Czechs Release Top Kurdish Official Despite Turkish Extradition Request NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Salih Muslim was arrested after attending a security conference in Prague sponsored by countries including the United States. Turkey considers him a terrorist. Former PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim Released Bianet :: English Former PYD Co-chair Salih Müslim has been released by the … Read more
Resentment rising against Syrian refugees in Turkey’s urban centers: International Crisis Group report Hurriyet Daily News Resentment against Syrians living in Turkey is rising, particularly in the country’s urban centers where most Syrians live, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned in a recent report. Turkey turning its eyes to implementation of deals with US on Syria: … Read more
In 2014 Salih Müslim was invited to Turkey officially… Red-listed former PYD co-leader Salih Muslim to hold presser in Brussels Former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Salih Muslim, who was added to the “most wanted terrorists” list by the Turkish Interior Ministry on Feb. 12, is expected to hold a press conference in the … Read more
Erdoğan’s one-on-one meeting with Pope Francis begins at the Vatican President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived at the Vatican City on Feb. 5 for an official trip.
Netherlands withdraws its ambassador from Turkey after negotiations with Ankara fail The Netherlands and Turkey have suspended negotiations for the normalization of bilateral relations, with the former officially announcing the withdrawal of its ambassador to Turkey, who has already been absent for more than 10 months since tension erupted between the two countries last year. Turkey-Netherlands row: … Read more
Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Syrian rebels in the northern city of Afrin also destroyed at least one tank, a day after other rebels shot down a Russian warplane. Turkey has no aim to invade Syria during Afrin operation: Erdoğan Turkey has no aim … Read more
Ottoman military band performs at Turkey-Syria border An Ottoman-style military band performed in the border province of Hatay as a show of support for troops taking part in Turkey’s Olive Branch Operation in Syria’s Afrin on Jan. 22. Two Turkish soldiers dead in offensive against Kurds in Syria World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul … Read more
Turkey starts ground incursion into Kurdish-controlled Afrin in Syria World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Move follows intense aerial bombardment of enclave, with Kurdish militias shelling Turkish border province in response Turkey said it had begun a ground incursion into the Kurdish enclave in Syria known as Afrin a day after intense … Read more
Border security force to be stationed at borders with Turkey, Iraq: US-led coalition Hurriyet Daily News The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on Jan. 14, a move that has added to Turkish anger over U.S. support in Syria. Possible Afrin … Read more
No progress with Turkey so long as journalists are imprisoned: Juncker Hurriyet Daily News There will be no progress in Turkey relations [with the European Union] as long as journalists are detained in Turkey, European Council President Jean-Claude Juncker said in the Bulgarian capital on Jan. 12. Condition for Coalition in Germany: No New Chapter with … Read more
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Özdemir Responds to Çavuşoğlu: Normalization not Possible Unless They are Freed Bianet :: English Germany’s Green Party Co-Chair Özdemir has responded to Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu: “As long as the political and NGO representatives are in prison, normalization of the relations is not possible”. Greece seeks to cancel Turkish pilot’s asylum BBC News | Europe | … Read more
Record number of journalists jailed as Turkey, China, Egypt pay scant price for repression Committee to Protect Journalists For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as the U.S. and other Western powers failed to pressure the world’s worst jailers–Turkey, China, and Egypt–into improving … Read more
[Ticker] EU anti-terror chief: no proof Gulen network is terrorist group EUobserver.com – Headline News The EU’s counterterrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove said in an interview with Reuters published on Thursday that the EU does not see the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen “as a terrorist organisation, and I don’t believe the EU is likely to change … Read more
The Zarrab Case Graph Commons The Zarrab Case and its links to Iran, Russian, Turkish and United States governments. In Plea Deal, Flynn Acknowledges Working for Turkish Government Wall Street Journal – Dion Nissenbaum – Dec 1, 3:43 PM WASHINGTON—Former national security adviser Mike Flynn revealed Friday that private consulting work he undertook while advising Donald … Read more