BBC News | Migrant crisis: Greece to start returns to Turkey BBC News Greece is to start returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal, despite fears over a lack of preparations and criticism from campaigners. The agreement is aimed at easing the uncontrolled movement of people into Western Europe, many of whom take the ... Greece Grapples With Unrest Ahead of Migrant Transfers to Turkey Greece insists refugee deportations will begin despite doubts over EU-Turkey deal Uncertainty as Turkey prepares for controversial migrant returns |
Reuters | Turkey's Erdogan says Obama spoke 'behind my back' on press freedom Reuters Obama said on Friday after meeting Erdogan on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington that he was troubled by curbs on the press in Turkey and said he had urged Erdogan not to repress democratic debate in his country. Turkey has drawn ... Turkey's president comes to Maryland to celebrate Turkish center's opening Turkey's Erdogan Condemns Islamophobia in US, Says Candidates Target Muslims Will Turkey Be Obama's Pakistan? |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey has two demands from US for support in Manbij operation: Sources Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has demanded Syrian Arab tribes to leave Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and asked the U.S. to increase its air strikes for groups Turkey supports, in exchange for helping the U.S ... Turkey runs risk of losing control of southern border A Terrorist Lives in Turkey |
Los Angeles Times | Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts Los Angeles Times Bar staff and restaurateurs look upon rows of empty tables, competing for the few people still walking the labyrinthine back streets of Istanbul's Beyoglu district, center of the city's normally humming nightlife. "People are afraid to come out," said ... |
BBC News | Nagorno-Karabakh clash: Turkey backs Azeris 'to the end' against Armenia BBC News Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he backs Azerbaijan "to the end" amid its clashes with Armenians over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. "We pray our Azerbaijani brothers will prevail in these clashes," the presidency quoted him as ... Turkey 'Spreads Instability' by Backing Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh Turkey's Erdogan Vows to Back Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Azerbaijan envoy says ready for military solution to Nagorno-Karabakh issue, Erdogan backs Baku |
The Independent | Turkey's President Erdogan attacks Barack Obama for criticising press crackdown 'behind my back' The Independent Turkey ranks 149th out of 180 countries on the 2015 World Press Freedom Index and has been subject to strong criticism by media advocacy groups over the clampdown on journalism. "I was saddened to hear that statement made behind my back,” Mr ... Turkey's Erdogan Brings Press Crackdown to US as His Guards Manhandle DC Journalists (Video) President Tayyip Erdogan: Obama Lied, Turkey's Freedom Of The Press Only Came Up 'Behind My Back' Glenn Reynolds: Talk of censorship backfires for Erdogan, Obama and anti-Trumpers |
BBC News | Turkey violence: Five soldiers, one police dead in Nusaybin bomb BBC News Five Turkish soldiers and one special forces police officer have died in a bomb attack in the country's south-eastern Mardin province, reports say. Turkey's Dogan news agency said Kurdish rebel group the PKK was responsible. The victims were said to be ... Car Bomb Kills Seven Police Officers in Diyarbakir, Turkey: Officials 7 police killed in latest Turkey bombing Seven police officers reported dead in southeastern Turkey car bombing |
Turkey-EU Rules Mean More Hurdles In Migrant Journey NPR Google+. Email. April 3, 20167:21 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday. Refugees in Turkey, who are fleeing wars in Syria and Afghanistan, are worried about the impact of new European Union rules designed to limit their access to European countries. |
DefenseNews.com | Turkey Wants Coast Guard Aircraft DefenseNews.com ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's procurement agency has released a Request for Information (RfI) with an eye toward purchasing a coast guard aircraft. The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said that the aircraft would be operated by the Turkish ... |
BBC News | Turkey 'illegally returning Syrian refugees' - Amnesty BBC News Turkey has illegally forced thousands of refugees to return to Syria, a report by Amnesty International says. The group says about 100 Syrians have been sent back to their war-torn country every day since mid-January in breach of international law ... Turkey Has Forcibly Returned Thousands of Refugees to Syria, Amnesty International Says Europe gets ready to ship refugees stuck in Greece back to Turkey Smugglers offer Turkey-to-Italy boat crossings |