Washington Post | Turkey needs to stay out of Qatar's mess Washington Post In my part of the world, people used to believe that their fate was determined by dark conspiracies cooked up by Western powers, or Israel, and that local politics was simply window-dressing for Western imperial interests. No longer. The past few years ... Turkey sends Qatar food and soldiers, discusses Gulf tensions with Saudi Turkey to Move More Troops, Food to Qatar Turkey is trying to be the mediator between Arab states and Qatar |
Military Times | US reassures Turkey over arms provided to Syrian Kurds Military Times ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish officials said Thursday that U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has written to his Turkish counterpart, reassuring him that arms provided to Syrian Kurdish fighters would be taken back once Islamic State militants are ousted ... |
Reuters | US will take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat: Turkey Reuters ANKARA The United States has told Turkey it will take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria after the defeat of Islamic State, Ankara said on Thursday, seeking to address Turkish concerns about arming Kurds on its border. Turkey Claims US Promised to Confiscate Weapons from Syrian Kurds After Raqqa Siege Turkey sends reinforcements into northern Syria to fight Kurds, rebel ... US tells Turkey it will take back weapons from PYD/YPG |
Vox | Gay activists in Turkey are staging a Pride parade — despite a real threat of violence Vox Despite threats from right-wing groups, LGBTQ rights activists in Turkey are pressing on with plans for a Pride parade in Istanbul this Sunday. Yes, a Pride parade. And yes, in Turkey, a country that has adopted increasingly conservative social ... LGBTQ@Facebook - Home | Facebook |
CNN | Don't Forget Non-Syrian Refugees in Turkey Lawfare (blog) As is well known, Turkey has for several years hosted large numbers of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war. According to the latest United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Global Trends report—released earlier this week—Turkey continued ... Syrian doctors, nurses, now refugees, back to work in Turkey |
New York Daily News | Bronx ISIS pledge busted at JFK while boarding Turkey flight - NY ... New York Daily News If convicted, Saddam Mohamed Raishani faces up to 20 years in federal lockup. |
Washington Post | German Parliament backs plan to pull recon jets from Turkey Washington Post BERLIN — Germany's Parliament has voted by a wide majority to move reconnaissance jets flying anti-Islamic State group missions from a base in Turkey amid ongoing friction between the two countries. Parliament voted 461-85 late Wednesday to move six ... German Lawmakers Back Troop Withdrawal From Turkey German parliament votes to withdraw troops from Turkey Germany OKs Plan to Pull Troops From Turkey's Incirlik Air Base |
Bloomberg | Why Erdogan Is Flooding Turkey's Economy With Credit - Bloomberg Bloomberg In Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hunt for domestic enemies, even the invisible hand of the marketplace is getting cuffed. With elections just over two ... |
TRT World | Turkey, Russia to deploy to Idlib's de-escalation zones TRT World Turkish and Russian personnel will be deployed in Syria's northern Idlib region as part of a de-escalation agreement, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Thursday. Ibrahim Kalin said the de-escalation zones, agreed by Turkey, Russia ... Multinational forces could patrol Syria 'de-escalation zones': Turkey Turkey, Russia, Iran working on Syria de-escalation mechanism involving US, Presidential Spokesperson Kalın says Turkey and Russia to deploy in Syria's Idlib: Erdogan spokesman |
Fox News | Champs-Elysees attacker was questioned in Turkey over large cache of weapons, prosecutor says Fox News The man accused of being behind the attempted Paris attack at Champ Elysees several times traveled to Turkey, where he was once questioned over large amounts of gold, jewelry and weapons in his possession, the Paris prosecutor said Thursday. Failed Champs Elysée Bomber Made Several Trips to Turkey, Supported ISIS Champs Elysees attacker had been in Turkey and had huge arsenal of weapons: official |