Syria crisis: international views on intervention
A roundup of the diplomatic standpoints of Israel, Turkey, Russia, Germany and France after the Syrian chemical attacks
Turkey not ?lonely? but dares to do so for its values and principles, says PM adviser
İbrahim Kalın, a top foreign policy adviser to the Turkish prime minister said he had used the phrase ?precious loneliness? as a way to express Turkey?s ?honorable stance?
Did John Kerry Just Make the Case for Military Action in Syria?
If the bombs start falling on Damascus, Monday afternoon will be cited as the moment when the Obama administration laid out the moral case for military action in Syria.
Coalition in making for Syria intervention
Allies of the Syrian opposition are ramping up their rhetoric over a possible armed intervention with Turkey, Britain, Germany and France sounding the drums of war
Turkish PM: We could never take sides with Assad
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again lashed out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Aug. 26, saying Turkey could never take sides with a person ?who has gassed innocent civilians.
Turkey would join anti-Syria coalition
Turkey will join a coalition against Syria even if the UN Security Council fails to reach a consensus.
A dilemma is by its very nature a choice between evils, and that is what now faces other countries
Will Erdoğan slam Putin after G-20 summit?
The ?conviction? about the use of chemical weapons by the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria
Turkey’s main opposition leader says PM can?t go anywhere in Middle East
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ran out of friendly figures in the Middle Eastern region and ?can?t go anywhere,? CHP leader says
Turkey may open İncirlik base upon NATO decision
Turkey may open its strategic İncirlik air base for possible military operations into neighboring Syria, if the Western defense alliance NATO decides for an intervention
CHP deputy says FM acts like ?warmonger?
Any intervention to be launched into Syria without the authorization of a U.N. resolution may spark a regional fire, the main opposition party has warned
Turkish FM Davutoğlu conducts intense phone diplomacy with Russian, US counterparts
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu held phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the evening of Aug. 26
Al-Assad ‘not so stupid’ as to use chemical weapons near Damascus, PYD leader says
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would not be “so stupid” as to use chemical weapons close to Damascus, PYD leader says
Use of chemical weapon in Syria ‘undeniable,’ US Secretary of State Kerry says
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Aug.26 that the evidence of a massive deadly chemical attack last week was “undeniable” and accused the Syrian government of trying to cover it up
Turkey’s Cautious Steps to Improve Ties with Iran
Turkey is currently grappling in its domestic politics with widespread popular protests in a number of Turkish cities. Also, on a regional level, Ankara is dealing with the aftermath of another crisis in its southern neighbor, Syria, and is also looking for ways to give a proper response to the demands of its own Kurdish population. -Siamak Kakaei
No evidence yet of Syria chemical attack, Putin tells Cameron
Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug.26 told British Prime Minister David Cameron that there was no evidence yet that the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons
Saudi urges UN action to end Syria regime ‘massacres’
The Saudi government urged the UN Security Council to take “deterrent” action against the Syrian regime’s “massacres”
Turkish-Iranian Relations in a Changing Middle East
Turkey and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners, despite sharing certain economic and security interests.
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