Aljazeera.com | Turkey sets up largest overseas army base in Somalia Aljazeera.com Turkey has set up its biggest overseas military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, increasing Ankara's presence in the Horn of Africa country. Officially opened on Saturday, the base, which reportedly cost $50m, will train 10,000 Somali troops and ... Turkey opens military base in Mogadishu to train Somali soldiers Turkey inaugurates military academy in Somalia Turkey Opens Largest Foreign Military Base in Mogadishu |
CBC.ca | Turkey no longer needs EU membership, Erdogan says CBC.ca Turkey no longer needs to join the European Union but will not unilaterally abandon the stalled EU accession talks, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told parliament on Sunday. "We will not be the side which gives up. To tell the truth, we don't need EU ... Putin boxed in by Iran, Turkey on Iraqi Kurdish referendum Erdogan: Turkey no longer needs EU membership but will not abandon talks We don't need EU membership anymore: Turkey's president |
Salon | Turkey's incursion into Syria: Making things better or worse? Salon Last weekend while the world was focused on North Korea and the referendum in the Kurdish region of Iraq, the Turkish military pushed into a buffer area south of Turkey's border with Syria and dropped a significant amount of equipment there. This is in ... |
CBS News | Kurdish referendum triggers retaliation from Iraq, Turkey CBS News ERBIL — The Kurdish people face their vote for independence as neighboring states ratchet up their opposition to the move. 93 percent of Kurds voted for independence on Monday in a referendum that the Iraqi national government deemed illegal. Turkey ... Turkey's Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities "will pay price" for vote The Latest: Iraqis reach Turkey's border with Kurdish region Turkey raises oil threat after Iraqi Kurds back independence |
NPR | Turkey's Erdogan Suggests Swap: Jailed US Pastor For Turkish Cleric NPR It's been nearly a year since Turkey detained American pastor Andrew Brunson — and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says if the U.S. wants Brunson freed, it should extradite an elderly Turkish cleric living in the U.S., whom Erdogan accuses of ... Turkey might free NC pastor imprisoned for nearly a year Turkey suggests swapping jailed US pastor for Muslim cleric Donald Trump is letting Turkey hold an American citizen hostage |
Washington Post | Russia's Putin visits Turkey as ties between nation's deepen Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Turkey on Thursday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that focused on the situation in Iraq and Syria along with bilateral trade. Putin's visit came as Turkey and Russia are working ... Russia Says Syria War Will End Soon With Help From Turkey Turkey's Erdogan calls Iraqi Kurdish referendum illegitimate Turkey rebuffs Trump, won't send jailed US pastor back |
Rudaw | Iraq seeks to collect KRG's oil revenues through Turkey, PM Abadi Rudaw Amanj Rahim, the secretary of the Kurdistan Regional Government, told the Kurdish parliament Saturday evening that the oil export through Turkey's Ceyhan was going as normal. The parliament met on Sunday to condmen and reject all of Baghdad's ... Turkey threatens oil restrictions after Iraqi Kurds back independence Israel PM Netanyahu denies Turkey President Erdogan's claim of involvement in Kurdish referendum |
Reuters | Turkey stops training Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga after independence vote Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it had stopped training peshmerga forces in northern Iraq in response to a Kurdish independence vote there, whose backers had thrown themselves “into the fire”. The Kurdish peshmerga have been at the ... Iraq Says Turkey Backs Baghdad in Fight Over Kurdish Oil Exports ETF Flopper: Turkey Stocks Eat It Iran and Turkey Prepare for War in Iraq, Talk Peace With Russia in Syria |
WSOC Charlotte | RECALL: Belmont Sausage Co. recalls smoked turkey products WSOC Charlotte Belmont Sausage Co., an Illinois-based meat establishment, recalled an undetermined number of smoked turkey products due to various health concerns. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall, citing ... |
Khaleej Times | Syrian refugees in Turkey are getting a raw deal Khaleej Times Six years after the war in Syria started, Turkey hosts the largest number of refugees, who try to carve out their own opportunities for education, employment and survival. The latest migration report published by the Turkish Presidency of Migration ... |