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Peres sends condolences to Turkey following May 11 terror attack
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsMessage is first high-level expression of sympathy; Netanyahu had refrained from contacting Turkish PM after the bombings near the Syrian border. According to Haarezt President Shimon Peres sent a personal... -
Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsKendi ülken için isteyebileceğin hiç bir şey kalmamış Amerika’dan, Suriye’ye müdahele istiyorsun! Vizyonsuzluk bu olsa gerek. Turkey leader to press Obama for greater U.S. role on Syria President Obama is... -
Kurd fighters from Turkey arrive in Iraq
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsTHE first group of Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey as part of a peace drive with Ankara has arrived to cheers and hugs in Iraqi Kurdistan after a gruelling week-long journey.... -
Syrian opposition to discuss whether to join peace talks in Istanbul
Posted on May 14, 2013 | No CommentsBy Agencies Syria’s opposition coalition will meet in Istanbul on May 23 to discuss whether to participate in a US and Russian-brokered conference aimed at ending the Syrian conflict, Turkish... -
Turkey’s Syria policies are criticized as Erdogan prepares to meet with Obama – The Washington Post
Posted on May 14, 2013 | No CommentsBy Associated Press, Published: May 13 REYHANLI, Turkey — Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border,... -
‘Turkey won’t act on Syria without US blessing’
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsDespite harsh rhetoric, Turkey won’t take any action against the Syrian government of Bashar Assad without getting a go-ahead from Washington, Middle East expert, Jeremy Salt, told RT. Turkish authorities... -
PKK Kurdish deal with Turkey may worry Iran and Syria
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsBy Guney YildizBBC Turkish This image shows a PKK fighter in the Turkish mountains Rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have begun leaving south-eastern Turkey for their main bases... -
With its Syria plan in tatters, Turkey needs a strategy reboot
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsFor much of the late 2000s, Turkey hoped that a booming economy, the prestige of combative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a burst of regional admiration for its successful... -
Iraq Rejects Refuge for Turkey’s Kurdish Fighters
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsBy SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press BAGHDAD May 9, 2013 (AP) Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in... -
M of A – Syria: Al-Nusra With “Chemical Weapons” Sourced From Turkey
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsSyria: Al-Nusra With “Chemical Weapons” Sourced From Turkey One of the three alleged “chemical weapon” attacks in Syria was done by chlorine on a checkpoint of the Syrian army. Fifteen... -
Islamists in Egypt and Turkey: a comparison
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsThe Al Arabiya Institute for Studies compared Islamists in Egypt and Turkey. (File) Al Arabiya Institute for Studies – Hoshnek Oussi The Al Arabiya Institute for Studies examined 15 points... -
Turkey Launches Military Drills Along Syria Border
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsSuriye sınırında yapılan NATO tatbikatı soru işaretleri doğurdu Exercise at NATO Base to Test ‘Readiness for Battle’ by Jason Ditz With tensions soaring in the wake of the weekend Israeli... -
Turkey Fears Russia Too Much to Intervene in Syria
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey Fears Russia Too Much to Intervene in Syria Ankara won’t step into the conflict because it’s terrified Moscow will retaliate — again. SONER CAGAPTAYMAY 6 2013, 10:16 AM ET... -
If Turkey Does Not Change Its Syria Policy …
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsUS Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Ankara Palace in Ankara, March 1, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin) By: Kadri Gursel... -
‘Chemical weapons for Syrian opposition may have come from Turkey’
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsSyria’s chemical weapons compound is heavily guarded, with the state fully aware of the consequences of a security lapse, German journalist Manuel Ochsenreiter told RT, noting the opposition could have... -
Turkish doctors say no nerve gas in Syrian victims’ blood
Posted on May 6, 2013 | No CommentsREYHANLI, Turkey — Doctors in Turkey say initial tests of blood samples from victims of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria last month are negative for sarin gas. Medics tested the blood samples... -
Turkey may offer citizenship to Syriacs fleeing war in Syria
Posted on May 6, 2013 | No Comments“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working to provide Syriacs with Turkish citizenship,” Evgil Türker, head of theFederation of Syriac Associations in Turkey said at a conference in Ankara... -
Israel to join Turkey, Arab states to stop Iran
Posted on May 6, 2013 | No CommentsBritish newspaper reports Israel will agree to joint effort with regional powers to counter Iran, “fundamentalist crescent”. Iranian ballisitic missile launched at war game. Photo: Ho New / Reuters Israel... -
Turkey choosing between ‘bad and worse’ in Syria crisis
Posted on May 6, 2013 | No CommentsJordanian activists from the Al-Tahrir party hold a sign that reads in Arabic “Your silence is shameful” during a demonstration to demand Turkish military intervention in support of Syrian rebels... -
Iran, Turkey enjoy common interests: Iranian president
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No CommentsTEHRAN, April 27 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran and Turkey share common interests when meeting with visiting Turkish minster of development, Press TV reported. “Iran...
