Tensions at Turkey-Greece border DW.COM Refugees arrive on Lesbos as Turkey opens border – video World news: Turkey Three boats of refugees have landed on Lesbos in the last 24 hours as the island prepares for an influx of people after Turkey Clashes as thousands gather at Turkish border to cross into Greece World news: … Read more
Refugees in Istanbul rush to board coach to reach Turkish border to Europe – video World news: Turkey Dozens of Syrian refugees were seen rushing to board coaches in Turkey’s Istanbul on Friday after Ankara decided to open its border to Europe. The move comes after an airstrike on Thursday killed at least 33 Turkish soldiers … Read more
update- I thought I posted it yesterday. It had stayed as a draft post. I now realize…. Since last midnight, without a VPN or TOR browser, it is impossible to receive independent news. The pro-government media is pumping the same news all over the channels they have: Turkish forces have killed hundreds of Syrian soldiers… … Read more
Turkey and Pakistan close borders with Iran over coronavirus deaths World news: Turkey by Patrick Wintour in Tehran Ankara also suspends incoming flights as Iranian authorities try to contain outbreak in country Coronavirus – latest updates Turkey and Pakistan have both closed their borders with Iran, with Turkey also halting incoming flights, in an effort to … Read more
16 Turkish fighters killed in Libya, says LNA | Ahval Ahval – Spotlight on Turkey: Facts and V… The Libyan National Army (LNA) said on Sunday that it killed a total of 16 Turkish fighters since… Turkey is ‘at war’ with Syrian gov’t, says Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the conflict between … Read more
Turkey ranks 110th in global democracy index by Didem Atakan Duvar English Turkey was ranked 110th of 165 nations and two territories in the Democracy Index 2019 – a list of the most and least democratic countries in the world – said The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a news and general affairs publication, in its annual report on … Read more
Erdogan Announces First Turkish Troops Are Heading to Libya NYT > Turkey Turkish forces would deploy for a year to bolster the government in Tripoli and allow a return to the political process. Majority of population thinks Turkey should remain NATO ally Duvar English The majority of Turkish people, 57.9 percent, think Turkey should remain … Read more
The Shadow Commander The New Yorker – Dexter Filkins – Sep 22, 2013, 9:00 PM Last February, some of Iran’s most influential leaders gathered at the Amir al-Momenin Mosque, in northeast Tehran, inside a gated community reserved for officers of the Revolutionary Guard. They had come to pay their last respects to a fallen IRAQ: … Read more
Trump’tan Sabah gazetesinden Hilal Kaplan’a: Gazeteci olduğuna emin misin? Türkiye hükümeti için çalışıyor olmayasın? pic.twitter.com/8Yjj6gDEC9 — Yol TV (@YolTV) November 13, 2019 ‘I’m a Big Fan’: Trump Gives Warm Welcome to Turkey’s Erdogan NYT > Turkey President Trump seemed unbothered by Turkey’s recent invasion of Syria, which prompted outrage in Congress and among Twitter accounts … Read more
Boom Times for Turkey’s Lobbyists in Trump’s Washington CNS Search – Adam Klasfeld – Oct 31, 9:48 PM MANHATTAN (CN) – Some five years ago, Turkey’s soft power suddenly swelled in the United States as the country’s lobbyists and pro-government charities received millions in newfound funding. That was the same year that leaked tapes appeared Erdoğan: … Read more
In the meantime, John Oliver delivers one of his harshest: US House of Representatives Passes ‘Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide’ Bianet :: English The US House of Representatives has passed a “resolution officially recognizing Armenian genocide” by a 405-to-11 vote. Though the resolution is not legally binding, it still marks the first time that a house in … Read more
Turkey dismisses four Kurdish mayors on terror charges | Ahval Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Monday removed four district mayors from office in the predominantly… Trustees appointed as mayors in southeastern province, districts The Interior Ministry of Turkey appoints new mayors in the southeastern Hakkari and Mardin provinces Journalist Demir’s Photo with Demirtaş Cited as Crime … Read more
Assessing the Fatalities in Turkey’s PKK Conflict Crisis Group – Oct 21, 3:00 PM Turkey’s ruling party sees recent battlefield and electoral gains as vindicating its hardline policies toward the PKK. But these same policies fuel the Kurdish grievances that keep the fighting going. Ankara would thus be wise to consider exploring Trump is ‘fully prepared’ … Read more
Turkey Rejects U.S. Call for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria Wall Street Journal – David Gauthier-Villars – Oct 16, 2:54 AM ISTANBUL—Turkey rejected a U.S. call for an immediate cease-fire in northeast Syria, pressing ahead with its military offensive as senior Trump administration officials rushed to Ankara to try to resolve fighting triggered by the withdrawal Halkbank … Read more
Turkish Bank Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Its Participation In A Multibillion-Dollar Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme Department of Justice – Oct 15, 1:41 PM Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant … Read more