Idlib

Demand for autonomy: Treason. AKP leadership pays for the nationalist votes they have gained in the last elections…

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Turkey calls Kurdish plea ‘treason’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s President Erdogan condemns as “treason” a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. Turkey’s ruling AKP: Declaration of autonomy ‘political assassination attempt’ A recent call for self-governance supported the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is “a political assassination attempt” targeting law order … Read more

Not surprisingly, Turkey welcomes fall of Idlib, attacked by al-Qaeda led rebels…

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Turkey welcomes fall of key city in Syria’s north Turkish officials have expressed their satisfaction at the seizure of the northern Syrian city of Idlib by opposition forces, stressing that the Ankara-supported Free Syrian Army (FSA) was part of the winning side. Turkey’s ‘secret fund’ spending climbs to new highs The amount of spending from the Turkish … Read more

#Kobane updates. Turkey agrees to let US use US air base in Turkey…

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  Turkey ‘agrees to US air base use’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, senior US officials say Student of prestigious Bosphorus University killed while fighting ISIL in Kobane Hurriyet Daily News A student … Read more