Business Insider | Turkey's purchase of Russian missiles has ratcheted tensions up to a new level Business Insider Thomson Reuters. Turkey announced earlier this week that it had finalized a multibillion-dollar purchase of the S-400, Russia's most sophisticated surface-to-air-missile system. The acquisition has been discussed for several months and comes amid a ... Turkey releases French journalist detained on terror charges 'EU BLACKMAIL' Brussels using dirty tactics over Turkey's bid to join bloc, says Ankara Turkey releases French journalist detained on Iraqi border |
Newsweek | Turkey Tries To Scare Voters With Warning About Jews Ahead of Kurdish Referendum Newsweek Turkey has been especially opposed to an independent Kurdistan as it deals with a decades-long insurgency at home by the nationalist militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Turkey has suspected other U.S.-backed Kurdish movements in Iraq and Syria of ... Turkey mulls response to Kurdish independence vote Turkey's Erdogan: Iraqi Kurds' decision not to postpone referendum "very wrong" Kurdish parliament votes to move ahead with referendum |
BBC News | Syria war: Turkey, Russia, Iran agree Idlib 'ceasefire' zone BBC News Powers backing rival sides in the Syrian war have agreed on the latest in a series of so-called "de-escalation zones", aimed at calming fighting. Turkey, which opposes the Syrian government, and Syria's allies Russia and Iran reached a deal in talks in ... Troops From Russia, Iran and Turkey to Monitor Syria Safe Zone Turkey, Iran and Russia to deploy observers around Syria's Idlib, Turkey says Syria: Turkey, Russia, Iran Agree to Safe Zone Deal |
Atlas Obscura | The Changing Nature of Lubunca, Turkey's LGBTQ Slang Atlas Obscura The phrase means “Your sister is a star baby” and it is in Lubunca, a secret Turkish queer slang that has been used by the LGBTQ community in Turkey since the late Ottoman era. Until recently only a tiny subset of Turkish society even knew what Lubunca ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey's President Erdogan hosts Qatar's emir | Turkey News | Al ... Aljazeera.com Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has held talks in Turkey with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his first trip abroad since the start of the Gulf ... Emir meets Erdogan in Turkey Qatari emir due in Turkey for 1st trip since Gulf crisis |
Deutsche Welle | French reporter jailed in Turkey 'set to be freed' The Punch A young French reporter who has been held on terror charges in Turkey for the last seven weeks is set to be freed, his lawyers said Friday. The news came a day after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had pressed Turkish leaders on a visit to ... French journalist released in Turkey, Germans and others still in jail French journalist Loup Bureau released from jail in Turkey French journalist detained on Iraqi border released by Turkey - lawyer |
Houston Press | Turkey Denies Bail for Jailed NASA Scientist — Again Houston Press Before Serkan Golge left Old Dominion University in Virginia to start his job at the Johnson Space Center in 2013, he gave his friend and colleague Alicia Hofler a map of Turkey as a gift, with the names of the cities spelled out in Turkish. Golge had ... |
Politico | Cardin: Turkey's Purchase of Russian missile system may trigger sanctions Politico Turkey's recent purchase of an advanced Russian anti-air weapons system may have violated a U.S. law that would require an automatic imposition of sanctions on the NATO member, a top Democratic lawmaker said today. The letter, sent by Maryland Sen. Turkish pilots recalled to plug gaps in depleted air force US-Turkey Tensions Escalate Over Russian Missile Deal Turkey will take its own security measures after Russia defense deal: Erdogan |
Turkey Detains Main Opposition Leader's Lawyer Over Coup Links U.S. News & World Report ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey detained the main opposition leader's lawyer on Friday for alleged links to the network accused of carrying out last year's failed coup, in a widening government crackdown. Lawyer Celal Celik was a former top court judge who ... |
CNBC | US relays concern to Turkey after NATO ally makes deposit to buy Russian defense system CNBC NATO ally Turkey already made a deposit on its plans to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system, according to Turkish media. The purchase is upsetting the U.S. and NATO, which said no ally currently operates the Russian S-400. The Russian arms sale to ... Turkey Signs Russian Missile Deal, Pivoting From NATO Turkey set to buy Russian missile defence system Turkey signs deal to get Russian S-400 air defence missiles - BBC ... |