Foreign Policy (blog) | US-Backed Fighters in Syria Worry More About Turkey Than ISIS Foreign Policy (blog) Several of them said they would gladly go back to their civilian lives once the fighting stopped, but that the Islamic State and Turkey were threats they couldn't ignore. For the Americans, providing weapons and basic combat skills to the young ... Turkey Ramps Up Pressure on Washington to Abandon Syrian Kurds US to mind Turkey's concerns in anti-Daesh plan Turkey, Kurds project confidence as Pentagon plans next Syria moves |
RT | Turkey coup: 136 diplomats and relatives seek Germany asylum BBC News Germany says it has received 136 asylum requests from Turks holding diplomatic passports since the July coup attempt against the Turkish president. The figure is a total for the period August 2016 to January 2017, German media report. Turkey has urged ... Turkey does not want 'to gain control' over Syria – Erdogan adviser to RT President Erdogan's new Turkey holds his fate in its hands Turkey says 'No' to saying 'No', ahead of its referendum |
Al-Monitor | Is Iran-Turkey tension intentional? Al-Monitor For hundreds of years, since the 1639 Qasr-e Shirin Treaty, Turkey and Iran have maintained a pretty peaceful coexistence, not letting occasional political spats and regional rivalry affect their economic relations. Both sides have become masters of ... 'Rojava peshmargas' in Syria offensive on Barzani's agenda in Turkey visit Syria 'safe zones' for refugees pose dangers for US alliances |
Turkey Purge | Turkey asks students at German schools to spy on Erdoğan critics: union Turkey Purge Speaking to Germany's The Local website, Nefren Tuncay, Turkey's vice consul in Düsseldorf, denied the accusations, saying that “the claim by the GEW that pupils were encouraged to film their teachers, or that it had anything to do with politics in ... Turkey could hold another referendum on restoring death penalty: President Erdoğan |
Irish Times | Travel advice: Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey Irish Times Tunisia was represented at the Holiday World Show last month, promoting travel, but no non-essential travel to Tunisia continues to be the advice of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Turkey. Various terrorism-related attacks eroded our fondness for ... |
New York Times | Turkey Allows Women in Military to Wear Hijabs, in Cultural Shift New York Times ISTANBUL — Women in the Turkish armed forces have been given the right to wear Islamic head scarves in a move that represents a significant cultural shift within an institution seen historically as the guardian of Turkey's secular identity. The ... |
Washington Post | Car bomb on Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kills 41, mostly civilians: sources Reuters ANKARA An Islamic State car bomb on a security checkpoint controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in a village near Syria's al-Bab has killed 35 civilians and six rebels, sources in the region said on Friday. The attack was carried out in Sousian ... Turkey-backed rebels seize Islamic State's al-Bab stronghold in Syria Turkey recaptures strategic Syrian town of al-Bab from Isis Turkey's army chief says northern Syria incursion achieved targets |
The Courier-Journal | Brush fire under control at Turkey Run Park The Courier-Journal A brushfire at The Parklands of Floyds Fork in Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon forced the evacuation of visitors of Turkey Run Park. The roughly one-acre fire began just before 12:50 p.m. on private property adjacent to the park. Approximately 50 ... |
Center for Research on Globalization | Top general worries: Turkey and Russia might attack US-backed forces Washington Examiner Turkey regards some of the Syrian Kurds as a terrorist group allied with Turkish Kurds who have carried out an insurgency against Ankara for decades. And Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to attack U.S.-backed groups fighting Syrian ... Turkey Poses a Bigger Threat to Syria than ISIS Turkey's maneuvers in foreign policy |
Cyprus leader: Peace talks will progress after Turkey vote Washington Post NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' president says he hopes real progress in talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically divided island could happen after the Turkey's April 16 referendum on expanding presidential powers. President Nicos Anastasiades said Friday ... |