Erdoğan’s laughter days after deaths of Turkish troops sparks outrage
Feb 29 2020 08:57 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 09:03 Gmt+3
A speech delivered by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday, in which he shared a joke and laughed while narrating a conversation with his U.S counterpart, days after an attack that left 36 Turkish troops killed has sparked ire with criticism by the country’s opposition leader and on Turkish social media.
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
Four detained in Southeast Turkey over social media posts on Idlib attack | Ahval
Four detained in Southeast Turkey over social media posts on Idlib attack
Feb 29 2020 07:32 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 07:34 Gmt+3
Turkish police detained on Saturday four people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep over their social media posts on Thursday’s attack by Syrian government forces in Idlib province that left at least 36 Turkish troops dead.
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Feb 29 2020 07:32 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 29 2020 07:34 Gmt+3
Turkish police detained on Saturday four people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep over their social media posts on Thursday’s attack by Syrian government forces in Idlib province that left at least 36 Turkish troops dead.
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Pentagon, State Department envoy clash over sending Patriot missiles to Turkey
Pentagon, State Department envoy clash over sending Patriot missiles to Turkey
By Lara Seligman and Nahal Toosi 17 hrs ago
How long can coronavirus live on surfaces?
Downtown L.A. explosion, 'heavy fire' leaves at least 3 injured
A senior State Department official is at odds with the Pentagon over sending additional military equipment to help Turkey fight against Russian-backed Syrian government forces, four people familiar with the matter tell POLITICO.
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By Lara Seligman and Nahal Toosi 17 hrs ago
How long can coronavirus live on surfaces?
Downtown L.A. explosion, 'heavy fire' leaves at least 3 injured
A senior State Department official is at odds with the Pentagon over sending additional military equipment to help Turkey fight against Russian-backed Syrian government forces, four people familiar with the matter tell POLITICO.
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EU-Turkey migrant deal that was doomed to fail | World | The Times
EU-Turkey migrant deal that was doomed to fail
Hannah Lucinda Smith
Friday February 28 2020, 5.00pm GMT, The Times
The deal struck by the EU with Turkey in March, 2016 to stop refugees flowing into Europe fell apart almost before the ink dried. Critics say that it was doomed to fail, although on paper it is still operational. At its heart is a people swap: all migrants who travel to Greece illegally are to be returned to Turkey, and for every Syrian returned one will be resettled from Turkey to Europe. In return, Turkey is to receive €6 billion and visa-free travel for its citizens into the Schengen area.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith
Friday February 28 2020, 5.00pm GMT, The Times
The deal struck by the EU with Turkey in March, 2016 to stop refugees flowing into Europe fell apart almost before the ink dried. Critics say that it was doomed to fail, although on paper it is still operational. At its heart is a people swap: all migrants who travel to Greece illegally are to be returned to Turkey, and for every Syrian returned one will be resettled from Turkey to Europe. In return, Turkey is to receive €6 billion and visa-free travel for its citizens into the Schengen area.
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Friday, February 28, 2020
As Turkey Asks for U.S. Help, Trump Befriends Its Old Enemy
As Turkey Asks for U.S. Help, Trump Befriends Its Old Enemy
Greece has emerged as key to the latest American defense strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Greece has emerged as key to the latest American defense strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
At least 33 troops died in an attack on a Turkish military post in Idlib—a major escalation in a conflict involving Ankara, Damascus, and Moscow.
BY AUDREY WILSON | FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 5:45 AM
Syrian Airstrike Marks a Major Escalation
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib province—the highest death toll in a single day for Turkish troops this month since thousands were deployed in northwestern Syria to slow a Russia-backed Syrian offensive against the country’s last rebel holdout.
More:Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War
At least 33 troops died in an attack on a Turkish military post in Idlib—a major escalation in a conflict involving Ankara, Damascus, and Moscow.
BY AUDREY WILSON | FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 5:45 AM
Syrian Airstrike Marks a Major Escalation
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib province—the highest death toll in a single day for Turkish troops this month since thousands were deployed in northwestern Syria to slow a Russia-backed Syrian offensive against the country’s last rebel holdout.
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Deciphering Turkey’s darkest night in Syria
Deciphering Turkey’s darkest night in Syria
Metin Gurcan February 28, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
All eyes are on Ankara and Moscow in the wake of the severe attack on a Turkish military convoy in Idlib, which threatens to unleash developments that could change all equilibriums in Syria.
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Metin Gurcan February 28, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
All eyes are on Ankara and Moscow in the wake of the severe attack on a Turkish military convoy in Idlib, which threatens to unleash developments that could change all equilibriums in Syria.
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Urban renewal under Erdogan : Istanbul shantytown residents in limbo - Qantara.de
Istanbul shantytown residents in limbo
Amid recent fears of earthquakes, Turkey has rolled out a new urban renewal plan. But past plans have failed to helped quake-prone neighbourhoods, due to a market dominated by construction firm interests. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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Amid recent fears of earthquakes, Turkey has rolled out a new urban renewal plan. But past plans have failed to helped quake-prone neighbourhoods, due to a market dominated by construction firm interests. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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Social media blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates - NetBlocks
Social media blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media following an attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria on Thursday 27 February 2020.
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POSTED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Network data from the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media following an attack on Turkish troops in Idlib, Syria on Thursday 27 February 2020.
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Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end | World news | The Guardian
Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end
Neither side can back down from proxy standoff, but Russia holds whip hand in Idlib
More:Russia and Turkey's next moves will define the Syrian war's end | World news | The Guardian
Neither side can back down from proxy standoff, but Russia holds whip hand in Idlib
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
At least 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an air attack by Syrian regime, Turkish governor says - CNN
At least 29 Turkish soldiers killed in an air attack by Syrian regime, Turkish governor says
By Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce, CNN
Updated 6:42 PM ET, Thu February 27, 2020
(CNN)At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.
Thirty-six soldiers injured in the attack have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, Dogan said.
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By Gul Tuysuz and Isil Sariyuce, CNN
Updated 6:42 PM ET, Thu February 27, 2020
(CNN)At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.
Thirty-six soldiers injured in the attack have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, Dogan said.
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Idlib and the collapse of Erdogan’s foreign policy
Idlib and the collapse of Erdogan’s foreign policy
Semih Idiz February 27, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Gambling on Russia to secure results in Syria turns out to be Ankara’s biggest miscalculation
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Semih Idiz February 27, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Gambling on Russia to secure results in Syria turns out to be Ankara’s biggest miscalculation
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Can Istanbul's mayor forge tourism as a tool for democracy?
Can Istanbul's mayor forge tourism as a tool for democracy?
Giuseppe Mancini February 26, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Tourism is providing a test case of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s advocacy of “local participatory democracy," prompting a struggle with the government in Ankara over prominent landmarks in his city.
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Giuseppe Mancini February 26, 2020
ARTICLE SUMMARY
Tourism is providing a test case of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s advocacy of “local participatory democracy," prompting a struggle with the government in Ankara over prominent landmarks in his city.
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Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter
Can Ankara pull it off?
by Mark Episkopos
Key point: Ankara wants a homemade stealth program, but that technology is complicated and very costly. Turkey could succeed, but it likely won't be as good as the F-35.
More:Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Can Ankara pull it off?
by Mark Episkopos
Key point: Ankara wants a homemade stealth program, but that technology is complicated and very costly. Turkey could succeed, but it likely won't be as good as the F-35.
More:Yes Turkey Is Trying to Build Its Own "F-35" Like Stealth Fighter | The National Interest
Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers
Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers
Three women will work as engineers at country’s first nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2023
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Three women will work as engineers at country’s first nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2023
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‘History disappears’ as dam waters flood ancient Turkish town | The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO
‘History disappears’ as dam waters flood ancient Turkish town
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Thomson Reuters
February 25, 2020 08:24 am
By Ali Kucukgocmen
HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) - Every day hundreds of people gather on the banks of the Tigris river in southeast Turkey to watch a 12,000-year-old town disappearing before their eyes.
Rising water levels from the giant Ilisu Dam further downstream are slowly submerging the town of Hasankeyf and flooding an area which was settled by humans for millennia.
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Thomson Reuters
February 25, 2020 08:24 am
By Ali Kucukgocmen
HASANKEYF, Turkey (Reuters) - Every day hundreds of people gather on the banks of the Tigris river in southeast Turkey to watch a 12,000-year-old town disappearing before their eyes.
Rising water levels from the giant Ilisu Dam further downstream are slowly submerging the town of Hasankeyf and flooding an area which was settled by humans for millennia.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey
BY MEHMET ALACA
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate about the U.S. presence in Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament, with the votes of Shiite MPs, recommended a bill for the Iraqi government to expel all foreign powers from the country, referring to the U.S. troops in particular. Even if the bill was not conclusive, the potential consequences of any future withdrawals need to be discussed. It is one of the expectations that in the case of U.S. withdrawal most of the foreign troops will have to withdraw, including Turkey. Turkey, which shares long land borders with the country, considers Iraq as being a crucial neighbor country in terms of its security, economic and historic relations. The end of the Turkish military presence in Iraq will harm Turkey's fight against the PKK and Daesh. A possible Turkish military withdrawal may disrupt Turkey's border security and bargaining power which Turkey gained with the construction of military bases in the region. As Iranian influence is expected to increase after the withdrawal, Turkey may face new restrictions from Tehran for its own benefit.
More:How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
BY MEHMET ALACA
The U.S. assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad as an attempt to irritate Iran flared up the long-standing debate about the U.S. presence in Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament, with the votes of Shiite MPs, recommended a bill for the Iraqi government to expel all foreign powers from the country, referring to the U.S. troops in particular. Even if the bill was not conclusive, the potential consequences of any future withdrawals need to be discussed. It is one of the expectations that in the case of U.S. withdrawal most of the foreign troops will have to withdraw, including Turkey. Turkey, which shares long land borders with the country, considers Iraq as being a crucial neighbor country in terms of its security, economic and historic relations. The end of the Turkish military presence in Iraq will harm Turkey's fight against the PKK and Daesh. A possible Turkish military withdrawal may disrupt Turkey's border security and bargaining power which Turkey gained with the construction of military bases in the region. As Iranian influence is expected to increase after the withdrawal, Turkey may face new restrictions from Tehran for its own benefit.
More:How a possible US withdrawal from Iraq affects Turkey | Daily Sabah
A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View | Euronews
A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View
COMMENTS
last updated: 25/02/2020 - 15:04
By Joseph Hammond
The violence in Syria, which has stretched now for nearly a decade, is reaching a crescendo with the Assad regime’s latest assault on the Idlib province in northern Syria. Millions of Syrians are once again forced to flee violence in the last major region outside the control of the brutal regime. Turkey is, again, shouldering an enormous responsibility in assisting the vast majority of those displaced seeking safety from the latest round of violence. Turkey is already home to over 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled the bullets and barrel bombs of an unjust war.
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COMMENTS
last updated: 25/02/2020 - 15:04
By Joseph Hammond
The violence in Syria, which has stretched now for nearly a decade, is reaching a crescendo with the Assad regime’s latest assault on the Idlib province in northern Syria. Millions of Syrians are once again forced to flee violence in the last major region outside the control of the brutal regime. Turkey is, again, shouldering an enormous responsibility in assisting the vast majority of those displaced seeking safety from the latest round of violence. Turkey is already home to over 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled the bullets and barrel bombs of an unjust war.
More:A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View | Euronews
Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech
Feb 25 2020 11:17 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 25 2020 11:55 Gmt+3
Turkey’s lira fell, adding to losses of about 1 percent on Monday, as investors awaited a speech by Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal.
The lira dropped 0.2 percent to 6.12 per dollar as of 11:50 a.m. local time. The decline yesterday, sparked by concerns about the coronavirus and tensions in Syria, marked the lowest level for the currency in regular trading since May.
more:Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
Feb 25 2020 11:17 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Feb 25 2020 11:55 Gmt+3
Turkey’s lira fell, adding to losses of about 1 percent on Monday, as investors awaited a speech by Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal.
The lira dropped 0.2 percent to 6.12 per dollar as of 11:50 a.m. local time. The decline yesterday, sparked by concerns about the coronavirus and tensions in Syria, marked the lowest level for the currency in regular trading since May.
more:Turkish lira declines ahead of central bank chief's speech | Ahval
How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
The Multibillion Dollar Canal Carving a Rift Through Erdogan's Turkey
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
more;How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
Cargo ships wait for their turn to enter the Bosporus Strait outside Istanbul in June 2018. Sergey Ponomarev—The New York Times/Redux
BY JOSEPH HINCKS / SAZLIBOSNA, TURKEY
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Land prices are booming in Sazlibosna. Over a tulip-shaped glass of tea in one of the village’s cafes, local governor Oktay Teke says that a few years ago, a square meter of land here in the farming community northwest of Istanbul sold for as little as 10 Turkish lira, about half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Recently, speculators have flocked to the area, snapping up swathes of farmland and pushing prices to up to 700 lira ($126) per square meter.
more;How the Canal Istanbul Is Dividing Erdogan's Turkey | Time
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