The Guardian | Several injured by car bomb attack in south-east Turkey The Guardian A vehicle laden with explosives rammed into a gendarmes' base in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east on Monday, wounding several people, a security source said. About 20 ambulances rushed to the scene in the town of Hani, north of the provincial capital ... Media reports: 1 killed in car bomb attack in Turkey Car bomb wounds several at gendarmes base in Turkey: official April showers bring … growing violence in southeast Turkey? |
The Guardian | Fewer than 0.1% of Syrians in Turkey in line for work permits The Guardian Fewer than 0.1% of Syrians in Turkey currently stand to gain the right to work under much-vaunted Turkish labour laws, undermining EU claims that the legislation excuses a recent decision to deport Syrian asylum-seekers back to Turkey. Turkish ... Understanding the EU-Turkey Deal Number of Syrians in Turkey stands at 2.7 million with gradual rise Turkey hosts over 2.7 million Syrians four years into war |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Wants Formal Investigation of German Anti-Erdogan Satire Wall Street Journal BERLIN—Turkey formally requested that Germany investigate a television sketch that ridiculed the Turkish president, setting up a battle that pits relations between the two countries against Germany's freedom-of-expression laws. The Turkish government ... Turkey asks Germany to prosecute comedian over Erdoğan poem Germany mulling Turkey's demand to prosecute comic for poking fun of president Poem a 'crime against humanity': Turkey |
Turkey Is An Indispensable U.S. Ally Daily Caller As the global fight against ISIS continues, no relationship has become more important to our country than the strong and critical relationship forged between the United States and Turkey. With the future of the Middle East evolving on a daily basis ... |
The Economist (blog) | The Economist explains The Economist (blog) ON MARCH 20th the European Union signed a deal with Turkey which was meant to help stem the flow of refugees making their way to Europe. As part of the agreement, any “new irregular migrants” who arrived in Greece after that date would be sent back to ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says Reuters ANKARA The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several people, a government official said. Artillery from Syria wounded at least four people in the border ... ISIS assassinates journalist in Turkey for reporting about its crimes in Syria IS Claims Attack That Wounded Syrian Journalist in Turkey Can the EU and Turkey Finally Close Intelligence Gaps After Brussels? |
Al-Monitor | Turkey witnesses 'unprecedented onslaught on critical media' Al-Monitor ANKARA, Turkey — In late March, Turkey's 20-year-old liberal daily Radikal announced it was closing down, two years after it terminated its print edition to become a web-only publication. Though financial strains were said to have forced the closure ... |
EurActiv | Maas: There will be no 'relaxation of values' for Turkey EurActiv The EU has a refugee agreement with Turkey, a country which has proved itself to be a difficult partner to work with. Is there going to be a relaxing of values for Ankara, because the bloc has become so dependent on Turkey in the management of the ... |
Haaretz | Turkey: Gaza Aid Is a Sticking Point in Israel-Turkey Talks ABC News Israel and Turkey were traditionally close allies, but ties broke down in 2010 over Israeli commandos' deadly storming of a Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship. Kalin said Turkey insists on the "re-establishment of conditions for humanitarian aid to Gaza" and ... Erdogan's Spokesman: Turkey-Israel Reconciliation Impossible Without Lifting Gaza Blockade Turkey: No Normalization With Israel Until Gaza Blockade Lifted Final hurdle in Turkey-Israel negotiations |
Turkey shells Islamic State positions in Syria after rockets hit border town, hurt four The Japan Times ANKARA – Turkey's army has launched artillery strikes on positions of the Islamic State group in Syria after the jihadis recaptured an area near the Turkish border, local media reported Monday. Turkish artillery fired shells from howitzers positioned ... |