Today I saw the pic above. On the left, AKP’s Mayor of Ceylanpınar. Turkey actually fuels the fight in Northern Syria by actively encouraging Nusra jihadis… White House should not have condemned PM Erdoğan for statement unrelated with US: Davutoğlu Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that he had conveyed his unease to officials in Washington … Read more
Turkey?s state-run Anadolu Agency removes story on video cited by PM Erdoğan Turkey?s state-run Anadolu Agency has removed a story about an online video cited on Aug. 20 by PM Erdoğan Turkey?s state-run Anadolu Agency retracts story on video cited by PM Erdoğan Turkey?s state-run Anadolu Agency has removed a story about an online video … Read more
Turkish pilot abandons Beirut flight to protest abduction of colleagues A THY pilot abandoned today an Istanbul-Beirut plane to protest the abduction of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon Probe launched into Turkish pilot who abandoned flight to protest abduction of colleagues in Lebanon A probe has been launched into a pilot who walked off an … Read more
Turkey has only itself to blame if it is shunned by the EU | Robert Ellis The vandalism and looting of Cyprus’s cultural heritage that has occurred since 1974 is unworthy of any civilised nation Martin Kettle’s claim that Turkey is “held hostage by the atavistic parochialism of a Greek Cypriot statelet of fewer than … Read more
Death toll from attack on Morsi supporters rises to at least 70: Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi early on July 27, the Muslim Brotherhood said Turkey moves for ?holy alliance? with Kurds, ?non-radical? Syria rebels Fearing another autonomous Kurdish region next to its … Read more
Suriye ile nereye? Salı hutbelerinin yerini iftar konuşmaları aldı. Son salvolar Suriye?ye ve elbet Kürtlere. ?Yanı başımızda Suriye?deki gelişmeler artık sınırlarımızı da aşmak suretiyle zaman zaman ülkemiz içerisinde de ölümlere neden olmaktadır. Bu hassasiyeti ortaya koyuyor. Sabırlıyız, sabrediyoruz. Ama nereye kadar? Onu şu anda burada sizlerle paylaşacak durumda değilim.? Bu esrarengiz son cümle, ?acaba hükümet … Read more
Turkey says it won’t tolerate ‘de facto’ Kurdish entity in Syria Turkey’s deputy prime minister says his country supports Syria’s territorial integrity and won’t tolerate the creation of a “de facto” Syrian Kurdish entity on its frontiers. Turkey?s Kurdish phobia resurfaces A Turkey that was flying high at the time with ambitious plans for the … Read more
Kurdish autonomy in Syria alerts Turkey Two days after the capture of the Syrian border post of Turkey near the town of Rasulayn on July 17 Kurds cement power in war on Turkish border Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish fighters spread to a second Syrian province on July 20, activists said, as factional … Read more
Turkey sees Morsi as Egypt?s President, Turkish FM says Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Turkey still recognized Mohamed Morsi as the Egyptian President Turkish FM denies Israel used Turkish base in Syria attack Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied claims that Israel used a Turkish military base to launch an attack against Syria … Read more
EU foreign ministers to decide on Turkey?s membership talks (News) The Turkish government‘s handling of protests that have rocked the country for the past three weeks have strained relations with the EU, and a decision to take another step in Ankara?s accession talks, expected today (24 June), appears uncertain. EurActiv Turkey reports EU summit … Read more
Merkel’s CDU reject Turkish membership in the EU in election programme Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s CDU has rejected Turkish membership in the EU in their German election programme, saying it would ‘overburden’ the bloc. Ankara mulls cutting political ties with EU if chapter vetoed Turkey-EU relations could hit a new nadir if the opening of the … Read more
Back to the old Cold War game With the upcoming lifting of the arms embargo for Assad regime opponents in Syria we are back to the old game: Cold War – the USA and the former Soviet Union both offering advanced weapon systems to the belligerent parties (visual montage) . MAIN FOCUS: Fears that the … Read more
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is pictured with U.S. troops at a Patriot missile site in southern Turkey on May 27, 2013 in this picture released via McCain’s Twitter account. McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate and one of the loudest voices calling for military aid to the Syrian opposition, met with some of the … Read more
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ suggests Hezbollah needs to change its name to ?Hezb-evil.? AA photo ‘Hezbevil’ not Hezbullah, Deputy PM suggests Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has suggested that ?pro-al-Assad? Iran-based. Syrian opposition split as peace moves forge ahead International efforts to end the conflict in Syria accelerate on Monday with key … Read more
Turkey builds wall at Syrian border after deadly bombings ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is constructing 1.5-mile twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year.The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing … Read more