DefenseNews.com | Turkey's fighter program awaits presidential go-ahead DefenseNews.com Recep Tayyip Erdogan, here as Turkey's prime minister, gives a thumbs-up from the cockpit of the Hurkus trainer aircraft. As president, will he be just as enthusiastic for the TF-X? (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images). ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's ... |
Bloomberg | Friendly Fire a Growing Risk in Syria as US, Turkey Face Off Bloomberg Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish militia as part of a terror group seeking to break off a chunk of Turkey. The U.S. has welcomed Kurdish support against Islamic State -- and now that that fight is largely done, leaving the Kurds in charge of about ... Is US-Turkey relationship weakened over Kurdish conflict? Turkey orders 13 detained for online opposition to Syria offensive, newspaper reports Operation Olive Branch: Turkey presents military offensive as a success |
New York Times | Some Syrian Refugees Are Going Back to War Alongside Turkey New York Times KILIS, Turkey — Turkey is relying on a newly reconfigured, 20,000-member American-trained force with three army corps as it tries to carve out a buffer zone within Syria. The force has already taken 16 casualties in two weeks of fighting on the front ... Turkey: Tax Office Blast Caused by Bomb, Attacker Killed Civilian killed by rocket fire in Turkey Turkey claims another hilltop as clashes continue in Afrin |
International Business Times UK | Germany grants asylum to alleged Turkey plotters: Spiegel Reuters Relations between European countries and Turkey have become increasingly strained following President Tayyip Erdogan's large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters of the coup. Some European politicians and human rights groups say the crackdown shows ... Germany defies Turkey to grant asylum to alleged coup plotters |
CBN News | Turkey Moving Closer to Gog-Magog Alliance? CBN News JERUSALEM, Israel – There's been plenty written about the fulfillment of end-time prophecies in the days in which we're living. The changes that have taken place in Turkey over the past decade and a half could possibly indicate the latest piece of the ... |
PRI | Turkey's propaganda war targets America's state capitals | Public ... PRI A law firm hired by Turkey is lobbying US state officials about charter schools allegedly run by Turkish opposition leader Fethullah Gulen. Turkey's Propaganda War Targets America's State Capitals |
Axios | Turkey widening its rift with the US Axios Turkey helped create ISIS by providing weapons, money and logistics to jihadis beginning in 2014. The “jihadi highway” from Sanliurfa in Turkey to Raqqa in Syria was a project of Turkey's National Intelligence Agency. Turkish journalists who reported ... |
Daily Sabah | Turkey an important ally of Europe in fight against terror, Hungarian consul general says Daily Sabah Hungarian Consul General in Istanbul Balázs Hendrich said that Turkey is an important ally of Europe in the fight against terror, suggesting that enhancing Turkey-EU Relations is in the interest of Hungary. The Consul General gave an exclusive ... |
ThinkProgress | EU worried about erosion of rule of law in Turkey Washington Post BRUSSELS — The European Union says it's worried about the rule of law in EU candidate country Turkey after the jailing of Amnesty International's chairman and Turkish Medical Association members there. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and ... Turkey now also locking up anyone who doesn't agree with its bombing of civilians in Syria EU expresses fresh concerns over Turkey's deteriorating rule of law |
BBC News | Turkey court 'reverses release' of Amnesty head Taner Kilic - BBC.com BBC News A court in Istanbul had ordered the release of Taner Kilic, who is on trial on terrorism charges. Turkey overturns decision to release incarcerated Amnesty chairman Amnesty International chief remains in custody in Turkey Amnesty International Official in Turkey Ordered Released but Remains in Jail |