By doing so, Paris is trying to prevent a Turkish intervention east of the Euphrates. Paris and Ankara aren't on good terms, because France rejected Turkey's request to join the European Union, and commemorated the Armenian Genocide this year. . ..…
Armed in military uniforms opened fire on Wednesday on in Iraqi Kurdistan of Irbil, killing at least Turkish diplomats. Ankara blamed Turkish Kurdish PKK. DEBKAfile's sources add that the shooting was retaliation for wave of Turkish air strikes on PKK bases Iraq... ..…
Government-related organizations with different structural links to Ankara promote Turkish politics in Germany and other European countries and protect those politics from criticism.... . ..…
It also quoted Turkish soldiers as saying that Turkish Army has also called on the military commanders of the Free Syrian Army and Syria's National Army to meet Ankara. .. ..…