Newsweek | Referendum Would Cement Erdogan's Hold on Turkey Newsweek Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16 on replacing its parliamentary system with the stronger presidency long sought by incumbent Tayyip Erdogan, electoral authorities announced on Saturday. The proposed constitutional reform would mark one of the ... Turkey to hold referendum on stronger presidency on April 16 Turkey sets date for referendum on expanded presidential powers Trump Faces Dilemma in Battle Against ISIS: Turkey or the Kurds |
U.S. News & World Report | Turkey arrests 2 suspected Islamic State militants U.S. News & World Report Two men, identified by Turkey's state-run news agency, as Mahamad Laban, 45, a Danish citizen of Lebanese origin and Mohammed Tefik Saleh, 38, a Swedish citizen of Iraqi origin, walk to a police van outside a police station in Adana, southern Turkey, ... Turkey Arrests 2 Suspected Islamic State Militants - ABC News Two arrested in Turkey accused of planning IS attacks |
FRANCE 24 | Turkey-backed rebels push into Syrian IS group stronghold of al-Bab FRANCE 24 Turkey's Dogan news agency says 66 Turkish soldiers have been killed in the campaign since it started, mostly in IS group attacks. And on Thursday, three Turkish soldiers were killed when a Russian air strike accidentally hit their position in a strike ... Turkey, allied rebels enter ISIS-held town north Syria Dangers of a Syrian takedown for Turkey Turkey-backed opposition forces advance inside Daesh-held al-Bab |
UPI.com | Tensions flare between Greece, Turkey over Cyprus UPI.com 11 (UPI) -- Tensions flared between Greece and Turkey over the divided island of Cyprus after Greek officials accused the Turkish military of violating its air space and the Greek-controlled Cypriot Parliament passed a law the island's Turks deemed ... Cyprus at Stake in Renewed Turkey-Greece Tensions |
Aljazeera.com | Kremlin: Turkey gave target for mistaken Syria strike Aljazeera.com The Kremlin has said that Turkey had provided Russian forces with the target location for air strikes in Syria that accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said on Friday that "there should not have been ... Syria conflict: Turkey denies mistakenly telling Russia to bomb troops Turkey blocks 'sensational' plot, seizes 24 suicide belts Turkey Detains 4 IS Suspects, Seizes 24 Suicide Attack Belts |
The Local Sweden | Swedish, Danish citizens arrested on terror accusations in Turkey: reports The Local Sweden A Swedish citizen and a Danish citizen have been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of planning acts of terror in Europe, according to Turkish media. The pair are said to have been trained by Isis since 2014. "We have received information from Turkish ... Two terror suspects arrested in Turkey |
CTV News | New Year's nightclub gunman formally arrested in Turkey CTV News ISTANBUL -- Turkey's state run news agency says the gunman suspected of killing 39 people in a nightclub attack on New Year's Day has been formally arrested. Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek citizen born in 1983, was caught at a hide-out in Istanbul on ... |
Forbes | Religious Diversity And The Alevi Struggle For Equality In Turkey Forbes Turkey is a country with diverse beliefs. Its religious diversity, however, is neither acknowledged nor appreciated. Instead, the country is portrayed to be homogenous, with a 99.8% Islamic population, a number that is rather more determined by the ... |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey's Erdogan Approves Referendum on Presidential Power Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave official approval for a national vote on changes to Turkey's constitution that would concentrate authority in his office. His signing of a referendum bill on Friday set the stage for a public showdown ... |
UN News Centre | In Turkey, UN chief Guterres discusses Syria, Iraq, Cyprus with President UN News Centre The talks between the Syrian government and the opposition brokered by Russia and Turkey were held in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, on 23-24 January. The United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian talks are scheduled to resume in Geneva on 20 February. |