Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

ERDOGAN WARNS EUROPEANS “WILL NOT WALK SAFELY ON THE STREETS” IF DIPLOMATIC ROW CONTINUES

Sourced : The Independent Βy Samuel Osborne Europeans across the world will not be able to walk the streets safely if they keep up their current attitude towards Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned. Turkey has been mired in a diplomatic row with Germany and the Netherlands after they banned Turkish officials from campaigning… Continue reading ERDOGAN WARNS EUROPEANS “WILL NOT WALK SAFELY ON THE STREETS” IF DIPLOMATIC ROW CONTINUES

TURKEY WILL DISPUTE ALL STIPULATIONS OF THE LAUSANNE TREATY

For one more time within a period of three months, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the Lauzanne Treaty and made it official: Ankara should renegotiate the Treaty of Lauzanne of 1923 that marked the boundaries of modern Turkey. According to the Turkish President, “The Lausanne Treaty is not an indisputable text, it is not… Continue reading TURKEY WILL DISPUTE ALL STIPULATIONS OF THE LAUSANNE TREATY

AKP BRINGS BACK EMASYA-LIKE PROTOCOL THAT IT REPEALED IN 2010

Sourced : Turkish Review The previously repealed controversial Protocol on Cooperation for Security and Public Order (EMASYA) is being reinstated by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. It authorized the military to gather intelligence on internal threats and conduct operations in cities without the approval of the civilian administration. Newly appointed Prime Minister Binali… Continue reading AKP BRINGS BACK EMASYA-LIKE PROTOCOL THAT IT REPEALED IN 2010

TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS

Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 29, 2014. Turkish tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions on hills overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday as shelling by Islamic State insurgents intensified and stray fire hit Turkish soil, a Reuters correspondent said. At least 30 tanks and armoured vehicles, some with their guns pointed towards Syrian territory, were positioned near a Turkish military base just northwest of Kobani. Plumes of smoke rose up as shells hit the eastern and western sides of Kobani and sporadic bursts of machinegun fire rang out. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sourced : Sputniknews Turkey is discussing with the USA a joint special operation in Syria on condition that it does not include Kurdish militia forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If we join forces, they [USA] have their own special forces and we have our special forces,” the minister was quoted as saying by… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS

TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN

Sourced : Russia Today Moscow has submitted data on Turkey’s illegal arms and military hardware supply to Islamic State in Syria to the UN Security Council. Supplies are supervised by the Turkish intelligence service, Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said as cited by Russian media. “The main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL… Continue reading TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN