To remedy Erdogan's tarnished image, Turkish government has since launched effort to publicize Turkey's push to catch IS members. ... The day, the arrest of Islamic State militants, including the chief, through multiple operations in both Turkish-administered towns Syria and..…
Turkish military and its allied Syrian rebel groups took control of Azaz following Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016, Turkey's first incursion into Syria. ... What we learn will help Turkey to better protect and the rest of Europe from terrorists, Turkish official..…
BEIRUT — Turkish official says Turkey has captured the sister of the leader of Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, calling the arrest gold mine... ..…
This is the only way European Union putting pressure on Turkish state to find way of peace with Kurds Turkey and Syria.. Turkish state is the biggest threat to democratic movements in Middle East, because Kurds are the motor of Turkey and Syria.. ..…
Prosecutors alleged the cover constituted insult to the president, crime under Turkish law used to target journalists Turkey, Turkey for Human Rights Watch, NGO that conducts research and advocacy for human rights. .. Turkish reporters are frequent targets of..…
Russian forces patrol Amuda, Syria, on Thursday, in deal struck between Russia and Turkey BEIRUT — Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, Syrian state news agency and war..…
ASIA TURKEY - Turkish media the military Syria is not against Christians.. ..…
In 80-minute interview broadcast on October 24 on Turkey's state-run TRT news network, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan answered questions regarding Turkey's invasion of northeast Syria. ..…
On October, in the wake of storm of criticism from both Democrats and Republicans of Trump's precipitous withdrawal from Rojava, White House denounced Turkish invasion, issuing a statement that said, This morning, Turkey, member, invaded Syria. ..…
Peace Spring is not directed against Kurds, except against PKK, the ambassador declared, noting that the group was established then turned into nationalist, organization that launched terror attacks on civilians Turkey and attacks against Turkish border guards.. She explained to..…
Occupation to Turkish Aggression . Turkey’s invasion of Syria is a war of aggression. ... Moreover, Trump threatened genocide on October 17 when he said that the Kurds near the Turkish border had to be “cleaned out” by Turkey. ..…
In, the connections between Kurdish-dominated People's Protection Units, or YPG, Syria, with Kurdistan Worker's Party, or PKK, Turkey are real, and seem unlikely to threaten the integrity of Turkish state. Turkey sees America's seeming insouciance as abandonment, especially..…
Their goal was not to increase the tension with Turkey nor to confront Turkish forces on Syrian soil except rather to organise this presence and limit its advance to allow the US forces to withdraw. ... Adana between Syria and Turkey will be revised the reform of Syrian..…
The FSA, under military pressure from Assad, accepted Turkish patronage — and Turkey is bent on destruction of Kurdish autonomous zone. ..…
According to Turkish Recep Erdogan, Turkey's goal is to create buffer zone separating Syria's Kurds from Turkish border. . ... The party is affiliated with Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group that has fought against Turkish government, first for..…
Later, White House announced in US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ankara on Wednesday to press Turkey to halt its offensive... Turkish president noted Turkey is not worried about US sanctions imposed connection with Northern Syria and..…
Both men reiterated to their Turkish allies the damage the incursion is doing to U.S.- Turkish and Turkey's relationships with other NATO countries.. ..…
Turkey's offensive aims to neutralise Kurdish YPG, the component of SDF and seen by Ankara as terrorist group aligned with Kurdish insurgents Turkey. ... Smoke billows out as seen from Turkish of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa, Turkey, October 13, 2019. ..…
Turkey invaded northeastern Syria on Wednesday, days after President Trump appeared to green light the in conversation with his Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ... What Islamic State did in is five-year caliphate, Turkish and Ottoman forces did ago to Turkey's Armenian..…
According to Turkish Recep Erdogan, Turkey's goal is to create buffer zone separating Syria's Kurds from Turkish border.. ... The party is affiliated with Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group that has fought against Turkish government, first for the..…
Syria, has taken new turn of war between Turkey and Kurds.. Turkish Ministry of National Defence said via Twitter that Turkish Armed Forces, together with Syrian National Army, launched the operation into the east of Euphrates river and that its military had hit 181 targets so far with..…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Threatens to Open Border to Europe, Send 3.6 Million Refugees If EU Considers Turkish Activity Northern Syria to Be Occupation. ... In October 10, 2019 speech at conference held by Turkey's Justice and Development Party, Turkish President..…
While the in question is already outside Syrian government control, Turkish incursion could mean the area switching from non-hostile force - SDF - to Turkey and rebels that have sought to topple Assad.. ..…
'By giving the green light to Turkey to intervene, United States has given the impression of having 'capitulated with Turkish demands, said Jana Jabbour, Turkish at Sciences Po Paris.. ... 'Now Turkey has to confront IS, .. 'It's area for Turkish military to go into..…
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The commander of American-backed Syria said Tuesday that it would attack Turkish forces while Turkey's, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, indicated that such operation was imminent... ..…
SDF said in Monday that U.S did not live up to its pledges to defuse the tension with Turkey despite the flexibility Kurdish militia has shown regarding U.S.- Turkish understanding to create safe zone Syria.. On the ground, Turkey-backed Syrian rebels started crossing from Syria..…
Turkey has drawn out detailed plan for resettling two Syrian refugees in the safe zone and many are concerned that once these Turkish loyalists have resettled on Turkey's, ownership on Syria's region. Turkey's plan includes establishing 140 villages, 10 towns,..…
Turkey has long argued for the establishment of 20-mile safe zone along the border, under Turkish control, driving back Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. ... In Turkish comment following the statement, Erdogan's Ibrahim Kalin said Turkey's safe zone plan was within the..…
Erdogan's Empire Turkey and Politics of Middle East, said in telephone interview that Turkish incursion uncontested by United States would allow Turkey to cut another swath into Kurdish-controlled territory Syria. ... Allowing Turkey to move into Syria is one of the..…
PKK terrorists often use Iraq as base to plan terrorist attacks on Turkey.. Turkish authorities often use the word neutralized in statements to imply the in question surrendered or were killed or captured.. ..…
File photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday that stability in the region of Eastern Mediterranean will be achieved if the interests of Turkey and Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus are safeguarded.. ... Stability Cyprus and Eastern Mediterranean can be achieved if..…
Turkey should take steps to maintain its security, Republican People's Party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, said elaborating on Turkish in the east of Euphrates... ... Turkey says it should control the area while United States seeks limited and presence of Turkish troops..…
Turkey considers Syrian Democratic Forces, to be extension of Kurdistan Workers Party, organization designated as terrorist group by Turkey and U.S.. The assassination of Turkish Iraq on July 17 presents Erdogan with pretext for attack, even. ..…
During January-July, Turkey's budget revenues totaled 496.4 Turkish liras, up 24.3% year-on-year.. ... Last year, Turkey's budget balance posted deficit of 72.6 Turkish liras, marking budget-deficit-to- GDP ratio.. ..…
armed clashes between Turkish Military and Kurdistan Workers Party continued Turkey, as did Turkish military operation to eliminate PKK Iraq, 'Operation Claw. ..…
At Turkey Memorial Service for Mohamed Morsi, Crowd Chants Antisemitic Slogans Turkish President Erdoğan Morsi Is Martyr I Doubt His Death Was Natural. ... Ali Erbaş, Turkish Minister of Religious Affairs, spoke at June 18, 2019 memorial service that was held Turkey..…
In May, Turkey-backed militants opened fire at civilians to expel them from Afrin Aleppo as Ankara continued efforts to annex more regions to its occupied territories.. ... Arabic-language al-Watan, meantime, pointed to Ankara's efforts to annex Northern parts of Syria to Turkey, that..…
The calamity that befell Armenian people lived Ottoman Empire have been discussed yet up to this day Turkish government has denied the events took place Turkey against Armenians. ... Many journalists and activists including Turkish bestselling OrhanPamuk were reprimanded..…
Sofia has reacted angrily to reports that Turkish Foreign Minister told Turkey that Ankara had intervened to secure changes to Bulgaria's law on religions... Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusuglu's alleged comment about his in the amendments to Bulgaria's law on religions has..…
ASIA TURKEY - Turkish institute of history prepares 25 volumes to refute allegations on. ... The official also called into question the responsibilities of Armenian formations in violent actions carried out in those years against Turkish population.. ..…
European fears about Turkish influence Western Balkans are based on exaggerated understanding of Turkey's power and intentions in the region, policy fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations, ECFR, Asli Aydintasbas, ... ... In his report, however, Aydintasbas underlined the..…
majority of Turkish respondents viewed Turkey survey by Kadir Has University's Centre for Turkish Studies indicated.. Reflecting their critical view of West, most Turks asked said Turkey should be close to countries such as Azerbaijan, Islamic countries, Turkic states of..…
The drop occurred after German authorities carried out security checks on prison imams and discovered that 97 imams were Turkish civil servants. Turkey refused to allow the imams to be interviewed by German officials.. ..…
The roundtable examined the lack of independence and impartiality of Turkey's and the failure of Europe-wide institutions to acknowledge to inability of Turkish courts to provide effective remedy for rights violations.. ... From my very own experiences in following Turkey and..…
Given the number of journalists Turkey at the moment and the increas- ing number of freedom of expression trials, trial monitoring has become activity for Turkish civil society over the past few years.. ... In the half of 2015, 92 percent of all court orders to remove content received by..…
The leader of the party is 65-year-old Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.. Republican People's Party is one of the oldest parties Turkey, 1923 by founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.. ..…
Turkish Defense Minister Invites Apostolakis to Turkey.. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has invited his new Greek Evangelos Apostolakis to visit Turkey, according to Turkey's semi-official news agency Anadolu.. ..…
Germany's politicians have become concerned at foreign influence over Muslim community, partly mainly over the ability of Ankara to influence German- Turkish community, particular as Turkey's long-time leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has taken more confrontational approach with European..…
Following Erdogan's remarks, Turkish, in apparent snub, did not meet with Bolton. ... Turkish president rejected the notions that Turkey will side with U.S to confront Iran Syria and Middle East, and that Turkey will ensure Israel's security is protected Syria.. ..…
Contrary to what is believed, Donbaz said that most Turkish words were not from Persian or Arabic except from Akkadian language and that the name of seven months Turkish are from Babylonian.. Modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded Turkish History Association in 1936,..…
The first is that Turkish government is the jailer and killer of journalists -- so much so that every year, April 6 is commemorated by Turkey's Journalists Association as the. ... It's time for members of Western media to stop relying on Turkish officials and start highlighting..…
following Turkey's shoot-down of Russian bomber that strayed into Turkish airspace near the border with Syria, Kyiv and Ankara commenced broad range of cooperative initiatives across their military and economical spheres. ... At the time, Turkey controls Turkish..…
Both Turkey and the breakaway state of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus recognized by Turkey have accused the government of Cyprus of conducting oil and natural gas exploration for the sole benefit of Greek side, without taking into consideration the interests of..…
Turkish court Oct 12 ordered the release of American, Turkey, ending his 24-month detention. Turkish court Oct 12 ordered the release of American, Turkey, ending his 24-month detention. ..…
Turkish Ibrahim Kalin said that Turkey's intelligence would launch overseas 'operations against supporters of Gulen. ..…
The Turkish president said his government has eliminated Gülen followers Turkey thanks to assertive struggle they have fought with the support of the people for the past five years... ... The Turkish president has been waging war on Gülen followers within and without..…
Two Syrian civilians, including children, killed Turkish of al-Bab Group. ... Turkey's army, however, claimed that it had killed 15 terrorists in the operation, -run Anadolu news agency reported.. ..…
Germany's relations with Turkey are complex Turkish Germany, and Turkey's in preventing refugees and asylum seekers reaching Europe under the EU- Turkey refugee deal, are just two issues among many Berlin has to weigh. ..…
File photo shows Turkish army tanks and armored personnel carriers moving toward Syrian, Karkamis, Turkey. ... Turkish-backed militants have recaptured two cities of Jarablus and Dabiq from Daesh during the two-month offensive.. ..…
German officials stressed that they valued Turkish aid to pursue EU's policy, by detaining Syrian refugees Turkey to keep them from seeking asylum Europe.. ... Plans have been mooted for Berlin to offer export subsidies to German firms exporting to Turkey, that is, for Berlin..…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Middle East - News - Top - Turkey... ... Turkey's economy has been affected by trade spat with United States. ..…
During the 2001 crisis, the political and bureaucratic circles often recruited from among the holders of Western diplomas were influenced by Turkish military that led the National Security Council of Turkey and determined important policies in many sectors such as education that it..…
Unemployment rate rose to 11.4 pct Turkey September. Turkish unemployment stood at 11.4 percent September, country's statistics authority said on Dec 17... The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and over increased by 330 thousand to million 749 thousand persons in the period..…
Turkish attack on Afrin took place with Western Italy, Britain, the US, Germany and others sell Turkey the weapons it uses to target Kurds. ... Citizen action is required to halt Turkish war machine, and therefore, Kurdish and solidarity groups have called for campaign to..…
The 1990s were marked by the height of Turkey’s war against the PKK that had been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since the 1980s. ... She has written extensively on Turkey-U.S. relations, Turkish domestic politics, and foreign policy and the Kurdish..…
Fighting has erupted Syria between two US allies on opposing sides of Turkish military offensive — Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army and U.S...…
Kemal Kirişci is TÜSİAD senior fellow and director of the Center on United States and Europe's Turkey Project at Brookings, with Turkish and migration studies. ... Retracing Caucasian Circle Considerations and constraints for U.S., EU, and Turkish in South Caucasus., Syrian..…
The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party protests the Turkish presidents offensive against that party in an ever-growing authoritarianism that also targets journalists and academics. Turkish politics (...) . . Turkey’s new dirty war . Laura-Maï Gaveriaux . ..…
In March, EU concluded migration with Ankara to curb refugee and migration flows to Europe, committing €6 in aid to Syrians Turkey, reinvigorating Turkey's EU membership negotiations, and offering the prospect of visa-free travel for Turkish citizens. ... They found the..…
In return for Turkey absorbing more Syrian migrants for long-term settlement, EU will fast-track a visa liberalisation process for Turkish nationals, granting Schengen-style access to European Union member states for all 75 Turkish residents. ... The liberalisation of border controls..…
Gathered in the area were Turkish and Kurdish opposition supporters and other activists. ... In light of Turkey and the region, it's important at this time that all Turkish citizens recommit to peace and stand together against terror.. ..…
Members of Kurdistan Workers Party inspect crater caused by air strike by Turkish warplanes on July 29, 2015 in Qandil, PKK headquarters Iraq . Turkey started its campaign blamed on ISIL, currently operating in neighboring Syria and Iraq.. ..…
Helsinki Watch has documented scores of cases of torture Turkey since 1982, and Turkish lawyers. Nothing Unusual documents the torture of children under the age of Turkey. ..…
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