CNN | Turkey allows family visit to jailed Kurdish leader CNN The government has been battling the PKK in southeastern Turkey and has fought the group in Iraq. It has also targeted Syrian Kurdish fighters it regards as offshoots of the PKK. Many Kurds live in Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria, but they do not have ... Civilian killed in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey Turkey grants jailed PKK leader family visit Turkey Uses Post-Coup Emergency Decree to Purge Mayors and Teachers |
Newsmax | The Latest: Turkey hails US-Russian deal on Syria Fox News BEIRUT – The Latest on Syria's civil war (all times local): 3 p.m.. Turkey is hailing a new U.S.-Russian agreement aimed at halting the fighting in Syria and delivering humanitarian aid. Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Saturday that it ... Turkey Welcomes Russia-US Syria Truce Plan EU officials & Turkey hail Lavrov-Kerry Syrian ceasefire breakthrough, Pentagon & UK cautious Turkish foreign minister tells Kerry Turkey welcomes Syria deal |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey Coup Supporters Arrested in Greece After Landing in Helicopter Wall Street Journal ATHENS—Eight members of the Turkish military, who are believed to have supported the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , were arrested in Greece on Saturday, where they landed in a helicopter and requested asylum. All eight are ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Bridge, mosque, airport – can Turkey afford Erdoğan's mega-monuments? Christian Science Monitor For several years now President Erdoğan and his Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) have being undertaking a massive construction program worth some $200 billion – more than a quarter of Turkey's annual GDP – with about half invested ... |
Reuters | Prominent journalist, academic held in Turkey coup probe: reports Reuters A man waves Turkey's national flag during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), ... Turkey detains prominent journalist in latest coup probe |
The Guardian | Turkey says it foiled 'graveside bomb plot' against AKP deputy chairman The Guardian Eker, a former minister of agriculture who is from the Diyarbakir region, is one of the most prominent members of Turkey's Kurdish minority in the AKP elite. He told NTV television he had been making the cemetery visit for 30 years and at least 100 ... |
Wall Street Journal | EU Officials Confident of Completing Turkey Deal Wall Street Journal European Union officials said Friday they are confident they can find a way to remove the last key hurdle to Turkey's bid for visa-free access to the bloc amid a push to improve strained ties in the aftermath of July's failed military coup. The effort ... NATO, EU work full steam to improve ties with Turkey Can This Man Save The Europe-Turkey Migrant Deal? Home Cyprus The EU and Turkey Have Common Interest in Resolving the Cyprus Issue,... |
Yeni Şafak English | Risks of Turkey's Syrian adventure Cyprus Mail On August 24, 500 years after the battle of Marj Dabiq, near Aleppo, that presaged the conquest of much of western Asia by the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey rolled its tanks into its war-torn southern neighbour, Syria. In what had long been ... Turkey made room for a solution in Jarabulus Turkey's Incursion Into Syria Adds Extra Challenges Erdogan aide: Syria operation shows Turkey's resolve |
CNN | Turkey moves to keep summer time all year round CNN Instead of turning clocks back an hour as they do in the European Union in the autumn, Turkey will keep the clocks as they are and effectively change the country's time zone. Commenting on Twitter, Turkey's Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said the move ... Turkey to stay on summer time all year round Turkey calls time on daylight saving |
Anadolu Agency | Elton John: 'God bless Turkey' Anadolu Agency British music legend Sir Elton John praised his Turkish audience during a performance in the southern part of the country. He also took the opportunity to criticize those who canceled their shows due to tension in Turkey. “I would like to dedicate this ... |