Sourced : Al Jazeera Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump next month, hoping for stronger ties with the United States after being “deceived” by ex-President Barack Obama. Erdogan made the comments in an interview with Al Jazeera that was broadcast on Wednesday, three days after he hailed… Continue reading ERDOGAN : BARACK OBAMA DECEIVED US OVER PKK
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ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey has two important targets in Syria, which are Manbij and Raqqa, while reiterating that the country will support the Raqqa operation if the PKK-affiliated Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) does not participate. Last month, Turkey officially announced that Operation Euphrates Shield that, which been… Continue reading ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
Sourced : Arab News By Menekse Tokyay Turkey has welcomed a US missile strike on Syria’s Shayrat Airbase but called the move insufficient, renewing its call for no-fly and safe zones in the war-torn country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Washington’s move was positive but that more needs to be done to tackle the situation… Continue reading TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
OPERATION EUPHRATES SHIELD : A POSTMORTEM
Sourced : Al Monitor By Cengiz Candar A day before the long-awaited March 30 visit of new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Ankara, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim dramatically announced that Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkey’s military intervention in northern Syria, had “successfully” come to a close. A precursory postmortem of the vaunted military… Continue reading OPERATION EUPHRATES SHIELD : A POSTMORTEM
UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
Sourced : Hurriyet By Micha’el Tanchum (Fellow at the Energy Policy Research Center at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey). Combat pilots from United Arab Emirates (UAE) are making history by flying alongside their Israeli counterparts in a joint air force exercise hosted by Greece. While the UAE and Israel have no formal diplomatic ties, the… Continue reading UAE MOVES CLOSER TO ISRAEL, GREECE AND CYPRUS BOLSTERING EGYPT’S REGIONAL ROLE
TURKEY CAN NOT OCCUPY NORTHERN SYRIA, CAN NOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT LOSING FACE
Sourced : Sputnik On Wednesday, Turkey’s National Security Council announced the end of Operation Euphrates Shield, or the Turkish military intervention in Syria. The Council emphasized that the campaign had achieved its immediate objectives of ensuring national security, beating back Daesh and seeing the return of Syrian refugees to their homes in and around the… Continue reading TURKEY CAN NOT OCCUPY NORTHERN SYRIA, CAN NOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT LOSING FACE
GERMANY HAS FOUND EIGHT ALTERNATIVES TO INCIRLIK AIRBASE IN TURKEY
Sourced : Kom News Germany’s efforts to find an alternative to Incirlik airbase in Turkey have resulted in eight candidate bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Cyprus, according to a press release reported by German daily Die Welt. “The investigation of alternative locations to the Turkish air base Incirlik has shown that, from a military point… Continue reading GERMANY HAS FOUND EIGHT ALTERNATIVES TO INCIRLIK AIRBASE IN TURKEY
TURKISH DEPUTY PM : THREE MILLION NEW MIGRANTS MAY COME TO TURKEY FROM IRAN
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News A fresh migration wave with three million migrants is currently in the phase of mobilization from Iran to Turkey, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said March 26. “According to information we got, there are around three million unauthorized migrants in Iran and they are in mobilization toward Turkey. Unfortunately,… Continue reading TURKISH DEPUTY PM : THREE MILLION NEW MIGRANTS MAY COME TO TURKEY FROM IRAN
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
TURKISH GOVERNMENT DISMISSED 22,920 MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER JULY 15
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government dismissed a total of 22,920 military personnel after a coup attempt on July 15, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday. In response to a question by Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Muharrem İnce, Işık… Continue reading TURKISH GOVERNMENT DISMISSED 22,920 MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER JULY 15