Aljazeera.com | Turkey: 'Operations will continue in northern Syria' Aljazeera.com US officials said Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Kurdish forces had agreed to a temporary pause in fighting in northern Syria, as Turkey insisted it planned to continue military operations in the region until all threats to its security were removed. ML--Syria-The Latest US lauds fragile respite between Turkey, Kurdish fighters in Syria Turkey's push into Syria: Even limited objectives carry risk |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey: Ex-police chief, others detained in coup probe Aljazeera.com Turkey has detained a former police chief, several governors and nine journalists, according to state media, the latest in a string of detentions since a failed attempt to topple the government last month. The Istanbul chief public prosecutor's office ... Turkey rounds up journalists, governors in post-coup crackdown Anti-coup probe in Turkey detains Istanbul ex-mayor Turkey detains more journalists in coup round-up: report |
Reuters | Senior European lawmaker urges dialogue with Turkey as talks restart Reuters Elmar Brok, the European Parliament's foreign affairs chair and a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, was briefing fellow lawmakers on his visit to Turkey last week, which came after the summer saw a souring of relations between the EU ... Purges Since Coup Attempt in Turkey Shake Higher Education Turkey: handling of aftermath of coup attempt is a crucial test, say MEPs Keeping Turkey in the US Orbit |
Al-Monitor | Why is Turkey wasting its time arresting peace advocates? Al-Monitor On Aug. 16, Ozgur Gundem, one of the few remaining independent news outlets in Turkey, was closed by a decision from Istanbul's 8th Court of Peace. Pro-government newspaper Sabah reported the news as “PKK's [Kurdistan Workers Party] newspaper is ... |
National Post | Turkey's crackdown spreads to Germany as Merkel asks Turks not to 'import conflicts' National Post With its leafy playing fields and historic buildings on the site of a former British army barracks, the Wilhelmstadt School in the Berlin suburb of Spandau could easily be mistaken for an English boarding school. The only sign that something is ... |
Anadolu Agency | Turkey: July 15 martyrs' families join Victory Day Anadolu Agency ANKARA, TURKEY - AUGUST 30: People attend ceremony at Ataturk mausoleum to mark 94th Anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day in Ankara, Turkey on August 30, 2016. This commemorates a decisive battle in Turkey's 1919-1922 Independence War. |
MUSTAFA AKYOL >The doomed duality that squeezes Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has been in a state of emergency since the failed coup attempt on July 15. This is not a mere legal state of affairs, but also a state of mind for the whole nation. There is great fury against the putschists, which is partly justified and ... Stop the press: Turkey's crackdown on its media goes into overdrive ... |
Turkey Blames American Scholar For Coup Attempt Daily Caller Observers of academic trends might expect the smearing of an American scholar with unfounded charges and wild conspiracy theories to provoke an impassioned defense from all of academia. But that has not been the case with Henri J. Barkey, a scholar at ... |
Express.co.uk | EU refugee deal with Turkey has FAILED: Number of migrants reaching Greece SKYROCKETS Express.co.uk Under the much-heralded deal, any migrants who cross to Greece without documents must be sent back to Turkey unless they successfully apply for asylum. According to the United Nations' refugee agency, an average of 100 people have arrived on Greek ... Turkey pledges loyalty to EU and Nato |
CNN | Turkey flexes muscle in northern Syria CNN Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) Turkey flexed its military muscle across the border in war-torn Syria this week by helping rebels retake the border town of Jarablus from ISIS, marking a decisive win for the Free Syrian Army. On Saturday, the air force pounded ... With Operation in Syria, Erdogan Shows His New Power Over Turkey's Military Turkey's campaign against Kurds muddles war on ISIL Fighting Escalates on Turkey-Syria Border, Endangering US Forces |