Reuters.com | Erdogan says Turkey will 'clean' entire Syrian border Reuters.com More than a week into their offensive, however, Turkey and allied Syrian rebel groups have made only modest progress fighting into hilly terrain against entrenched foes. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of militias of which the YPG ... Turkey-backed forces capture strategic hill overlooking Afrin Inside Afrin, the true victims of Turkey's invasion of northern Syria ... Horrific images reveal the human cost of Turkey's invasion of northern Syria: How refugees, babies, women and ... |
Turkey needs voices in favor of peace politics Hurriyet Daily News Turkey is not officially at war, but rather says it is engaged in a “military operation” in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin. But there must have been a political space for arguments in favor of peace or for a peaceful solution. Alas, we do not ... |
Radio New Zealand | Samoa MP warns of black market turkey tails Radio New Zealand A Member of Parliament in Samoa has warned the government of a commercial black market for turkey tails. The MP for Faleata West, Leala'ilepule Rimoni Aiafi, raised concerns over the lifting of a ban on importing turkey tail meat for personal ... |
Yahoo Finance | Turkish-Iranian gold trader's 'Beautiful Mind' testimony drove US sanctions case Yahoo Finance Court documents related to a recent U.S. case detail the blockbuster testimony of a gold trader at the center of a multifaceted scheme involving NATO ally Turkey helping Iran evade nuclear sanctions at a critical moment when its economy teetered. On ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey warns Greek minister off Aegean islets Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish Coast Guard on Jan. 28 blocked Greece's defense minister from approaching a pair of disputed islets in the Aegean Sea, according to Turkey's Interior Ministry. Coast guard officers warned off Panos Kammenos, who was heading to the Kardak ... Turkey warns Greek minister off disputed Aegean islets Turkey warns Greek minister off Aegean Kardak islets |
Middle East Monitor | Ex-Hezbollah leader hails Turkey's Mideast policy Middle East Monitor Former Secretary-General of Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah movement, Subhi al-Tufayli, has praised Turkey's policy in the Middle East region. “Turkey is the only country that cares about Syria's security and unity and its foreign policy is in accordance with ... |
Haaretz | While Fighting Rages in Eastern Syria, Erdogan Claims Turkey Has Killed 394 Militants in Afrin Haaretz Heavy fighting resumed in Syria's eastern Ghouta on Sunday after a short period of relative calm following reports that a ceasefire had been agreed there late on Friday, a war monitor and pro-government media sources said. The Syrian Observatory for ... |
Washington Post | Germans up in arms about weapons sales to Turkey and others Washington Post BERLIN — Guided by its catastrophic history of warmaking, modern Germany has long been reluctant to send troops to foreign conflicts. But the country has not held back on supplying the world with weapons: It is the globe's fifth-largest arms exporter ... |
CNN | Turkey disputes White House readout of Erdogan-Trump phone call CNN In a sign of deteriorating relations between the two NATO allies, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported that the official US summary "differ(ed) from the truth discussed between the Turkish and US Presidents' phone conversation." A message ... Turkey to US: Stop YPG support or face 'confrontation' Turkey to US: End support for Syrian Kurd YPG or risk confrontation In call, Trump issues stern warning to Turkey over Syria operation |
Al-Monitor | What lurks behind Turkey's unending emergency rule? Al-Monitor According to the opposition, the AKP is planning to stick to the state of emergency up until November 2019, when Turkey is scheduled to go to the polls to elect its first executive president — who will officially assume the sweeping powers approved in ... |