Border security force to be stationed at borders with Turkey, Iraq: US-led coalition  Hurriyet Daily News The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on Jan. 14, a move that has added to Turkish anger over U.S. support in Syria. Possible Afrin … Read more

For the moment, all but one election polls show Erdoğan wins in the first round… “İhsanoğlu makes gentile gesture…

İhsanoğlu makes gentile gesture with symbolic donations to competitors Hurriyet Daily News Presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu has made a gesture rarely seen in Turkish politics, donating a symbolic amount of money to the campaign bank accounts of his two rivals Hundreds march against Syrian refugees Hurriyet Daily News A crowd in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş marched … Read more

“OIC head rebuffs criticisms of Turkish officials…

 The chief of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu has rebuffed criticisms from senior Turkish government officials over his stance on Egypt?s crackdown. AA photo OIC head rebuffs criticisms of Turkish officials The chief of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has rebuffed criticisms from senior Turkish government officials over his … Read more