Wall Street Journal | Turkey Launches Fresh Incursion Into Syria Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's military launched a second incursion into Syria Saturday against an Islamic State-held border town, in a move that U.S. officials view as a necessary step to flushing out the jihadist group from the war-torn country. A Turkish ... Turkey moves tanks into Syria in fight against ISIS IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria Turkey opens up new line of attack in Syria |
Reuters | EU, Turkey test waters for rapprochement after failed coup Reuters "On the political level we need a rapprochement, we need to normalise the situation," Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn told Reuters after the EU ministers' meeting with Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik. "It's the first time since the ... Turkey Vows To Uphold Migration Deal With EU Turkey renews commitment to contain migrant flow to Europe EU-Turkey Talks Dial Down Risk to Migration Deal |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey: Deadly clashes between military and Kurdish PKK Aljazeera.com Turkey's security forces killed or wounded more than 100 Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Saturday, according to the Turkish military. The figure is one of the highest casualty tolls in a single day of the conflict in recent ... 11 soldiers reported killed in Turkey Clashes overnight in southeast Turkey kill eight security force members: s... Eight soldiers killed in eastern Turkey |
Deutsche Welle | Thousands of Kurds in Germany rally against Turkey Deutsche Welle Organized by the Kurdish organization NAV-DEM, the rally also slammed Turkey's intervention in Syria, viewed by many Kurds as aimed at thwarting the political and military advances of the Syrian Kurds and not the "Islamic State" (IS). Many people waved ... Thousands of Kurds Protest Turkey's Erdogan in Germany |
The Intercept | In Turkey, a Chechen Commander Makes Plans for War in Syria The Intercept Rustam Azhiyev, better known as Abdul Hakim, rarely left his apartment building in the Basaksehir district of Istanbul. Originally from Chechnya, Hakim has spent almost his entire life at war, and he is now the head of Ajnad al Kavkaz, or Soldiers of ... |
TechCrunch | As Turkey's coup creates a new political reality, startups turn east for growth TechCrunch Others from Europe and the U.S., Turkish venture capital investor Numan Numan says, are using Turkey's many crises to “short change” Turkish startups, presenting term sheets and acquisition offers at reduced valuations. Numan is a partner at the ... |
Bloomberg | Turkey Premier Says Keeping Syria Intact Is Aim of Operation Bloomberg American-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria are “PKK terrorists disguised as a different group," he said, referring to the separatist group that both Turkey and the U.S. consider a terrorist organization for its attacks inside Turkey. He called it a ... Syrian Kurds vow to fight to the death to stop Turkey 'invading' their territory Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria Washington's Syrian headache: Keeping Turkey and Kurds apart |
UN News Centre | In meeting with Turkey's President, UN chief stresses country's key role in fighting ISIL UN News Centre On climate change, the Secretary-General noted the leading role Turkey had played during its presidency of the G20 last year in Antalya, and hoped Turkey will ratify the Paris Agreement before the end of the year, possibly during the High-level event ... |
Slate Magazine | Obama Will Meet With Erdogan This Weekend. Good Luck With That. Slate Magazine Vice President Joseph Biden recently flew to Turkey—the first visit by a senior U.S. official since the coup—to assure Erdogan of America's continued friendship as a NATO ally. Erdogan rewarded the gesture by sending troops and tanks into northern ... President Obama and Turkey's Erdogan Prepare for an Awkward Meeting at the G20 Five contentious issues for Obama and Turkey's president to discuss Sunday |
Russia pushing ahead with Turkey gas link The Detroit News Russia scrapped the project in 2014 and proposed an alternative route through Turkey. The latter was also shelved last year after ties between the countries soured following the downing of a Russian military jet by the Turkish air force near the Syrian ... |