Today I saw the pic above. On the left, AKP’s Mayor of Ceylanpınar. Turkey actually fuels the fight in Northern Syria by actively encouraging Nusra jihadis… White House should not have condemned PM Erdoğan for statement unrelated with US: Davutoğlu Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that he had conveyed his unease to officials in Washington … Read more
Turkey says it won’t tolerate ‘de facto’ Kurdish entity in Syria Turkey’s deputy prime minister says his country supports Syria’s territorial integrity and won’t tolerate the creation of a “de facto” Syrian Kurdish entity on its frontiers. Turkey?s Kurdish phobia resurfaces A Turkey that was flying high at the time with ambitious plans for the … Read more
Turkish PM defends Egypt and Syria stance, criticizes EU at ambassadors? iftar dinner PM Erdoğan defended Turkey‘s stance vis-à-vis the military takeover in Egypt and Syria in his address to foreign ambassadors to Ankara ?Turkey is the voice of the oppressed in the world,? says PM Erdoğan Brushing aside once again criticism on Egypt, PM … Read more
Morning Brief: Arab League Backs Kerry’s Middle East Peace Bid Arab League Backs Kerry’s Middle East Peace Bid Top news: The Arab League on Wednesdaybacked a plan by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The endorsement, carried by the Jordanian state news agency, came after Kerry met … Read more
Turkey sees Morsi as Egypt?s President, Turkish FM says Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkey still recognized Mohamed Morsi as the Egyptian President Turkish FM denies Israel used Turkish base in Syria attack Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied claims that Israel used a Turkish military base to launch an attack against Syria … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan slams Western countries over Egypt PM Erdoğan has slammed Western countries which did not describe the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi as a “coup” Turkish President Gül urges democratic elections in Egypt as soon as possible Turkish President Abdullah Gül said today that there should be elections in Egypt as soon as possible, … Read more
US spies ?bugged? Turkish mission: Report The U.S. intelligence agencies have spied on embassies and missions of many other countries including Turkey, according to the latest US NSA documents leaked by Snowden Turkey to ‘react’ if US spy claims true Turkey would seek an explanation from the United States if the claims of spying on … Read more
Turkey welcomes opening of new EU membership talks (ANKARA ) – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday hailed the European Union decision to reopen accession talks with Ankara despite opposition from some member states including Germany. EU agrees to open new chapter with Turkey, talks to start in October The European Union has agreed to open new … Read more
Turkey worried about ‘rising xenophobia’ in Europe Turkey’s foreign minister voiced concern Sunday about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell’s bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims. ?The Tears of Somalia?: Turkey?s ?Moral? Foreign Policy ?The tears that are now running from … Read more
Turkey sees Assad’s hand in bombings, warns of border tensions By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said those involved in the bombings in … Read more
Turkey‘s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) attend a news conference after the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal Top US diplomat meets Palestinian President Abbas in Istanbul to push Mideast peace from Hurriyet Daily News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan?s Gaza visit to take place after Obama meeting from Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will probably visit Gaza after his trip to Washington Greek Cyprus rebuffs Turkish side?s offer from Hurriyet Daily News Greek Cyprus has rebuffed the offer of Turkish Cypriots to start negotiations. … Read more
Why are we closer to peace? After 29 years of armed conflict between the Turkish military and the guerillas of the Kurdistan Workers? Party (the PKK), and all those Newroz ?celebrations? passed under the shadow of mutual fear and distrust, now in the aftermath of Newroz 2013 a new beginning seems to be fast … Read more
Turkey Finds It Is Sidelined as Broker in Mideast from NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO Turkey has found itself largely shut out of the central and defining Arab-Israeli conflict in Gaza. World hails Israel-Hamas ceasefire, thanks Egypt from Hurriyet Daily News The United Nations, United States and world powers welcomed a ceasefire … Read more
CIA chief Petraeus pays surprise visit to Turkey from Hurriyet Daily News Petraeus arrived in Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport with his private plane, according to an exclusive report by Turkish daily newspaper Akşam. CIA chief in Istanbul for talks on Syria and terrorism from Hurriyet Daily News Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus have arrived … Read more