANCE 24 The United Nations' human rights chief voiced alarm Thursday over a draft deal between the EU and Ankara that could see "illegal" collective expulsions of migrants from Greece to Turkey. "The EU's draft arrangement with Turkey ... raises a number of ... Europe migrant crisis: Balkans route shuts down as EU-Turkey deal fails to deter asylum seekersABC Online EU Leaders, Turkey Near Agreement On Migration Route To Northern EuropeNPR Migrant crisis: Slovenia moves to 'shut down' Balkans routeBBC News The Big Story - Associated Press -NPR -NPR all 479 news articles »