Source: The Hill By Ellen Mitchell The House wants to hold off on U.S. weapons sales to NATO ally Turkey until a report is created to analyze worsening tensions between Washington and Ankara. The provision in the House version of the annual defense policy bill would require the Pentagon to provide Congress a report “on… Continue reading HOUSE DEFENSE BILL WOULD STOP WEAPONS SALES TO TURKEY, PENDING REPORT
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THE CRAZY STORY OF HOW TURKEY DESTROYED ITS OWN AIR FORCE
Source: The National Interest By Michael Peck Turkey has also signed an agreement with Franco-Italian missile maker Eurosam to develop a long-range anti-aircraft missile. And why is Turkey suddenly so interested in surface-to-air missiles? “In aftermath of 15 July, with the operations against the Turkish Armed Forces, there was a reduction in the number of… Continue reading THE CRAZY STORY OF HOW TURKEY DESTROYED ITS OWN AIR FORCE
GERMANY MOVING TO LIMIT ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, TURKEY
Source: Al Jazeera A draft bill in Germany aims to ban weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey for their involvement in military conflicts. The bill aims to prevent weapons exports and all other related goods and services to countries that may use them for human rights abuses. The draft,… Continue reading GERMANY MOVING TO LIMIT ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA, UAE, TURKEY
ANKARA SAYS IMIA ISLETS IS TURKISH TERRITORY RESPONDING TO EU PROGRESS REPORT
Sourced: Ekathimerini Turkey has attacked the European Commission’s progress report, accusing the European Union of being “unwilling to understand the difficulties” the country is facing. A statement issued by the country’s Foreign Ministry said that “the Kardak Rocks and their territorial waters and airspace above them are exclusive under Turkish sovereignty,” in reference to Greece’s… Continue reading ANKARA SAYS IMIA ISLETS IS TURKISH TERRITORY RESPONDING TO EU PROGRESS REPORT
HOW ANKARA’S ACTIONS CONTRADICT ITS CLAIMS OF OPPOSING ISIS
Sourced: Rand By Ahmet S. Yayla and Colin P. Clarke The decline of the Islamic State, nearly four years after its emergence, was the result of an aggressive military campaign to combat the group spearheaded primarily by the United States. That has not stopped Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu from writing an article… Continue reading HOW ANKARA’S ACTIONS CONTRADICT ITS CLAIMS OF OPPOSING ISIS
GREECE AND TURKEY ARE INCHING TOWARD WAR
Sourced: Foreign Policy By Yiannis Baboulias The relationship between Greece and Turkey has never been easy. The neighboring countries have been at war with each other several times in the 20th century and were close to military conflict over the Greek islet Imia in 1996, before the United States stepped in to avert disaster. The… Continue reading GREECE AND TURKEY ARE INCHING TOWARD WAR
COULD THE U.S AND TURKEY GO TO WAR ?
Sourced: AEI By Michael Rubin It was the stuff of nationalist drivel and mad conspiracy, but in Turkey it was an instant best-seller. Almost 15 years ago, Turkish novelists Orkun Ucar and Burak Turna penned a thriller titled Metal Storm, which describes a U.S.-Turkey war in which the United States occupies Istanbul, a Turkish agent… Continue reading COULD THE U.S AND TURKEY GO TO WAR ?
KOSOVO PM SAYS ARRESTED EDUCATORS DEPORTED TO TURKEY
Sourced: Balkan Insight Several employees of Turkish colleges in Kosovo, allegedly linked to the exiled cleric Fetullah Gulen and arrested on Thursday, have been reportedly rapidly deported to Turkey – in a move criticised by Kosovo high officials. Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, took to Facebook on Thursday to say that the operation was undertaken… Continue reading KOSOVO PM SAYS ARRESTED EDUCATORS DEPORTED TO TURKEY
TURKEY PREPARES FOR A POMPEO PROBLEM
Sourced: The National Interest By Gonul Tol The tension between Turkey and the United States appeared to have diminished after the outgoing Secretary Rex Tillerson’s visit to Turkey in February. The two countries had been at loggerheads over a number of issues, particularly U.S. support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, seen as terrorists by… Continue reading TURKEY PREPARES FOR A POMPEO PROBLEM
TURKISH REPORTS SAY GREEK OFFICERS COULD FACE UP TO 5 YEARS PRISON
Sourced: EKathimerini There is concrete evidence to support charges against the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing the border earlier this month, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday citing an unnamed judicial source. According to the same source, the sentence for the alleged offense is five years in prison. No more details… Continue reading TURKISH REPORTS SAY GREEK OFFICERS COULD FACE UP TO 5 YEARS PRISON