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US-Backed Fighters in Syria Worry More About Turkey Than ISIS - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:02:25 GMT

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 KurdsVoice of America
US to mind Turkey's concerns in anti-Daesh planDaily Sabah
Turkey, Kurds project confidence as Pentagon plans next Syria movesAl-Monitor

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Turkey coup: 136 diplomats and relatives seek Germany asylum - BBC News Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:49:26 GMT

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 RTRT
President Erdogan's new Turkey holds his fate in its handsFinancial Times
Turkey says 'No' to saying 'No', ahead of its referendumBBC News
gulfnews.com -Kathimerini -Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Is Iran-Turkey tension intentional? - Al-Monitor Sat, 25 Feb 2017 01:35:49 GMT

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 visitHurriyet Daily News
Syria 'safe zones' for refugees pose dangers for US alliancesWashington Times

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Turkey asks students at German schools to spy on Erdoğan critics: union - Turkey Purge Fri, 24 Feb 2017 16:17:57 GMT

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 ErdoğanHurriyet Daily News

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Travel advice: Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey - Irish Times Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:04:41 GMT

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 ...


Turkey Allows Women in Military to Wear Hijabs, in Cultural Shift - New York Times Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:19:05 GMT

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 ...


Car bomb on Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kills 41, mostly civilians: sources - Reuters Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:25:53 GMT

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 SyriaWashington Post
Turkey recaptures strategic Syrian town of al-Bab from IsisFinancial Times
Turkey's army chief says northern Syria incursion achieved targetsJerusalem Post Israel News
Aljazeera.com -kurv -Hindustan Times
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Brush fire under control at Turkey Run Park - The Courier-Journal Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:15:16 GMT

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 ...

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Top general worries: Turkey and Russia might attack US-backed forces - Washington Examiner Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:34:30 GMT

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 ISISCenter for Research on Globalization
Turkey's maneuvers in foreign policyDaily Sabah

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Cyprus leader: Peace talks will progress after Turkey vote - Washington Post Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:57:40 GMT

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 ...

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