BBC News | Turkey-Netherlands row: Dutch ambassador withdrawn BBC News The Netherlands has formally withdrawn its ambassador to Turkey and said no new Turkish ambassador will be accepted in The Hague. The decision marks the deepening of a row that began when the Dutch barred Turkish ministers from campaigning among the ... Dutch withdraw ambassador to Turkey as diplomatic spat deepens Netherlands withdraws ambassador to Turkey as talks to defuse row break down Netherlands Pulls Its Ambassador From Turkey in Diplomatic Fight |
Washington Post | What Washington must do about Turkey and Afrin Washington Post The paper asked him how. “Meetings,” he said. “So if we could put them together, that would be something that would be possible to do, in my opinion.” That may not be much of a plan, but it's the last time any American politician spoke about securing a ... Iran urges Turkey to stop army offensive in northern Syria Stop attacking Syria! Iran hits Turkey with ultimatum as tensions soar ... Turkey's Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed |
Turkey sets up military post southwest of Syria's Aleppo Reuters Separate from the so-called de-escalation operation agreed with Russia and Iran, Turkey launched an offensive two weeks ago into another neighboring part of Syria, the Afrin region, against Kurdish fighters who control it. Russian jets intensified ... |
Sky News | Turkey's Erdogan meets pope, Jerusalem expected on agenda ABC News The Turkish government says the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia there to be a terrorist organization and an extension of Kurdish insurgents fighting within Turkey. Both the Turkish and Vatican sides described the private talks as cordial. Francis ... Erdogan meets Pope Francis amid fears over Turkey's Syria offensive Erdogan in Rome: Let Turkey be full EU member Turkey's Erdogan makes historic visit to Vatican |
Voice of America | Turkey Continues Offensive in Syria, Detains Critics Voice of America Turkey says its forces have set up a military position near the Syrian city of Aleppo for the first time ever. The Turkish army described the camp as the deepest post its forces have established inside northwest Syria under a deal with Russia and Iran ... Turkey detains nearly 600 for opposing Syrian offensive - Reuters Turkey finally begins construction of fourth observation point in Idlib Turkey Constructs the Fourth Observation Point in Syria's Idlib - General Staff |
Voice of America | Turkey Frees Members of Medical Association Who Criticized Syrian Military Offensive Voice of America Turkey has freed eight top members of the country's main medical association, who were detained for denouncing Ankara's military offensive in northern Syria. The Turkish Medical Association said Monday the eight members, including the head of the ... |
EUobserver | Turkey 'ready' to reform terror laws for EU visa deal EUobserver Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Saturday (3 February), Faruk Kaymakci, Turkey's ambassador to the EU, said Ankara could meet all the remaining benchmarks with relative ease. "Visa liberalisation is a low-hanging fruit," he said, saying the ... |
Bloomberg | Fraying Israel-Turkey Ties Threaten Planned Gas Venture Bloomberg A spokeswoman for the Leviathan partners said exports to Turkey are still “a valid option” and that discussions with “the relevant players in Turkey” continue. Talks between Turkish and Israeli officials have so far yielded no results, a Turkish Energy ... |
euronews | Turkey's religious chiefs brand left-handed eaters as 'demons' euronews Its budget has quadrupled under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), whose leader is Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In its reply about left-handed eating, Diyanet quoted 8th-century Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari, who would ... |
Mail & Guardian | Turkey's foray into Somalia is a huge success, but there are risks Mail & Guardian 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 ... |