<< Back

---

This RSS feed URL is deprecated category>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:00:07 GMT This RSS feed URL is deprecated, please update. New URLs can be found in the footers at https://news.google.com/news

---

US Wants Turkey To Restrain Offensive Against Kurds In Syria - NPR Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:55:00 GMT

NPR

US Wants Turkey To Restrain Offensive Against Kurds In Syria NPR In Syria, the U.S. views Kurdish fighters as allies, but Turkey sees them as terrorists. The U.S. wants Turkey to limit its military offensive against the Kurds without harming U.S.-Turkey relations. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email. Get The Stories ... Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against TurkeyReuters Turkey-US reaffirmed strategic partnership – Turkish president's office saysAhval Erdogan's offensive in Syria runs into problems: Mountains and mudWashington Post PRESSTV all 2,010 news articles »

---

Turkey slams Cyprus for gas search, blocks rig with warships - CNBC Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:04:28 GMT

CNBC

Turkey slams Cyprus for gas search, blocks rig with warships CNBC In a statement Sunday, the ministry said Greek Cypriots were disregarding the "inalienable rights on natural resources" of Turkish Cypriots and jeopardizing the region's stability. Turkey slams Cyprus for gas search, blocks rig with warshipsFox Business Cyprus, Turkey spar after warships block gas drilling shipeNCA Standoff in high seas as Cyprus says Turkey blocks gas drill shipThe Straits Times Hurriyet Daily News all 143 news articles »

---

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition elects new leaders - Reuters Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:13:18 GMT

FRANCE 24

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition elects new leaders Reuters The detentions were part of Turkey's crackdown on those who oppose its operation against the YPG militia in northwestern Syria. Turkey considers the YPG an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and has detained some 600 people for ... Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party elects new leadersABC News Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party replaces jailed chiefFRANCE 24 Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new leaders amid Turkey's crackdownDeutsche Welle News24 all 10 news articles »

---

NATO to Try 'Kitchen Table' to Soothe U.S.-Turkey Dispute - WSJ - Wall Street Journal Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:40:46 GMT

Wall Street Journal

NATO to Try 'Kitchen Table' to Soothe U.S.-Turkey Dispute - WSJ Wall Street Journal Western diplomats hope to use a high-level gathering of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this week to keep members U.S. and Turkey from going to battle against each other in Syria. Tillerson's Turkey visit: Will it help mend ties?Aljazeera.com (blog) all 77 news articles »

---

Turkey may close US airbase in Turkey – Turkish deputy PM - Ahval Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:18:03 GMT

Turkey may close US airbase in Turkey – Turkish deputy PM Ahval Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Fikri Işık on Saturday said Ankara would not refrain to close the Incirlik Airbase in Turkey, if Turkey's long-term interests require. Answering journalists' questions regarding the tension between Washington and Ankara ...

---

Turkey: An uphill battle for human rights organisations - Ahval Sun, 11 Feb 2018 20:33:43 GMT

Turkey: An uphill battle for human rights organisations Ahval Freedom House, an independent human rights and democracy monitoring organisation, downgraded Turkey's rating from “partly free” to “not free” in its annual report last month. For those of us who write about and advocate for human rights in Turkey,* the ... and more »

---

Captured IS 'Beatles' jihadists 'were trying to escape to Turkey' - Sky News Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:48:03 GMT

Sky News

Captured IS 'Beatles' jihadists 'were trying to escape to Turkey' Sky News An SDF spokesman also says a decision on where the men will be tried will be made after an initial investigation concludes. 21:13, UK, Sunday 11 February 2018. Alexanda Kotey (L) and Shafee Elsheikh. Image: Alexanda Kotey (L) and El Shafee Elsheikh ... and more »

---

Turkey's foray into Somalia is a huge success, but there are risks - The Standard Sun, 11 Feb 2018 22:00:18 GMT

The Standard

Turkey's foray into Somalia is a huge success, but there are risks The Standard Turkey's engagement with Somalia is striking for its brevity and ostensible success. Turkey has been involved in Somalia since just 2011, yet Ankara can point to a string of reported accomplishments and an arguably outsized presence in an often violent ... and more »

---

Turkey's Sudan port deal greeted with deep suspicion by Cairo - Ahval Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:29:37 GMT

Turkey's Sudan port deal greeted with deep suspicion by Cairo Ahval Energy politics featured heavily in Arab media coverage of Turkey this week, with stories on Turkey's standoff with Egypt over gas exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean, and news of Turkish companies' withdrawal from the construction of the ... and more »

---

1.2 million people victimised by Turkey's emergency rule – rights group - Ahval Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:32:19 GMT

1.2 million people victimised by Turkey's emergency rule – rights group Ahval A Turkish rights group said over 1.2 million people were badly affected by losing their economic status, property or with their families falling apart due to the country's 18-months-long emergency rule. The Turkish government declared a state of ...