Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Syrian rebels in the northern city of Afrin also destroyed at least one tank, a day after other rebels shot down a Russian warplane. Turkey has no aim to invade Syria during Afrin operation: Erdoğan Turkey has no aim … Read more
Turkey starts ground incursion into Kurdish-controlled Afrin in Syria World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Move follows intense aerial bombardment of enclave, with Kurdish militias shelling Turkish border province in response Turkey said it had begun a ground incursion into the Kurdish enclave in Syria known as Afrin a day after intense … Read more
Accusations about US in Turkish media must stop, State Department’s Kirby says U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby has warned the Turkish media about making false accusations about the United States. In Turkey’s Unrest, Some See an Extreme Version of Post-9/11 America NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO and RICK GLADSTONE Turkey’s president and … Read more
No Turkish troops to be sent to Mosul: Ankara Ankara rules out Turkish troops participation in a ground offensive to retake Mosul but float the idea of a safe zone for refugees and security Battle for Mosul: Turkey confirms military involvement AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) PM Yildrim confirms Turkish involvement in Iraq’s second largest city … Read more
Dutch politician, columnist Joost Lagendijk denied entry to Turkey Joost Lagendijk, the former co-chair of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and Today’s Zaman columnist, was denied entry to Turkey on Sept. 25 after his flight from the Netherlands landed at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport In other news: Turkish markets, lira seeking recovery after Moody’s rating cut Turkey’s … Read more
Turkish officials criticize Moody’s cut Turkey’s credit rating to ‘junk’ level Senior Turkish officials have criticized the cut to Turkey’s sovereign credit rating by ratings agency Moody’s, claiming that the move is “biased” and does not reflect the realities of Turkey’s macro indicators Moody’s downgrades Turkey’s sovereign debt rating to ‘junk’ level Moody’s cut Turkey’s sovereign debt … Read more
CHP urges fair trial, cites 1 million sufferers in post-coup process The number of people who have suffered from the government’s “reckless measures” against suspected Gülenists within the civil service has hit 1 million, the main opposition leader has said Turkish schools reopen after purge of teachers suspected of coup links World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk … Read more
More than 11,000 teachers suspended over PKK links More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s Education Ministry announced on Sept. 8 Turkey Uses Post-Coup Emergency Decree to Purge Mayors and Teachers NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU The government said it would take over the … Read more
Int’l press organizations call on Turkish authorities to allow former Cumhuriyet editor’s wife to travel freely Two international press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to return the passport of Dilek Dündar, the wife of former daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar, after she was banned from traveling abroad on Sept. 3 In the mean time, 50 Politicians … Read more
…but you never know. Things seem bleak now but what I have gradually learnt that statements like these maybe reversed in near future. Think of Turkey’s relations with Israel, Egypt and Russia. After such hostilities, Turkey try to normalize relations… No re-launch of PKK peace process but normalization with Syria, Egypt on agenda: Turkish PM Prime … Read more