Turkey says US supplied weapons now in hands of extremists
Published February 20th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Turkey's president says weapons supplied by the United States have ended up in the hands of Daesh militants as well as the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) based in Syria.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support - Channel NewsAsia
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support
Turkey's presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.
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Turkey's presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.
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Merkel says EU-Turkey plan is our priority on migration | Reuters
Merkel says EU-Turkey plan is our priority on migration
BRUSSELS
European Union member states threw their weight behind a joint EU-Turkey plan to limit the flow of refugees to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Friday after several hours of talks with EU leaders.
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BRUSSELS
European Union member states threw their weight behind a joint EU-Turkey plan to limit the flow of refugees to Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Friday after several hours of talks with EU leaders.
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Friday, February 19, 2016
Istanbul among Europe's 'Big Four' megacities: report
Istanbul among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities: report
By Harun Varlı -
Feb 20, 2016
Istanbul is among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to JLL’s international report
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Feb 20, 2016
Istanbul is among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to JLL’s international report
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NATO Worried about Possible Turkey-Russia Hostilities - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Putin vs. Erdogan: NATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities
In Syria, the danger of a war between Turkey and Russia is on the rise. Officials in Berlin are worried that the situation could become an uncomfortable test case for NATO while Moscow seems intent on sowing divisions within the alliance.
It was a year deep in the Cold War, a time when the world was closer to nuclear war than ever. There were myriad provocations, red lines were violated, airspace was infringed upon and a plane was shot down.
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In Syria, the danger of a war between Turkey and Russia is on the rise. Officials in Berlin are worried that the situation could become an uncomfortable test case for NATO while Moscow seems intent on sowing divisions within the alliance.
It was a year deep in the Cold War, a time when the world was closer to nuclear war than ever. There were myriad provocations, red lines were violated, airspace was infringed upon and a plane was shot down.
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Turkey raps US flip-flop on Kurdish insurgents, World News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Turkey raps US flip-flop on Kurdish insurgents
ISTANBUL • Turkey's foreign minister accused the United States yesterday of making conflicting statements about the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, in a sign of deepening divisions between the Nato allies over policy in Syria.
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ISTANBUL • Turkey's foreign minister accused the United States yesterday of making conflicting statements about the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, in a sign of deepening divisions between the Nato allies over policy in Syria.
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Ankara bombing: Kurdish militants claim responsibility - CNN.com
Kurdish militants claim deadly Ankara blast, vow to 'destroy' Turkish tourism
By Greg Botelho and Zeynep Bilginsoy, CNN
Updated 2:15 PM ET, Fri February 19, 2016
(CNN)The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks -- known as the TAK -- claimed responsibility for this week's deadly bombing in Turkey's capital, calling it "revenge" for Turkish military actions and warning tourists their lives could be next.
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By Greg Botelho and Zeynep Bilginsoy, CNN
Updated 2:15 PM ET, Fri February 19, 2016
(CNN)The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks -- known as the TAK -- claimed responsibility for this week's deadly bombing in Turkey's capital, calling it "revenge" for Turkish military actions and warning tourists their lives could be next.
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Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support | Reuters
Turkey says Obama shares Syria concerns with Erdogan, affirms support
ISTANBUL | By Ece Toksabay
Turkey's presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.
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ISTANBUL | By Ece Toksabay
Turkey's presidency said U.S. President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and promised his support on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants.
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INTERVIEW: Niyazi Berkes’ life a window onto Turkey’s national story - BOOKS
INTERVIEW: Niyazi Berkes’ life a window onto Turkey’s national story
William Armstrong - william.armstrong@hdn.com.tr
The life of Turkish intellectual Niyazi Berkes bridged the Ottoman and Republican eras and provides a useful window through which to explore his turbulent times. The left-leaning Berkes was invested in the Kemalist project of the early Turkish Republic, but circumstances later forced him into voluntary exile at the beginning of the Cold War.
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William Armstrong - william.armstrong@hdn.com.tr
The life of Turkish intellectual Niyazi Berkes bridged the Ottoman and Republican eras and provides a useful window through which to explore his turbulent times. The left-leaning Berkes was invested in the Kemalist project of the early Turkish Republic, but circumstances later forced him into voluntary exile at the beginning of the Cold War.
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Difficult questions on the Ankara attack - MURAT YETKİN
Difficult questions on the Ankara attack
A bomb blast rocked central Ankara at rush hour on the evening of Feb. 17, killing 28 and wounding 61. Government sources stated that a suicide bomber pulled the trigger on 30 kilos of explosives next to two buses stopped at a red traffic light carrying military and civilian personnel back home from military offices.
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A bomb blast rocked central Ankara at rush hour on the evening of Feb. 17, killing 28 and wounding 61. Government sources stated that a suicide bomber pulled the trigger on 30 kilos of explosives next to two buses stopped at a red traffic light carrying military and civilian personnel back home from military offices.
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Turkey bombing: Kurdish TAK group says it attacked Ankara - BBC News
Turkey bombing: Kurdish TAK group says it attacked Ankara
A Turkey-based Kurdish militant group has said it carried out Wednesday's bomb attack in Ankara that killed 28 people.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) group said on its website that the attack was retaliation against the policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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A Turkey-based Kurdish militant group has said it carried out Wednesday's bomb attack in Ankara that killed 28 people.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) group said on its website that the attack was retaliation against the policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The Political Aftermath of Ankara’s Terrorist Attack - The Atlantic
The Political Aftermath of Ankara’s Terrorist Attack
Turkey has blamed a U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish group for a deadly explosion in the capital.
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Turkey has blamed a U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish group for a deadly explosion in the capital.
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Turkey's Erdogan says saddened by U.S. arming of Syrian Kurdish militia | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan says saddened by U.S. arming of Syrian Kurdish militia
ISTANBUL
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was saddened by the West's refusal to call the Syrian Kurdish PYD a terrorist group and would speak with U.S. President Barack Obama later on Friday by phone about how U.S. weapons had aided them.
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ISTANBUL
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was saddened by the West's refusal to call the Syrian Kurdish PYD a terrorist group and would speak with U.S. President Barack Obama later on Friday by phone about how U.S. weapons had aided them.
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Istanbul New Airport will have six runways and the world's biggest duty free shop | Daily Mail Online
The airport of the future: Istanbul's gigantic new hub will have six runways, the world's biggest duty free shop and a capacity of 200 MILLION passengers
Istanbul New Airport, the name given to the project so far, will have four phases and be fully operational by 2028
Phase 1a is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2018 and includes the world's largest airport terminal under one roof
Nervous tourists are skipping Turkey this year after terror attacks, but that hasn't slowed plans for the airport
By Chris Kitching for MailOnline
Nervous holidaymakers are avoiding Turkey following a spree of deadly terror attacks, but that hasn’t slowed plans for a gigantic state-of-the-art airport in Istanbul.
It will be one of the biggest international airports in the world once the fourth and final phase is finished by 2028 – and potentially the busiest – with six runways, flights to 350 destinations and an eventual annual capacity of 200 million passengers.
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Istanbul New Airport, the name given to the project so far, will have four phases and be fully operational by 2028
Phase 1a is scheduled to wrap up by the end of 2018 and includes the world's largest airport terminal under one roof
Nervous tourists are skipping Turkey this year after terror attacks, but that hasn't slowed plans for the airport
By Chris Kitching for MailOnline
Nervous holidaymakers are avoiding Turkey following a spree of deadly terror attacks, but that hasn’t slowed plans for a gigantic state-of-the-art airport in Istanbul.
It will be one of the biggest international airports in the world once the fourth and final phase is finished by 2028 – and potentially the busiest – with six runways, flights to 350 destinations and an eventual annual capacity of 200 million passengers.
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The EU's plan to stop the next wave of Syrian refugees
Turkey and the EU plan to stop the next wave of Syrian refugees
Critics assert that the EU is trying to buy its way out of the refugee crisis
Adnan R. Khan
February 19, 2016
Muhammad al Ahmed can recount the exact moment he felt freed from the grip of the Syrian civil war. It was the early morning of Jan. 30, and he had taken his tentative first steps out of his family home in a middle-class suburb of Damascus. Ahead lay the dangerous journey on the refugee trail to Europe, behind the ruin of unyielding conflict. “I had no idea where my life would lead me,” says the 25-year-old electrician, slumped over a steaming cup of black tea in an Istanbul café. “I knew I would have to start from zero, in a strange place where I don’t speak the language. But nothing could be as bad as Syria.”
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Critics assert that the EU is trying to buy its way out of the refugee crisis
Adnan R. Khan
February 19, 2016
Muhammad al Ahmed can recount the exact moment he felt freed from the grip of the Syrian civil war. It was the early morning of Jan. 30, and he had taken his tentative first steps out of his family home in a middle-class suburb of Damascus. Ahead lay the dangerous journey on the refugee trail to Europe, behind the ruin of unyielding conflict. “I had no idea where my life would lead me,” says the 25-year-old electrician, slumped over a steaming cup of black tea in an Istanbul café. “I knew I would have to start from zero, in a strange place where I don’t speak the language. But nothing could be as bad as Syria.”
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Turkey's Erdogan says Syrian Kurdish militia used U.S. weapons on civilians - Yahoo News
Turkey's Erdogan says Syrian Kurdish militia used U.S. weapons on civilians
Reuters By Ece Toksabay
29 minutes ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said U.S.-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing, and said he would talk to President Barack Obama about it later on Friday.
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Reuters By Ece Toksabay
29 minutes ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said U.S.-supplied weapons had been used against civilians by a Syrian Kurdish militia group that Ankara blames for a deadly suicide bombing, and said he would talk to President Barack Obama about it later on Friday.
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The Syrian Refugees Trapped Between an Angry Turkey and a Vengeful Assad | TIME
The Syrian Refugees Trapped Between an Angry Turkey and a Vengeful Assad
Jared Malsin/Gazientap, Turkey @jmalsin
Feb. 18, 2016
Thousands of desperate refugees are fleeing northern Syria, under attack by Russia and the Syrian government. But they have nowhere to go
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Jared Malsin/Gazientap, Turkey @jmalsin
Feb. 18, 2016
Thousands of desperate refugees are fleeing northern Syria, under attack by Russia and the Syrian government. But they have nowhere to go
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US says cannot ‘confirm or deny’ YPG responsibility in Ankara blast - DIPLOMACY
US says cannot ‘confirm or deny’ YPG responsibility in Ankara blast
ISTANBUL
U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby has said Washington cannot “confirm or deny” whether the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were responsible for the Feb. 17 attack on Ankara that claimed 28 lives.
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ISTANBUL
U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby has said Washington cannot “confirm or deny” whether the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were responsible for the Feb. 17 attack on Ankara that claimed 28 lives.
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Fridges and flour: Syrian refugees boost Turkish economy
Fridges and flour: Syrian refugees boost Turkish economy
* Refugees fuelling growth through consumer spending
* Ankara has told EU it will stem migrant flow to Europe
* Refugee influx has also raised prices and job competition
By Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's 2.6 million Syrian refugees may be straining the housing and jobs systems, but they're also fuelling economic growth.
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* Refugees fuelling growth through consumer spending
* Ankara has told EU it will stem migrant flow to Europe
* Refugee influx has also raised prices and job competition
By Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's 2.6 million Syrian refugees may be straining the housing and jobs systems, but they're also fuelling economic growth.
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EU, Turkey to Hold Migration Summit - The Daily Beast
EU, Turkey to Hold Migration Summit
Stephane De Sakutin/Reuters
The European Union said it is organizing a summit with Turkey in early March to discuss curbing the tide of migrants crossing into Europe, EU Council President Donald Tusk said Friday. Tusk announced plans for the meeting during a two-day European Union summit in Brussels and said it will likely take place in the first week of March. A previous meeting between the 11 EU leaders and Turkey had been planned but was canceled following a bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara. The EU has agreed to contribute billions of euros, ease visa restrictions, and fast-track membership for Turkey in an effort to tighten border controls. “We agreed that our joint action plan with Turkey remains a priority and we must do all we can to succeed,” Tusk said.
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Stephane De Sakutin/Reuters
The European Union said it is organizing a summit with Turkey in early March to discuss curbing the tide of migrants crossing into Europe, EU Council President Donald Tusk said Friday. Tusk announced plans for the meeting during a two-day European Union summit in Brussels and said it will likely take place in the first week of March. A previous meeting between the 11 EU leaders and Turkey had been planned but was canceled following a bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara. The EU has agreed to contribute billions of euros, ease visa restrictions, and fast-track membership for Turkey in an effort to tighten border controls. “We agreed that our joint action plan with Turkey remains a priority and we must do all we can to succeed,” Tusk said.
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Here’s why you should worry about Turkey
Here’s why you should worry about Turkey
Turkey is facing renewed security concerns following a bombing in Ankara earlier this week that's highlighted the severe challenges the country faces at home and abroad.
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Turkey is facing renewed security concerns following a bombing in Ankara earlier this week that's highlighted the severe challenges the country faces at home and abroad.
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Container houses for Syrian refugees under construction in Turkey
Container houses for Syrian refugees under construction in Turkey
19 February 2016, 09:42 (GMT+04:00)
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Container houses are under construction for Syrian refugees in Turkey’s Kilis province, Anadolu agency reported Feb. 19.
The houses will accommodate a total of 9,000 Syrian refugees.
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19 February 2016, 09:42 (GMT+04:00)
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Container houses are under construction for Syrian refugees in Turkey’s Kilis province, Anadolu agency reported Feb. 19.
The houses will accommodate a total of 9,000 Syrian refugees.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
It pays to be cautious, but don't cross Istanbul, Turkey off your travel itinerary just yet - The Orange County Register
It pays to be cautious, but don’t cross Istanbul, Turkey off your travel itinerary just yet
Feb. 18, 2016
As headlines last summer told of Syrians pouring over the border into Turkey, I cannot tell a lie, it sort of scared me.
Intellectually, I know that every border crosser isn’t a terrorist, that most of them are just trying to escape the raging civil war, but which is which?
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Feb. 18, 2016
As headlines last summer told of Syrians pouring over the border into Turkey, I cannot tell a lie, it sort of scared me.
Intellectually, I know that every border crosser isn’t a terrorist, that most of them are just trying to escape the raging civil war, but which is which?
More:It pays to be cautious, but don't cross Istanbul, Turkey off your travel itinerary just yet - The Orange County Register
Terror in Turkey: The Q&A with Seda Serdar | All media content | DW.COM | 18.02.2016
Terror in Turkey: The Q&A with Seda Serdar
The Turkish capital was hit by another terror attack after the blast in Ankara in October. It comes at a time when Turkey feels trapped and is not seeing eye-to-eye with its long-standing allies in the Syrian conflict. Is the situation in the region getting out of control? Here's what Seda Serdar, Head of DW Turkish program thinks.
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The Turkish capital was hit by another terror attack after the blast in Ankara in October. It comes at a time when Turkey feels trapped and is not seeing eye-to-eye with its long-standing allies in the Syrian conflict. Is the situation in the region getting out of control? Here's what Seda Serdar, Head of DW Turkish program thinks.
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A look at Turkey's friends and foes in the Syria conflict - News-Talk 1110 WBT
A look at Turkey's friends and foes in the Syria conflict
By The Associated Press
Turkey accuses several of its enemies of carrying out a deadly suicide bombing in Ankara. The prime minister blames the attack on the Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey's own outlawed Kurdish rebel group and the Syrian government. A look at Turkey's friends and foes in the Syria conflict:
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By The Associated Press
Turkey accuses several of its enemies of carrying out a deadly suicide bombing in Ankara. The prime minister blames the attack on the Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey's own outlawed Kurdish rebel group and the Syrian government. A look at Turkey's friends and foes in the Syria conflict:
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Can Bieber fever rescue Turkey's tourism trade? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Can Bieber fever rescue Turkey's tourism trade?
Turkey's tourism industry is now feeling the dire consequences of downing a Russian jet in November, along with the repercussions of terrorist attacks.
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Turkey's tourism industry is now feeling the dire consequences of downing a Russian jet in November, along with the repercussions of terrorist attacks.
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The Political Aftermath of Ankara’s Terrorist Attack - The Atlantic
The Political Aftermath of Ankara’s Terrorist Attack
The Turkish government has blamed two Kurdish groups for a bomb attack in the country’s capital that killed 28 people, including one the United States considers an ally in the fight against the Islamic State.
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The Turkish government has blamed two Kurdish groups for a bomb attack in the country’s capital that killed 28 people, including one the United States considers an ally in the fight against the Islamic State.
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Migrant swap deal with Turkey should go on, says Dutch initiator
Migrant swap deal with Turkey should go on, says Dutch initiator
By Peter Teffer
Brussels, Today, 21:00
The cancellation of a mini-summit Thursday (18 February) on refugees is a “setback”, but only in terms of process, said Dutch centre-left MP Diederik Samsom.
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By Peter Teffer
Brussels, Today, 21:00
The cancellation of a mini-summit Thursday (18 February) on refugees is a “setback”, but only in terms of process, said Dutch centre-left MP Diederik Samsom.
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Did EU meddle with Turkish elections? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Did EU meddle with Turkish elections?
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish president’s patience was running out. His EU interlocutors were offering him 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) for stemming the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe.
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ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish president’s patience was running out. His EU interlocutors were offering him 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) for stemming the flow of Syrian refugees to Europe.
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Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey | The Sofia Globe
Erdogan continues effort to hold on to power in Turkey
Written by Dorian Jones of VOANews on February 17, 2016 in Europe - Comments Off on
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the collapse of talks to create a new constitution.
Erdogan is already touring the country promoting an executive presidency; but, lack of parliamentary support could make a general election more likely.
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Written by Dorian Jones of VOANews on February 17, 2016 in Europe - Comments Off on
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aspiration to change Turkey’s parliamentary system of government to an executive presidency is being blamed for the collapse of talks to create a new constitution.
Erdogan is already touring the country promoting an executive presidency; but, lack of parliamentary support could make a general election more likely.
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Ankara terror attack: New era of Turkish politics? - CNN.com
Terror attack in Ankara: A new era of Kurdish politics for Turkey?
By Soner Cagaptay
(CNN)The modus operandi of Wednesday's deadly bomb attack in Ankara, which targeted off-duty military officers, is reminiscent of similar past attacks carried out by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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By Soner Cagaptay
(CNN)The modus operandi of Wednesday's deadly bomb attack in Ankara, which targeted off-duty military officers, is reminiscent of similar past attacks carried out by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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Opinion: Ankara attack isolates Turkey | Opinion | DW.COM | 18.02.2016
Opinion: Ankara attack isolates Turkey
The terrorist attack in Ankara and its stated connection to the Kurdish YPG is a dangerous turn of events. Turkey needs to avoid boots on the ground in the Syrian conflict, says DW's Seda Serdar.
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The terrorist attack in Ankara and its stated connection to the Kurdish YPG is a dangerous turn of events. Turkey needs to avoid boots on the ground in the Syrian conflict, says DW's Seda Serdar.
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Turkey becomes EU’s fifth-largest trade partner: Data - BUSINESS
Turkey becomes EU’s fifth-largest trade partner: Data
FRANKFURT - Anadolu Agency
Turkey became the European Union’s fifth largest trade partner in 2015, according to data released by Eurostat.
According to a new report, the EU exported goods worth 2.04 trillion euros ($2.27 trillion) in 2015, while total imports stood at 1.79 trillion euros.
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FRANKFURT - Anadolu Agency
Turkey became the European Union’s fifth largest trade partner in 2015, according to data released by Eurostat.
According to a new report, the EU exported goods worth 2.04 trillion euros ($2.27 trillion) in 2015, while total imports stood at 1.79 trillion euros.
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Ankara Attack May Complicate U.S.-Turkish Relations, Fight Against ISIS and Assad - The Takeaway
Ankara Attack May Complicate U.S.-Turkish Relations, Fight Against ISIS and Assad
Thursday, February 18, 2016
In the Turkish capital of Ankara, a car bomb exploded as a military convoy drove by late last night. At least 28 people were killed, and the Turkish government is blaming a Syrian-Kurdish militant group for the attack.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
In the Turkish capital of Ankara, a car bomb exploded as a military convoy drove by late last night. At least 28 people were killed, and the Turkish government is blaming a Syrian-Kurdish militant group for the attack.
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The Latest: Kurd leader: Rogue elements may be behind attack - KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Area News
The Latest: Kurd leader: Rogue elements may be behind attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The Latest on Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and aftermath of Ankara bombing (all times local):
The leader of a Kurdish umbrella organization - which includes the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK - has said he does not know who is behind the suicide car bombing in Ankara that killed 28 people.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The Latest on Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and aftermath of Ankara bombing (all times local):
The leader of a Kurdish umbrella organization - which includes the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK - has said he does not know who is behind the suicide car bombing in Ankara that killed 28 people.
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Love Letter to a Troubled Turkey - The Globalist
Love Letter to a Troubled Turkey
Reflections on the occasion of the car bomb in Ankara.
By Behzad Yaghmaian, February 18, 2016
Turkey was a safe haven for the refugees from troubled areas of the world.
Is this the end of the Turkey I have been keeping so close to my heart?
May peace and safety return to the streets of Turkey!
My romance with Turkey began 14 years ago, in September 2002. I had traveled to Istanbul to chronicle the life stories of migrants and refugees on their journey to Europe.
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Reflections on the occasion of the car bomb in Ankara.
By Behzad Yaghmaian, February 18, 2016
Turkey was a safe haven for the refugees from troubled areas of the world.
Is this the end of the Turkey I have been keeping so close to my heart?
May peace and safety return to the streets of Turkey!
My romance with Turkey began 14 years ago, in September 2002. I had traveled to Istanbul to chronicle the life stories of migrants and refugees on their journey to Europe.
More:Love Letter to a Troubled Turkey - The Globalist
EU parliamentarians to visit southeastern Turkey - RIGHTS
EU parliamentarians to visit southeastern Turkey
LONDON – Doğan News Agency
A delegation from the European Parliament’s (EP) Socialist Group, including EU Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri, is set to pay a visit Feb. 19 to the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbakır province, where the clashes between the security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been ongoing for months.
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LONDON – Doğan News Agency
A delegation from the European Parliament’s (EP) Socialist Group, including EU Turkey rapporteur Kati Piri, is set to pay a visit Feb. 19 to the Sur district of southeastern Diyarbakır province, where the clashes between the security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have been ongoing for months.
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Ankara Bombing: Scenes from the Deadly Attack | Foreign Policy
Ankara Bombing: Scenes from the Deadly Attack
By Siobhán O'Grady
A car bomb exploded in downtown Ankara as a convoy of military buses traveled through a neighborhood close to parliament and the country’s military headquarters, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens more.
More:Ankara Bombing: Scenes from the Deadly Attack | Foreign Policy
By Siobhán O'Grady
A car bomb exploded in downtown Ankara as a convoy of military buses traveled through a neighborhood close to parliament and the country’s military headquarters, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens more.
More:Ankara Bombing: Scenes from the Deadly Attack | Foreign Policy
Turkey Blames Syrian Kurdish Militant for Deadly Car Bombing - The New York Times
Turkey Blames Syrian Kurdish Militant for Deadly Car Bombing
ISTANBUL- The Turkish government said on Thursday that a car bombing that killed 28 people in the capital, Ankara, a day earlier had been carried out by a member of a Syrian Kurdish militia in cooperation with Kurdish militants in Turkey.
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ISTANBUL- The Turkish government said on Thursday that a car bombing that killed 28 people in the capital, Ankara, a day earlier had been carried out by a member of a Syrian Kurdish militia in cooperation with Kurdish militants in Turkey.
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Erdoğan: 14 detained for Ankara attack, int’l community must understand PKK-PYD ties - POLITICS
Erdoğan: 14 detained for Ankara attack, int’l community must understand PKK-PYD ties
ANKARA
Fourteen suspects in seven provinces were detained for links to a car bomb attack in Ankara on Feb. 18 that claimed at least 28 lives, including 20 high ranking soldiers and eight citizens, and wounded 61 people, Turkish President Rececp Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
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ANKARA
Fourteen suspects in seven provinces were detained for links to a car bomb attack in Ankara on Feb. 18 that claimed at least 28 lives, including 20 high ranking soldiers and eight citizens, and wounded 61 people, Turkish President Rececp Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
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Turkey wants Syria ground operation, but says no consensus among allies - MIDEAST
Turkey wants Syria ground operation, but says no consensus among allies
ANKARA - Reuters
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria but there is no consensus in the coalition and a strategy for such an operation has not been seriously debated, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said.
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ANKARA - Reuters
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria but there is no consensus in the coalition and a strategy for such an operation has not been seriously debated, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
NEW INFORMATION: Merkel says Germans share Turkey's pain
NEW INFORMATION: Merkel says Germans share Turkey's pain
Updated: Wed 2:29 PM, Feb 17, 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sharply condemned the attack in the Turkish capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sharply condemned the attack in the Turkish capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others.
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Updated: Wed 2:29 PM, Feb 17, 2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sharply condemned the attack in the Turkish capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sharply condemned the attack in the Turkish capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded 61 others.
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World reacts with outrage to Ankara bombing
World reacts with outrage to Ankara bombing
Leaders in Europe, the Gulf and Asia condemn bomb attack and offer solidarity to Turkey
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Leaders in Europe, the Gulf and Asia condemn bomb attack and offer solidarity to Turkey
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Mother tells of deaths of children in escape to Turkey
Mother tells of deaths of children in escape to Turkey
Necva's son, daughter killed by airstrike as she fled Syria, two sons survived
By Izzet Mazi
KILIS, Turkey
Necva Abid fled her home in Syria’s Aleppo province ten days ago with four of her children amid Kurdish attacks backed by Russian airstrikes.
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Necva's son, daughter killed by airstrike as she fled Syria, two sons survived
By Izzet Mazi
KILIS, Turkey
Necva Abid fled her home in Syria’s Aleppo province ten days ago with four of her children amid Kurdish attacks backed by Russian airstrikes.
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The more Turkey tries, the more it seems to fail - SEMİH İDİZ
The more Turkey tries, the more it seems to fail
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu finally put to rest speculation about a possible invasion of Syria by Turkey. It was his remarks which fueled this debate in the first place.
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Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu finally put to rest speculation about a possible invasion of Syria by Turkey. It was his remarks which fueled this debate in the first place.
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Dozens of leather shops close down in Istanbul as sector loses Russian market - BUSINESS
Dozens of leather shops close down in Istanbul as sector loses Russian market
Ceyhun Kuburlu-ISTANBUL
Some 40 percent of the shops in Istanbul’s leather exporting district, Zeytinburnu, have been closed down, leaving 3,000 people jobless, as the sector faces the risk to lose its largest market, Russia. The owners of the remaining shops have said their products were seized in Russia.
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Ceyhun Kuburlu-ISTANBUL
Some 40 percent of the shops in Istanbul’s leather exporting district, Zeytinburnu, have been closed down, leaving 3,000 people jobless, as the sector faces the risk to lose its largest market, Russia. The owners of the remaining shops have said their products were seized in Russia.
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Erdogan claims Turkey’s “right to retaliate” after Ankara bombing | euronews, world news
Erdogan claims Turkey’s “right to retaliate” after Ankara bombing
17/02 23:13 CET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the attack“http://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/.
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17/02 23:13 CET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the attack“http://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/.
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Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara | euronews, world news
Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara
At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara
A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people and injured more than 60 according to a government spokesman.
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At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara
A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people and injured more than 60 according to a government spokesman.
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Syrians in Turkey caught between EU deals | Europe | DW.COM | 17.02.2016
Syrians in Turkey caught between EU deals
As thousands of Syrians fleeing the war amass on the border to Turkey, those already there are struggling with homegrown bureaucracy and European ineptitude. Anna Lekas Miller reports from Istanbul.
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As thousands of Syrians fleeing the war amass on the border to Turkey, those already there are struggling with homegrown bureaucracy and European ineptitude. Anna Lekas Miller reports from Istanbul.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again called for a referendum on changing Turkey's political system to one where the president has executive powers
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again called for a referendum on changing Turkey's political system to one where the president has executive powers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 2/17/16 11:03 am EST - Updated: 2/17/16 11:03 am EST
ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again called for a referendum on changing Turkey's political system to one where the president has executive powers, a day after an opposition party withdrew from a parliamentary committee tasked with drafting a new constitution.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 2/17/16 11:03 am EST - Updated: 2/17/16 11:03 am EST
ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again called for a referendum on changing Turkey's political system to one where the president has executive powers, a day after an opposition party withdrew from a parliamentary committee tasked with drafting a new constitution.
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Terror strikes Turkey again
Terror strikes Turkey again
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 21:21
An explosion hit military vehicles at an intersection in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday evening. According to the initial reports at least 18 killed and 45 others were injured in the blast.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2016 21:21
An explosion hit military vehicles at an intersection in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday evening. According to the initial reports at least 18 killed and 45 others were injured in the blast.
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Terrorists "leaders" identified by US: Wanted Dead or Alive.
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| ISIS mass murder |
Such measures ensure that anyone involved in financial dealings with the sanctioned individuals will face financial penalties, effectively severing the individuals from the global financial system.
“The Treasury and our partners worldwide are aggressively targeting ISIL’s ability to earn and make use of its money, and we are making progress on many fronts,” said Adam J. Szubin, the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, in a statement, using another acronym for ISIS.
Faysal al-Zahrani: The U.S. Treasury last week released a number of details about Zahrani’s role in the organization. He joined ISIS’s natural resources ministry in July 2014, a department that directs the radical Islamist group’s lucrative oil and gas trade operations. He rose to become a senior oil and gas official for the group in Hasakah province in eastern Syria. In August 2015 he was placed “in charge of all” ISIS oil and gas activities in the region.
The Saudi national, whose age is unknown, worked for ISIS’s oil chief Abu Sayyaf, one of the most prominent ISIS officials to be killed by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria, and “regularly transferred funds to him,” according to the report. U.S. special forces killed Sayyaf in a raid in May last year.
Zahrani was in charge of at least five oil fields and directed a team of seven officials, the department said, and through these activities garnered “ten of millions of dollars” in oil and gas money for ISIS’s coffers in the space of six months between September 2014 and March 2015. He is believed to now oversee the production of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) at an oil production site, known as Rukaybah. As of December 2015, Zahrani “remained responsible” for the oil and gas operations around the town of Shaddadi in Hasakah.
Husayn Juaythini: Juaythini was born in a refugee camp in the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip. He eventually travelled to Syria in September 2014 where he pledged allegiance to ISIS.
The U.S. Treasury says that he then became a key figure in the attempts of ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to establish an affiliate in Gaza, linking Baghdadi with armed factions in the region and using ISIS funds to develop their presence. He also assisted in facilitating the movement of Libyan extremists to Syria to join ISIS.
Before he joined ISIS and moved to Syria in September 2014, Juaythini was the second-in-command of the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem. This is a Salafi jihadi group with a presence in the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the department said.
The U.S. lists the group as an extremist organization and it has dedicated several of its attacks to Al-Qaeda, according to the Long War Journal. He is known to have plotted attacks against Israel and coordinated with a Libyan financier for weapons and funding.
Turki al-Binali: The Treasury sanctioned Bahraini ISIS ideologue Binali for assisting the recruitment of foreign fighters for the radical Islamist group. He acts as a shari, or spiritual leader, for the group, decrying their rivals and circulating ISIS’s ideology among its supporters. As of November 2014, Binali has served as the “chief religious adviser” to ISIS.
He originates from a well-known Bahraini family and studied at Dubai’s Islamic and Arabic Studies College before being deported and continuing his studies in Bahrain and Lebanon, according to the Associated Press. He proceeded to travel to Syria to join ISIS and he has been pictured preaching in a Mosul mosque as early as July 2014, just a month after the group’s takeover of the city.
In July 2013, the 31-year-old wrote a biography of Baghdadi under the pen name Abu Humam Bakr bin Abd al-Aziz al-Athari while ISIS was still in its earlier incarnation of the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI), according to the U.S.-based think tank the Washington Institute.
In his account of the ISIS leader, Binali claimed that Baghdadi is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and detailed his links to the Iraqi al-Bu Badri tribe, known for historic links to Muhammad, and detailed Baghdadi’s education at the Islamic University of Baghdad, where he obtained a PhD, and his preaching at the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra.
As ISIS started to form and Baghdadi announced the group’s expansion into Syria in 2013, Binali called on Muslims to pledge allegiance to the new group in a publication named “Extend Your Hands to Give Bay‘a [loyalty] to Baghdadi,” according to Cole Bunzel, an ISIS expert and doctoral candidate at Princeton University. Bunzel indicates that Binali was imprisoned in Bahrain around seven years ago, without elaborating on the charge for his incarceration.
He proceeded to circulate ISIS propaganda under the Twitter username @turky_albinali but his account is now suspended. The U.S. Treasury notes that he now plays a pivotal propaganda role within the organization.
Binali “provides literature and fatwas” for the group’s jihadi training camps and pamphlets for their recruitment efforts, as well as running a recruitment cell since March 2014 to bring Gulf nationals to join the extremist group. Bahrain subsequently revoked his citizenship in January last year.
He has also provided the group with religious justification for enslaving women of ethnic minorities, as the group has done with thousands of Yazidi women and children in Iraq. ISIS views members of the minority sect as devil worshippers. He wrote on an online jihadi forum: “There is no doubt that enslaving women of infidel warriors” is allowed, adding that “it is not permitted to kill women and children but they become slaves to Muslims.”
Read more: Who Are the ISIS Leaders Subject to New U.S. Sanctions?
One Turkish town has done so much for Syrian refugees it’s up for the Nobel Peace Prize | GlobalPost
One Turkish town has done so much for Syrian refugees it’s up for the Nobel Peace Prize
KILIS, Turkey — The town of Kilis, a busy little place just a few miles from the Syrian border, is where many refugees fleeing the horror of war are first able to breathe a sigh of relief.
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KILIS, Turkey — The town of Kilis, a busy little place just a few miles from the Syrian border, is where many refugees fleeing the horror of war are first able to breathe a sigh of relief.
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'Russia fuels refugee crisis to harm EU, Turkey'
Russia fuels refugee crisis to harm EU, Turkey: experts
Several analysts and diplomats believe that Russia hits civilian targets in Syria to exacerbate refugee crisis
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Several analysts and diplomats believe that Russia hits civilian targets in Syria to exacerbate refugee crisis
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Capitalizing on the Kurds | Stratfor
Capitalizing on the Kurds
Analysis
February 17, 2016 | 09:16 GMT Print
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan are preparing to hold two important referendums that could each impact the fate of the region's Kurds, albeit in very different ways. In Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to gather more power under the presidency in the name of addressing the threat posed by Turkey's unruly Kurdish minority. In Arbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani is hoping to renew his electoral mandate by reviving the issue of Kurdish independence.
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Analysis
February 17, 2016 | 09:16 GMT Print
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan are preparing to hold two important referendums that could each impact the fate of the region's Kurds, albeit in very different ways. In Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to gather more power under the presidency in the name of addressing the threat posed by Turkey's unruly Kurdish minority. In Arbil, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani is hoping to renew his electoral mandate by reviving the issue of Kurdish independence.
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Turkey builds ‘first two-story container refugee camp’ | Fulton News
Turkey builds ‘first two-story container refugee camp’
By Drew Parker on February 17, 2016No Comment
- 'We have 1,000 two-story container houses ready right now and 248 more such houses will be prepared within two weeks,' Kilis province deputy governor says
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By Drew Parker on February 17, 2016No Comment
- 'We have 1,000 two-story container houses ready right now and 248 more such houses will be prepared within two weeks,' Kilis province deputy governor says
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Erdogan's Syria policy takes a dangerous turn | The Japan Times
Erdogan’s Syria policy takes a dangerous turn
by Gwynne Dyer
Feb 16, 2016
LONDON – “We will defend Aleppo: all of Turkey stands behind its defenders” — Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Feb. 10.
“Turkey and Saudi Arabia may launch an operation (into Syria) by land” — Turkish Foreign Minister Mehmed Cavusoglu, Feb. 13.
mORE:Erdogan's Syria policy takes a dangerous turn | The Japan Times
by Gwynne Dyer
Feb 16, 2016
LONDON – “We will defend Aleppo: all of Turkey stands behind its defenders” — Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Feb. 10.
“Turkey and Saudi Arabia may launch an operation (into Syria) by land” — Turkish Foreign Minister Mehmed Cavusoglu, Feb. 13.
mORE:Erdogan's Syria policy takes a dangerous turn | The Japan Times
EU referendum in Britain: Pro-European Union group says Brexit would cost London £13.9bn | City A.M.
Staying in the European Union will deliver a “permanent boost” to the capital's economy, according to new figures released by pro-Europe business group London First.
Analysis conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) for the lobby outfit says that EU membership could add £13.9bn a year and 75,000 jobs to London's economy by 2030.
EU referendum: Pro-European Union group says Brexit would cost London £13.9bn | City A.M.
Analysis conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) for the lobby outfit says that EU membership could add £13.9bn a year and 75,000 jobs to London's economy by 2030.
EU referendum: Pro-European Union group says Brexit would cost London £13.9bn | City A.M.
Turkish Airlines wants task force to enliven tourism sector - TOURISM
Turkish Airlines wants task force to enliven tourism sector
Güneş Kömürcüler - ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil has called for tourism representatives to create a task force and to focus on Asia and Africa as the sector players have voiced their concerns amid escalating risks affecting the country’s tourist numbers.
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Güneş Kömürcüler - ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil has called for tourism representatives to create a task force and to focus on Asia and Africa as the sector players have voiced their concerns amid escalating risks affecting the country’s tourist numbers.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Erdogan's son investigated in Italy - English - ANSA.it
Erdogan's son investigated in Italy
Follows petition from Erdogan political opposer
(ANSA) - Bologna, February 16 - Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Bologna are investigating the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of a money laundering probe, ANSA sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
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Follows petition from Erdogan political opposer
(ANSA) - Bologna, February 16 - Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Bologna are investigating the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of a money laundering probe, ANSA sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
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SHEHAB AL MAKAHLEH: Could Turkey implode? - Washington Times
Could Turkey implode?
By Shehab Al Makahleh - - Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Turkey, an erstwhile U.S. ally long hailed as a bastion of secular democracy in the Muslim world, could be spiraling toward all-out civil war and potential dissolution as conflicts between Turkish security forces and Kurds and other ethnic minorities continue to escalate. These conflicts have been exacerbated by the catastrophic war in neighboring Syria, which has created a refugee crisis in Turkey, expanded Turkey’s bloody campaign against Kurds into Iraq and Syria, and pushed Turkish officials into a convenient collusion with the Islamic State, or ISIS.
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By Shehab Al Makahleh - - Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Turkey, an erstwhile U.S. ally long hailed as a bastion of secular democracy in the Muslim world, could be spiraling toward all-out civil war and potential dissolution as conflicts between Turkish security forces and Kurds and other ethnic minorities continue to escalate. These conflicts have been exacerbated by the catastrophic war in neighboring Syria, which has created a refugee crisis in Turkey, expanded Turkey’s bloody campaign against Kurds into Iraq and Syria, and pushed Turkish officials into a convenient collusion with the Islamic State, or ISIS.
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Syrians with work permits to earn as much as Turks - Daily Sabah
Syrians with work permits to earn as much as Turks
DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
Published 34 min ago
Khalid Bilal, a Syrian shoemaker, in his workshop in the western city of İzmir with his son. He is among the few Syrians with a steady income as he earns as much as TL 100 a day and complains of being forced to work illegally. Khalid Bilal, a Syrian shoemaker, in his workshop in the western city of İzmir with his son. He is among the few Syrians with a steady income as he earns as much as TL 100 a day and complains of being forced to work illegally.
A Cabinet minister said Tuesday that Syrian refugees, recently granted work permits in Turkey, will be paid the same wages as their Turkish counterparts in a bid to prevent discrimination
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DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
Published 34 min ago
Khalid Bilal, a Syrian shoemaker, in his workshop in the western city of İzmir with his son. He is among the few Syrians with a steady income as he earns as much as TL 100 a day and complains of being forced to work illegally. Khalid Bilal, a Syrian shoemaker, in his workshop in the western city of İzmir with his son. He is among the few Syrians with a steady income as he earns as much as TL 100 a day and complains of being forced to work illegally.
A Cabinet minister said Tuesday that Syrian refugees, recently granted work permits in Turkey, will be paid the same wages as their Turkish counterparts in a bid to prevent discrimination
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‘A solution to an over 40-year division is at hand’ - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
‘A solution to an over 40-year division is at hand’
February 16th, 2016 Angelos Anastasiou Cyprus 22 Comments
A Cyprus solution will dramatically change the stability outlook of the region, Dutch MEP and rapporteur on Turkey’s accession progress Kati Piri said on Tuesday.
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February 16th, 2016 Angelos Anastasiou Cyprus 22 Comments
A Cyprus solution will dramatically change the stability outlook of the region, Dutch MEP and rapporteur on Turkey’s accession progress Kati Piri said on Tuesday.
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Turkey's first driverless metro line debuts
Turkey's first driverless metro line debuts
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:13
Published by Ozgur Tore
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced that Turkey's first driverless metro line will be put into service in Istanbul by end of 2016.
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:13
Published by Ozgur Tore
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced that Turkey's first driverless metro line will be put into service in Istanbul by end of 2016.
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EU condemns PKK violence in Turkey's southeast
EU condemns PKK violence in Turkey's southeast
Draft progress report says Turkey has right to fight terrorism but must respect human rights
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Draft progress report says Turkey has right to fight terrorism but must respect human rights
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EU falling 'silent' on Turkish abuses for help on migrants: rapporteur - Yahoo News
EU falling 'silent' on Turkish abuses for help on migrants: rapporteur
Reuters By Ayla Jean Yackley
By Ayla Jean Yackley
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Anxiety about refugees streaming to its shores has led the European Union to turn an apparent blind eye to rights abuses in Turkey, whose help the EU needs to reduce the migrant influx, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey said on Tuesday.
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Reuters By Ayla Jean Yackley
By Ayla Jean Yackley
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Anxiety about refugees streaming to its shores has led the European Union to turn an apparent blind eye to rights abuses in Turkey, whose help the EU needs to reduce the migrant influx, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey said on Tuesday.
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The Kurds – Between Putin and Erdogan - The Media Line
The Kurds – Between Putin and Erdogan
By The Media Line Staff | The Media Line
February 16, 2016
What is the relationship between the Kurdish regions of southeastern Turkey, and the Caucasus region in southwestern Russia? Both have Kurdish populations terrorized by their respective governments.
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By The Media Line Staff | The Media Line
February 16, 2016
What is the relationship between the Kurdish regions of southeastern Turkey, and the Caucasus region in southwestern Russia? Both have Kurdish populations terrorized by their respective governments.
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Kurdish forces capture key Syrian town near Turkey | Business Standard News
Kurdish forces capture key Syrian town near Turkey
IANS | Damascus February 16, 2016 Last Updated at 05:06 IST
Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday captured over 70 percent of a key town in northern Syria near Turkish borders, a monitor group reported.
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IANS | Damascus February 16, 2016 Last Updated at 05:06 IST
Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Monday captured over 70 percent of a key town in northern Syria near Turkish borders, a monitor group reported.
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Gearing up for the mother of all wars - YUSUF KANLI
Gearing up for the mother of all wars
Tensions are building up. It is as if several key actors are collaborating viciously to send the world into a catastrophe. Will it be a third world war, as some pundits have started talking about, or will it be the “mother of all wars” – as the propaganda minister of the devastated dictator Saddam Hussein of yesterday’s Iraq talked about while the Americans almost occupied all of Baghdad?
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Tensions are building up. It is as if several key actors are collaborating viciously to send the world into a catastrophe. Will it be a third world war, as some pundits have started talking about, or will it be the “mother of all wars” – as the propaganda minister of the devastated dictator Saddam Hussein of yesterday’s Iraq talked about while the Americans almost occupied all of Baghdad?
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Flash - Hezbollah says Turks, Saudis dragging whole region into war - France 24
Hezbollah says Turks, Saudis dragging whole region into war
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday accused Ankara and Riyadh of dragging the entire region into war and said "victory" was imminent for his Shiite Lebanese group and its Syrian regime allies.
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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday accused Ankara and Riyadh of dragging the entire region into war and said "victory" was imminent for his Shiite Lebanese group and its Syrian regime allies.
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Free Syrian Army abandons Aleppo, leader flees to Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
Free Syrian Army abandons Aleppo, leader flees to Turkey
Murat Yetkin
Some 14,000 militants of the Syrian rebel group have abandoned Aleppo, while its commander has fled to Turkey, according to Turkish security sources
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Murat Yetkin
Some 14,000 militants of the Syrian rebel group have abandoned Aleppo, while its commander has fled to Turkey, according to Turkish security sources
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Anonymous: Hacker unleashes 17.8GB trove of data from a Turkish national police server
Anonymous: Hacker unleashes 17.8GB trove of data from a Turkish national police server
By Jason Murdock
February 16, 2016 12:03 GMT
A hacker aligned with the Anonymous hacking collective has unleashed a trove of data reportedly containing sensitive contents of a Turkish national police database in order to "take action against corruption" in the nation's government. Now, the massive dataset, stolen from the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM), has been posted on peer-to-peer file sharing sites for the public to download freely and view.
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By Jason Murdock
February 16, 2016 12:03 GMT
A hacker aligned with the Anonymous hacking collective has unleashed a trove of data reportedly containing sensitive contents of a Turkish national police database in order to "take action against corruption" in the nation's government. Now, the massive dataset, stolen from the Turkish General Directorate of Security (EGM), has been posted on peer-to-peer file sharing sites for the public to download freely and view.
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Turkey about to conclude a deal with Israel on 'all issues': Turkish official | Reuters
Turkey about to conclude a deal with Israel on 'all issues': Turkish official
ISTANBUL
Turkey is about to conclude a deal with Israel on "all issues", a Turkish official said on Tuesday, a sign the two former allies may be moving toward a compensation agreement for the killing of 10 Turkish activists by Israeli commandos in 2010.
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ISTANBUL
Turkey is about to conclude a deal with Israel on "all issues", a Turkish official said on Tuesday, a sign the two former allies may be moving toward a compensation agreement for the killing of 10 Turkish activists by Israeli commandos in 2010.
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Turkey wants Syria ground operation with allies | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Turkey wants Syria ground operation with allies
ISTANBUL: Turkey is asking its coalition partners, including the United States, to take part in a joint ground operation in Syria to try to end the five-year-old civil war, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
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ISTANBUL: Turkey is asking its coalition partners, including the United States, to take part in a joint ground operation in Syria to try to end the five-year-old civil war, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
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NATO warships in Aegean Sea target refugees, not smugglers – Workers World
NATO warships in Aegean Sea target refugees, not smugglers
By G. Dunkel posted on February 15, 2016
Syrian refugee camp in Turkey, 2013.Feb. 14 — In 2015, over 1 million refugees entered Europe, the greatest human flow of desperate people since World War II. So far in the first six weeks of 2016, 80,000 people fleeing their homelands have entered Europe, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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By G. Dunkel posted on February 15, 2016
Syrian refugee camp in Turkey, 2013.Feb. 14 — In 2015, over 1 million refugees entered Europe, the greatest human flow of desperate people since World War II. So far in the first six weeks of 2016, 80,000 people fleeing their homelands have entered Europe, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Merkel calls for ‘no-fly zone’ in Syria — RT News
Merkel calls for ‘no-fly zone’ in Syria
Published time: 16 Feb, 2016 04:53
Edited time: 16 Feb, 2016 10:34
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed the controversial idea of imposing a no-fly zone over northern Syria to alleviate the refugee crisis as the country plays along with Ankara’s demands for the creation of a “buffer area” along its border.
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Published time: 16 Feb, 2016 04:53
Edited time: 16 Feb, 2016 10:34
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed the controversial idea of imposing a no-fly zone over northern Syria to alleviate the refugee crisis as the country plays along with Ankara’s demands for the creation of a “buffer area” along its border.
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Monday, February 15, 2016
Obama’s Most Momentous Decision | Consortiumnews
Obama’s Most Momentous Decision
February 15, 2016
Exclusive: President Obama must decide if he will let the Syrian civil war come to an end with Russian-backed President Assad still in power or if he will escalate by supporting a Turkish-Saudi invasion, which could push the world to the brink of nuclear war, writes Joe Lauria.
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February 15, 2016
Exclusive: President Obama must decide if he will let the Syrian civil war come to an end with Russian-backed President Assad still in power or if he will escalate by supporting a Turkish-Saudi invasion, which could push the world to the brink of nuclear war, writes Joe Lauria.
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EU's East wants plan to seal Greek border if Turkey deal fails - Chicago Tribune
EU's East wants plan to seal Greek border if Turkey deal fails
Ladka Bauerova, (c) 2016, Bloomberg(c) 2016, Bloomberg
The European Union's eastern members agreed that should a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees into Europe fail, the bloc should have a "plan B" that would seal Greece's northern borders.
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Ladka Bauerova, (c) 2016, Bloomberg(c) 2016, Bloomberg
The European Union's eastern members agreed that should a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees into Europe fail, the bloc should have a "plan B" that would seal Greece's northern borders.
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Obama admin gamble on Syria backfires - Business Insider
One of the Obama administration's biggest gambles in Syria is completely backfiring
Natasha Bertrand
Turkey's prime minister said on Monday that Ankara will not allow the strategic city of Azaz in northern Syria to fall to Kurdish YPG forces, promising the "harshest reaction" if the Kurds did not retreat.
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Natasha Bertrand
Turkey's prime minister said on Monday that Ankara will not allow the strategic city of Azaz in northern Syria to fall to Kurdish YPG forces, promising the "harshest reaction" if the Kurds did not retreat.
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Syrian refugees in Turkey are pawns in a geopolitical game | Cihan Tugal | Opinion | The Guardian
Syrian refugees in Turkey are pawns in a geopolitical game
Turkey’s government is trying to negotiate with the EU, using refugees as bargaining chips. This hardly brings the crisis closer to a resolution
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Turkey’s government is trying to negotiate with the EU, using refugees as bargaining chips. This hardly brings the crisis closer to a resolution
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For veteran Turkish smuggler, only an army could stop migrant flow | Reuters
For veteran Turkish smuggler, only an army could stop migrant flow
IZMIR, Turkey | By Dasha Afanasieva
Demand has never been higher for the services of Turkish smuggler Dursun, who has taken migrants to Europe for more than decade, and he says nothing short of an army could stamp out his illicit trade.
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IZMIR, Turkey | By Dasha Afanasieva
Demand has never been higher for the services of Turkish smuggler Dursun, who has taken migrants to Europe for more than decade, and he says nothing short of an army could stamp out his illicit trade.
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Turkey’s other ‘Gezi’ moment | openDemocracy
Turkey’s other ‘Gezi’ moment
Ali Bilgiç 15 February 2016
There were two Gezi moments: one, a resistance to neoliberal authoritarianism; the other, a defence of representative democracy and ‘the national will’, for whom Gezi spelt the end of democracy.
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Ali Bilgiç 15 February 2016
There were two Gezi moments: one, a resistance to neoliberal authoritarianism; the other, a defence of representative democracy and ‘the national will’, for whom Gezi spelt the end of democracy.
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All Change in the Russian-Western Strategic Climate - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
All Change in the Russian-Western Strategic Climate
...In November 2015, when the Turks shot down a Russian bomber over the Syrian border, NATO had shivers running down its spine. Dying for Warsaw and Riga was one thing; dying as a result of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s failed brinkmanship was another. Luckily, that time Putin decided to give Ankara a nonmilitary answer. Next time, however, luck might run out. Erdoğan seems to believe that after having served NATO well for forty years against the Soviets, Turkey now has the right to count on the alliance’s support where it matters for Ankara—and Syria matters to Erdoğan as much as Ukraine does to Putin.
The United States does not share Erdoğan’s apparent logic, but U.S. influence in Turkey does not amount to full control over Ankara’s actions and policies. Should Turkey and Russia indeed clash in Syria, then not only NATO’s credibility but also peace in the Euro-Atlantic region and the whole world would be at risk...
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...In November 2015, when the Turks shot down a Russian bomber over the Syrian border, NATO had shivers running down its spine. Dying for Warsaw and Riga was one thing; dying as a result of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s failed brinkmanship was another. Luckily, that time Putin decided to give Ankara a nonmilitary answer. Next time, however, luck might run out. Erdoğan seems to believe that after having served NATO well for forty years against the Soviets, Turkey now has the right to count on the alliance’s support where it matters for Ankara—and Syria matters to Erdoğan as much as Ukraine does to Putin.
The United States does not share Erdoğan’s apparent logic, but U.S. influence in Turkey does not amount to full control over Ankara’s actions and policies. Should Turkey and Russia indeed clash in Syria, then not only NATO’s credibility but also peace in the Euro-Atlantic region and the whole world would be at risk...
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How fighters are filtering across the Syrian-Turkish border - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
How fighters are filtering across the Syrian-Turkish border
Some 60,000 people trying to escape Syrian and Russian attacks in the province of Aleppo are amassed at Turkey's border, and concerns are rising that there are militants among them.
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Some 60,000 people trying to escape Syrian and Russian attacks in the province of Aleppo are amassed at Turkey's border, and concerns are rising that there are militants among them.
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Sunday, February 14, 2016
VIDEO shows how 3 Turkey-bound UK/Kurdish smugglers managed to fit 240K rounds of ammo into 2 vans — RT News
VIDEO shows how 3 Turkey-bound UK/Kurdish smugglers managed to fit 240K rounds of ammo into 2 vans
Unlimited ammunition is no longer the domain of video games or movies: these three arrested British smugglers, reportedly of Iraqi Kurdish origin, managed to fit almost 240,000 cartridges into their vans while attempting to cross into Turkey from Greece.
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Unlimited ammunition is no longer the domain of video games or movies: these three arrested British smugglers, reportedly of Iraqi Kurdish origin, managed to fit almost 240,000 cartridges into their vans while attempting to cross into Turkey from Greece.
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A dangerous escalation on the Turkey-Syria border - MURAT YETKİN
A dangerous escalation on the Turkey-Syria border
As Turkish artillery started pounding Syrian-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) military positions in Syria on Feb. 13, it became clear what Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu meant last week when he said: “Just wait, you’ll see.”
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As Turkish artillery started pounding Syrian-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) military positions in Syria on Feb. 13, it became clear what Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu meant last week when he said: “Just wait, you’ll see.”
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Truth underrated in Turkish politics, says ‘Share of Truth’ head - POLITICS
Truth underrated in Turkish politics, says ‘Share of Truth’ head
Barçın Yinanç - barcinyinanc@hdn.com.tr
Truth is underrated in Turkey and is not the first thing that voters expect from politicians, according to the co-founder of online fact-checking website “Doğruluk Payı” (Share of Truth).
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Barçın Yinanç - barcinyinanc@hdn.com.tr
Truth is underrated in Turkey and is not the first thing that voters expect from politicians, according to the co-founder of online fact-checking website “Doğruluk Payı” (Share of Truth).
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Cizre businesses ask for help after clashes, curfews hit Turkey’s east - BUSINESS
Cizre businesses ask for help after clashes, curfews hit Turkey’s east
Dozens of businesses are facing bankruptcy following two months of clashes and curfews in Cizre in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak.
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Dozens of businesses are facing bankruptcy following two months of clashes and curfews in Cizre in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak.
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Vladimir Putin wants to destroy Nato: the Syria war may offer him the chance - Telegraph
Vladimir Putin wants to destroy Nato: the Syria war may offer him the chance
The tragedy now unfolding in Aleppo poses a direct threat to European security, including the risk of conflict between Nato and Russia
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The tragedy now unfolding in Aleppo poses a direct threat to European security, including the risk of conflict between Nato and Russia
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Turkey threatens fragile Syria peace accord - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey threatens fragile Syria peace accord
Turkish military attacks on US-aligned Syrian Kurdish groups and the possibility of Turkish and Saudi ground troops entering Syria could upend the fragile peace accord worked out by the International Syria Support Group last week. The introduction of Turkish and Saudi ground forces would further risk a major escalation in the war and a whole new round of misery for the Syrian people.
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Turkish military attacks on US-aligned Syrian Kurdish groups and the possibility of Turkish and Saudi ground troops entering Syria could upend the fragile peace accord worked out by the International Syria Support Group last week. The introduction of Turkish and Saudi ground forces would further risk a major escalation in the war and a whole new round of misery for the Syrian people.
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Turkey presents own project for use of EU refugee fund to Brussels | MENAFN.COM
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MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly - 12/02/2016
(MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Voicing unease with calls on Turkey to open its border to take in tens of thousands more Syrian refugees fleeing regime advances around Aleppo Deputy Prime Minister Yalçn Akdoan has said Turkey has sent the EU a package of project plans for the 3 billion-euro refugee fund.
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MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly - 12/02/2016
(MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Voicing unease with calls on Turkey to open its border to take in tens of thousands more Syrian refugees fleeing regime advances around Aleppo Deputy Prime Minister Yalçn Akdoan has said Turkey has sent the EU a package of project plans for the 3 billion-euro refugee fund.
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Turkish media say Saudi Arabia, Turkey may strike in Syria - The Washington Post
Turkish media say Saudi Arabia, Turkey may strike in Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign minister says his country and Saudi Arabia may launch ground operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, Turkish media reported Saturday.
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ISTANBUL — Turkey’s foreign minister says his country and Saudi Arabia may launch ground operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, Turkish media reported Saturday.
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Submarine Tourism in Turkey's Waters
Submarine Tourism in Turkey's Waters
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Saturday, February 13, 2016
The first tourist submarine in Turkey is waiting to be sent on a voyage that will reveal the wonders of the undersea world of the Mediterranea.
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By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Saturday, February 13, 2016
The first tourist submarine in Turkey is waiting to be sent on a voyage that will reveal the wonders of the undersea world of the Mediterranea.
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Turkish forces shell areas controlled by YPG in Menagh and countryside of Azaz in Aleppo | Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Turkish forces shell areas controlled by YPG in Menagh and countryside of Azaz in Aleppo
February 13, 2016 Comments Off on Turkish forces shell areas controlled by YPG in Menagh and countryside of Azaz in Aleppo
Aleppo Province:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed that Turkish forces shelled places controlled by YPG in the countryside of Azaz and in the northern countryside Aleppo province, where the shelling targeted the villages of Mar’anaz and Malkiyyeh and the area of Menagh in the northern countryside of Aleppo which were controlled by YPG two days ago, also several Russian warplanes carried out again dozens of airstrikes on areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and confirmed information about casualties caused by the bombing, while a citizen woman was killed in the bombing by the Islamic factions on areas in the towns of Nubl and al-Zahraa which are inhabited by Shiite citizens in the northern countryside of Aleppo, also two children were killed and a number of other people were injured when several rockets landed at areas in al-Sfirah area which is under the control of the regime forces.
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February 13, 2016 Comments Off on Turkish forces shell areas controlled by YPG in Menagh and countryside of Azaz in Aleppo
Aleppo Province:
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed that Turkish forces shelled places controlled by YPG in the countryside of Azaz and in the northern countryside Aleppo province, where the shelling targeted the villages of Mar’anaz and Malkiyyeh and the area of Menagh in the northern countryside of Aleppo which were controlled by YPG two days ago, also several Russian warplanes carried out again dozens of airstrikes on areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and confirmed information about casualties caused by the bombing, while a citizen woman was killed in the bombing by the Islamic factions on areas in the towns of Nubl and al-Zahraa which are inhabited by Shiite citizens in the northern countryside of Aleppo, also two children were killed and a number of other people were injured when several rockets landed at areas in al-Sfirah area which is under the control of the regime forces.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Why did Erdogan's bodyguards beat up these Ecuadorian women? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why did Erdogan's bodyguards beat up these Ecuadorian women?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarked on a Latin America trip between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4. The main goal of his trip was to expand trade relations with Chile, Peru and Ecuador. On Feb. 4, Erdogan gave a speech at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (National Higher Studies Institute) in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. During his speech, a group of female protesters were heard screaming “Fuera Ecuador Erdogan” ("Get out of Ecuador, Erdogan") and "Asesino" ("Murderer"). Some of the protesters had "asesino" written on their hands as well. Their protest lasted less than a minute before they were brutally attacked by Erdogan's Turkish bodyguards. The women were forcefully removed from the room and claimed to have been assaulted; the bodyguards punched their heads, vaginas and breasts. As the female protesters were being dragged out of the auditorium, Erdogan said, “As we see now, there are sometimes disrespectful characters as well. Appropriate responses will always be taken to handle these disrespectful people.”
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarked on a Latin America trip between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4. The main goal of his trip was to expand trade relations with Chile, Peru and Ecuador. On Feb. 4, Erdogan gave a speech at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (National Higher Studies Institute) in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. During his speech, a group of female protesters were heard screaming “Fuera Ecuador Erdogan” ("Get out of Ecuador, Erdogan") and "Asesino" ("Murderer"). Some of the protesters had "asesino" written on their hands as well. Their protest lasted less than a minute before they were brutally attacked by Erdogan's Turkish bodyguards. The women were forcefully removed from the room and claimed to have been assaulted; the bodyguards punched their heads, vaginas and breasts. As the female protesters were being dragged out of the auditorium, Erdogan said, “As we see now, there are sometimes disrespectful characters as well. Appropriate responses will always be taken to handle these disrespectful people.”
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Russia’s Syrian Intervention Gives West A Chance To Re-Engage Turkey – Analysis – Eurasia Review
Russia’s Syrian Intervention Gives West A Chance To Re-Engage Turkey – Analysis
By YaleGlobal Online February 13, 2016
As Russia intervenes in Syria, the West could improve ties with defense, energy and refugee assistance for Turkey.
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By YaleGlobal Online February 13, 2016
As Russia intervenes in Syria, the West could improve ties with defense, energy and refugee assistance for Turkey.
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Tourism: Turkey looks for chance at BIT, 'safe country' - Tourism - ANSAMed.it
Tourism: Turkey looks for chance at BIT, 'safe country'
Deputy minister Yayman, tension with Moscow to be solved
12 February, 17:03
(by Cristiana Missori) (ANSAmed) - MILAN, FEBRUARY 12 - ''Tension with Russia will get solved with time. Our relations date back to centuries ago.
Those who talk about Asia cannot abstain from talking about Turkey and Russia, who have always been the great protagonists of the area''. These were the words pronounced at the Milan international travel fair BIT by the Turkish deputy minister of culture and tourism, Huseyin Yayman.
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Deputy minister Yayman, tension with Moscow to be solved
12 February, 17:03
(by Cristiana Missori) (ANSAmed) - MILAN, FEBRUARY 12 - ''Tension with Russia will get solved with time. Our relations date back to centuries ago.
Those who talk about Asia cannot abstain from talking about Turkey and Russia, who have always been the great protagonists of the area''. These were the words pronounced at the Milan international travel fair BIT by the Turkish deputy minister of culture and tourism, Huseyin Yayman.
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Escalating Turkish Civil War Sees Young Fighters on Front - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Children of the PKK: The Growing Intensity of Turkey's Civil War
Emin Ozmen/ DER SPIEGEL
The civil war is escalating in southeastern Turkey, with the government pledging to stamp out militant Kurds. Young Kurds, who used to hurl stones and Molotov cocktails, are now fighting on the front lines in several cities.
It was midday on a Thursday at the end of December when Rozerin Çukur left her home, supposedly to pick up class notes from a friend. She never returned.
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Emin Ozmen/ DER SPIEGEL
The civil war is escalating in southeastern Turkey, with the government pledging to stamp out militant Kurds. Young Kurds, who used to hurl stones and Molotov cocktails, are now fighting on the front lines in several cities.
It was midday on a Thursday at the end of December when Rozerin Çukur left her home, supposedly to pick up class notes from a friend. She never returned.
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Friday, February 12, 2016
100,000 refugees in border camps inside Syria: Turkey
100,000 refugees in border camps inside Syria: Turkey
AFP
Published Feb 12, 2016, 5:43 pm IST
Updated Feb 12, 2016, 5:43 pm IST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reacted furiously to the international pressure, even threatening to send the refugees into EU states.
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AFP
Published Feb 12, 2016, 5:43 pm IST
Updated Feb 12, 2016, 5:43 pm IST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reacted furiously to the international pressure, even threatening to send the refugees into EU states.
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No haven for refugees
No haven for refugees
Turkey′s military has been leading operations in the east of the country for months. The clashes have cost hundreds of lives so far. Ceyda Nurtsch spoke to Bilgin Ayata, assistant professor of political sociology at Basel University, about the political motivation behind the conflict and its impact on Turkey′s citizens
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Turkey′s military has been leading operations in the east of the country for months. The clashes have cost hundreds of lives so far. Ceyda Nurtsch spoke to Bilgin Ayata, assistant professor of political sociology at Basel University, about the political motivation behind the conflict and its impact on Turkey′s citizens
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