Turkey cannot be excluded from Mosul operation: Erdoğan Ankara cannot be excluded from the operation launched to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 17 PM Yıldırım says Turkey joined air strikes in Mosul operation Turkey has joined air strikes by … Read more
Turkish Special Forces: From stopping a coup to the frontline of the ISIL fight The Turkish Special Forces are playing a key role in the operation launched at 04.00 a.m. on Aug. 24 to back the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to free the Syrian town of Jarablus from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant … Read more
The headline of the last edition of Turkey’s largest daily newspaper before the government took control of it says, “The Constitution Is Suspended.” CreditEmrah Gurel/Associated Press The murder of a newspaper platform24.org On Friday night, security forces stormed Zaman, the widest-circulating Turkish newspaper. Though many Turkish news outlets studiously avoided covering the raids, the … Read more
Syrian national of YPG-links behind Ankara blast, says Turkish PM Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that a Syrian national with links to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) was identified as the perpetrator of the attack in Ankara Attack on Military Vehicle in Diyarbakır Bianet :: English Bomb attack has been carried … Read more
How Tech Learned From Past Crises And Reacted To The Paris Attacks What Facebook, Airbnb, and Uber did when terrorists attacked Paris. Brendan Klinkenberg BuzzFeed News Reporter 1. There are a growing number of technology platforms that people around the world depend on each day — a dependency that often becomes much starker in times of … Read more
Civilian entry blocked in 127 eastern Turkish zones since early June Some 127 zones in 15 provinces in eastern Turkey have so far been declared “temporary military secure zones,” amid tightened security measures against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacks Turkey to vote in November snap poll BBC News | Europe | World Edition Snap elections are … Read more
HDP could be Turkey’s 3rd biggest party, says pollster head The Kurdish problem-oriented Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) could become Turkey’s third biggest political party, according to the head of the polling company which had made the most accurate estimations prior to the June 7 parliamentary election Turkey’s top election board proposes Nov. 1 as snap election date … Read more
As Turkey Bombed Anti-ISIS Fighters, It Hired Lobbying Firm Tied to 2016 Candidates The Intercept by Lee Fang On July 24, Turkey launched a massive military campaign that included sweeping attacks against Kurdish forces as well as minor strikes on Islamic State positions south of Turkey’s border. Just five days later, the Turkish government inked a contract to hire … Read more
Early election needed if coalition talks fail: Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled the possibility of a snap election, noting that the country will need to go to the polls once more if ongoing coalition talks do not bear fruit Turkey’s Erdoğan says his only concern is Islam, takes jab at atheists Turkish President Recep Tayyip … Read more
Kurdish leader Demirtaş reveals details of peace process The gov’t’s refusal to provide legal guarantees for the PKK’s withdrawal, coupled with the construction of military fortresses, effectively ended the cease-fire, HDP co-chair says MAIN FOCUS: Turkey convenes Nato meeting | 28/07/2015 euro|topics At the request of Ankara Nato members will meet today, Tuesday, to discuss Turkey’s conflicts … Read more
Turkey blocks Kurdish websites, Twitter and Facebook slowed down Turkey has blocked a number of Kurdish news websites as many users complained that they had difficulty in accessing Twitter and Facebook, too Turkish warplanes bomb PKK stronghold in northern Iraq Turkish warplanes launched attacks on camps of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq late … Read more
PEN International and Turkish publishers call on Turkey to extend freedom of expression Turkey holds almost one tenth of all intellectuals imprisoned for freedom of expression in the world, according to PEN International Villagers killed in aerial attack officially alive, lawyer says Twenty-five of 38 villagers killed in an attack in southeastern Turkey almost … Read more