Aljazeera.com | Turkey extends troops' deployment in Iraq and Syria Aljazeera.com Turkey's parliament has approved the extension of a mandate that allows the deployment of troops in Iraq and Syria if faced with national security threats. The move on Saturday came two day before an independence referendum in Iraq's semi-autonomous ... On Eve of Kurdish Independence Vote, a Warning From Turkey Turkey extends troop deployment mandate, pressures Iraqi Kurds on vote Turkey OKs military intervention, warns Iraqi Kurds on vote |
CNN | Miss Turkey loses her crown over controversial tweet CNN Itir Esen, 18, was crowned Thursday, but a few hours later she lost the title after it emerged she had tweeted about last year's failed coup in Turkey. In the tweet, she said her period had begun, "representing the martyrs blood." The tweet has since ... Miss Turkey 2017 stripped of her crown over 'unacceptable' tweet Miss Turkey stripped of title over controversial tweet Miss Turkey stripped of crown after 'unacceptable' tweet about failed coup to overthrow President Erdogan |
New York Magazine | Syrian-American Journalist and Her Mother Murdered in Turkey New York Magazine Both women also did charity work for Syrian refugees living in Turkey and came from a large family that is well-known for its long history of challenging both Bashar al-Assad and his father before him, according to the New York Times. Indeed, family ... Mother And Daughter Who Opposed Bashar Assad Regime Killed In Turkey Syrian Activist and Her Daughter Fatally Stabbed in Turkey US-born journalist and Syrian activist mother found dead in Turkey |
The Independent | Protesters against Turkey's president Erdogan again beaten up on US soil The Independent Violence broke out at a New York hotel when protesters disrupted a speech by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As Mr Erdogan addressed supporters in Turkish at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, one man shouted in English “You're a ... Kick Turkey out of Nato: Think tank demands action over Erdogan's rising autocracy Trump, stop gobbling at Turkey Exclusive: Turkey to deploy troops inside Syria's Idlib - Erdogan |
Allentown Morning Call | Trump may have to sanction Turkey for Russian deal Allentown Morning Call Set aside that U.S.-Turkey relations are extremely strained right now and Erdogan is getting very low marks from human rights groups, Congress and others because of his domestic crackdown. It's Erdogan's stated plan to spend billions purchasing the S ... |
Bitcoin News (press release) | Apartments in Turkey Available for Purchase Using Bitcoin Bitcoin News (press release) The owner of the MiaVita Beytepe project in Ankara, Turkey, has announced that its luxury apartments are available for purchase using bitcoin. The apartments are expected to comprise the first real estate transactions to be made using cryptocurrency in ... |
Robb Report | Wild Turkey Goes Back Decades for Its Oldest-Ever Bourbon Robb Report Eddie Russell is the Prince Charles of bourbon. Within the industry, he's a legend—a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame and the current master distiller at Wild Turkey, where he's worked since 1981. Still, he'll never escape the shadow of his ... |
Dallas News | Outdoors notebook: Eustace hunter, 14, bags record turkey; eclipse data adds to bird studies Dallas News The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) has recently certified a new world record A-Typical Rio Grande turkey taken by first-time hunter Kyna Holman of Eustace. On April 2, at the time of the hunt, she was 14. She was hunting near Hondo with her dad ... |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Greece: Court decisions pave way for first forcible returns of asylum-seekers under EU-Turkey deal Amnesty International Two Syrian refugees are at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey after Greece's highest administrative court rejected their final appeals against earlier rulings declaring their asylum claims inadmissible. This could set a dangerous precedent for ... Greek court says Syrian refugees can be returned to Turkey Bulgaria Continues to Return to Turkey Asylum Seekers |
Financial Times | Iraqi Kurdistan referendum poses challenge for Turkey Financial Times For Turkey the spectre of Kurdish independence presents a particularly complex challenge. Ankara has been fighting Kurdish militants inside Turkey for more than three decades. Yet Turkey and the KRG are staunch allies, economically and militarily. Turkey threatens sanctions over Kurdish independence vote Kurdish referendum: Turkey's Erdogan demands vote be called off Turkey's Erdogan, Iraq's Abadi to discuss Iraqi Kurdish referendum |