Libyan minister to take Turkish peace plan to Gaddafi by Chris McGreal, Seumas Milne, Harriet Sherwood Rebels also ‘positive’ about three-point plan after separate meeting with Turkish officials Turkey has proposed a path to a peaceful resolution to the deadlocked conflict in Libya, involving a withdrawal by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces from cities held by the … Read more
Libyan rebels blame airstrike lull on Turkey – Washington Times NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara April 4, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Turkey pursues its Libya mediation efforts despite setbacks Ankara politicking for post-Gadhafi era in Libya from Hurriyet Dailynews Amid ongoing … Read more
The Arab spring a missed opportunity for Europe and Turkey? by Katinka Barysch from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Interviews Turkey has become a force to be reckoned with in the Arab world. As a fast growing, predominantly Muslim but secular democracy, it inspires people across the Middle East and … Read more
Hükümetin Türkiye için tasarladığı ve uygulamaya koyduğu yeni dış politika Orta Doğu ve Kuzey Afrika (ODKA) ülkelerinde vuku bulan ayaklanmalar sonucu çok ciddi bir testten geçiyor. Mart 2003?teki ?hoş tesadüf? yani hükümet tezkeresinin Meclis?te reddinin ülke ve bölgede kendisine getirdiği itibar ile başlayan dönem artık yol ayrımında. Bölgeye yönelik girişimlerin, üzerinde derin düşünülmüş bir stratejiden … Read more
Turkey to run Benghazi airport: PM ANKARA, Mar 28, 2011 (AFP) – Turkey will take over the running of the airport in Libya’s rebel bastion of Benghazi to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Ottoman Tripolitania by M.A.M Under the Ottomans, the Maghreb was divided into … Read more
Turkey and France clash over Libya air campaign from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Ian Traynor Tension mounts over military action as Ankara accuses Sarkozy of pursuing French interests over liberation of Libyan people Turkey has launched a bitter attack on French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s and France’s leadership of the military campaign against Libyan … Read more
Rebel fighters called off an assault on Ajdabiya Hükümet Libya?da tam ne olsun istiyor? Bunu anlamak hiç kolay değil. Başbakan Salı günü grupta: ?Bir kardeş katliamı yaşanmasın, bir kaos ortamı oluşmasın diye çırpınıp durduk. Libya kendi meselesini haricî müdahalelerle değil kendisi çözsün, istikametini kendisi belirlesin istedik. (?) Libya?nın tamamının güveneceği, ismi üzerinde bütünleşeceği bir kişiye … Read more
SYRIA: Graphic footage surfaces after Daraa clashes **************** Turkey and the ambivalent, reluctant military intervention over Libya by Gülnur Aybet by Gülnur Aybet LONDON — Turkey is a country that has never been comfortable with getting involved in regional conflicts in its neighboring Middle East. In fact, the principle of non-involvement in regional conflicts was … Read more
When things were good between Sarkozy and Gaddafi… Nato to take control in Libya after US, UK and France reach agreement by Nick Hopkins, Nicholas Watt, Ian Traynor ? Nato to assume day-to-day military command in Libya ? Obama and Cameron: Substantial progress made Britain, France and the US have agreed that Nato will take … Read more
The four New York Times journalists, who had been captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there, pose with Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya Levent Sahinkaya (C) at the Turkish embassy in Tripoli in this undated handout released March 21, 2011. Libya released the four on Monday, nearly a week after they had been captured, … Read more
Still here in Turkey, many people rely on scepticism on western intentions, while “muslim” Gaddafi murders muslim Libyan citizens…. France send warplanes against Libya after Gaddafi’s forces enter Benghazi from Wash Post Europe by Liz Sly, Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan Sarkozy confirms no-fly zone, says Libyan leader attacked civilians with “murderous madness”; rebel warplane … Read more
Libya airstrikes could start ‘within hours of resolution’ by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) The United Nations seems on the brink of taking a momentous decision. After hanging back for days the Americans have now not only backed the British and French resolution on Libya but beefed it up. The fact that the French foreign minister, … Read more
Turkey steps in to calm Bahrain spat from Hurriyet Dailynews Turkey has submitted a set of proposals in an effort to soothe tensions in crisis-hit Bahrain. Turkey helps free Guardian journalist in Libya from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Ghaith Abdul-Ahad released from Libyan prison after Turkish government and foreign ministry joined negotiations … Read more
High stakes over Bahrain from washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Post The U.S. is on a collision course with Saudi Arabia and other traditional monarchies in the Gulf. A regional strategy for democracy in the Middle East from washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Zalmay Khalilzad The U.S. needs a proactive plan that responds to … Read more
Thinking strategically: Libya from Ideas on Europe by European Geostrategy By James Rogers and Luis Simón US sees Gaddafi going, going… nowhere by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that Col Muammar Gaddafi should go, now his top adviser on intelligence has said the Libyan ruler will probably win his … Read more