Washington Post | Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria against US-backed Kurdish fighters Washington Post ISTANBUL — With airstrikes and artillery fire, Turkey on Saturday defied U.S. appeals and opened a long-anticipated offensive on Afrin, an enclave in Syria for Kurdish militias backed by the United States. Turkish officials have framed the offensive ... Syria: Turkey war planes launch strikes on Afrin Turkey Launches Incursion Against Syrian Kurdish Stronghold Airstrikes pound Syria's Afrin as Turkey launches 'Operation Olive Branch' |
Aljazeera.com | Eleven killed, dozens injured in Turkey bus crash Aljazeera.com A bus crash in central Turkey has left 11 people dead and at least 44 others injured, according to authorities. The accident on Saturday happened when the vehicle hit several trees on the side of the road in the province of Eskisehir. The bus mainly ... Eleven killed and 46 injured in bus crash in north-western Turkey Turkey bus crash: Eleven killed in motorway accident - BBC News At least 11 dead, 46 injured in Turkey bus crash |
Reuters | Merkel welcomes EU-Turkey meeting to improve ties - Reuters Reuters Germany's Angela Merkel welcomed on Saturday a Bulgarian plan to host a European Union-Turkey working meeting to try to improve strained ties and clear the ground for an eventual possible summit. Germany's chancellor supports dialogue between EU, Turkey |
Haaretz | Next Turkey-Kurds War Will Be Waged in Washington, DC Haaretz Turkey is militarily capable of invading and conquering Kurdish-held areas around Afrin and Manbij, which are near the Turkish border. But though Turkey is aiming its arrows at Washington, the areas in question are actually under Russian protection ... Pentagon 'recognizes' Turkey's concerns on PKK |
Axios | Turkey launches strikes on Kurdish forces in Syria Axios A photo taken from a nearby town of the strikes on Afrin. Photo: Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. Turkey has launched air strikes to force Kurdish fighters, some of whom have worked with the U.S. to fight ISIS, from the border city of Afrin in ... |
The Cipher Brief | Turkey-US: How to Rekindle a Win-Win Relationship The Cipher Brief Bottom Line: Although the U.S. and Turkey engage in robust cooperation on the political, military, and economic fronts, Ankara has experienced significant changes under the leadership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which threaten the ... Turkey to extend state of emergency amid freedom concerns Turkey's counter-terrorism campaign discredited | IOL News Turkey Business Lobby Calls for End to Emergency Rule |
CNET | 2019 Chevrolet Silverado chief engineer talks turkey with Tim ... CNET Tim Herrick, chief engineer for the 2019 Silverado, stopped by the Roadshow stage during the 2018 Detroit Auto Show to go over all the changes that his team made to the new truck. |
Center for Research on Globalization | US, Turkey React as Syrian Forces Move into Idlib Center for Research on Globalization As Syrian forces push deeper into Idlib they have come up against a large amount of foreign-provided weaponry including US anti-tank missiles and even fleets of armored vehicles including Panthera F9 armored personnel carriers – joint-developed by the ... |
Deutsche Welle | Turkey: Mesale Tolu′s husband, Suat Corlu, arrested again, others ... Deutsche Welle Journalist and activist Suat Corlu, husband of German journalist Mesale Tolu, has been arrested again in Turkey, along with at least five others. Tolu and Corlu had been released from jail just weeks ago. |
Reuters | Turkey's EU minister rejects any option other than full membership Reuters Turkey would reject any offer of partnership with the European Union that falls short of membership, Ankara's minister for EU affairs said, warning that the current impasse gave Turkey no reason to maintain its migrant deal with the bloc. |