by Michael Jansen, The Jordan Times. Jun 04,2015 – When voters in Turkey’s 81 provinces cast their votes in 175,000 ballot boxes in 970 districts in the June 7 parliamentary election, they could decide the fate of democracy in their country. If they give the ruling Justice and Development Party […]
analysis https://bam.nr-data.net/1/b340ddc24f?a=5338336&pl=1433409564584&v=632.2b17625&to=MV1VYUBVXRJWB0IPWAgXYkdbG1oPUwFOSEcOSA%3D%3D&ap=289&be=2317&fe=7531&dc=2974&f=%5B%5D&perf=%7B%22timing%22:%7B%22of%22:1433409564584,%22n%22:0,%22dl%22:2081,%22di%22:5290,%22ds%22:5290,%22de%22:5490,%22dc%22:9846,%22l%22:9847,%22le%22:9880,%22f%22:2080,%22dn%22:2080,%22dne%22:2080,%22c%22:2080,%22ce%22:2080,%22rq%22:2080,%22rp%22:2081,%22rpe%22:2694%7D,%22navigation%22:%7B%7D%7D&at=HRpWFwhPThw%3D&jsonp=NREUM.setToken June 2, 2015 | 09:15 GMT <!– Militants allegedly belonging to the Islamic State guard a checkpoint near Azaz, Syria, on May 31. (Reuters) Analysis Forecast The Islamic State will prioritize the defense of its core supply lines, used to provide equipment and much-needed recruits. The Islamic State […]
Source:Todays Zaman.com via Munir Ahmad A man dressed as an imam told crowds at an election rally held by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Saturday that he once had a dream in which Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was appointed by the Prophet Muhammed. Addressing crowds in […]
ISTANBUL DAILY NEWS Turkey’s largest state-owned bank, Ziraat Bank, has launched its first branch for Islamic finance in Istanbul. “This is a historic step. Other state-owned banks should follow Ziraat’s move,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 29 during the opening ceremony in the Eminönü neighborhood, referring […]
Turkey’s second underwater tunnel project connecting the Asian and European sides is expected to make an early opening earlier than scheduled May 27, 2015 12:30 GMT The opening of the […]
On an Istanbul street, have I just witnessed a positive step in history? The people of Turkey are leading the way over the Armenian genocide. We wait to see if their government will follow by Robert Fisk, The Independent A few hours before I sat down to write this article, […]
Source: BBC The Turkish president has sharply criticised Pope Francis for describing the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 as “genocide”. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he condemned […]
Source: BBC The Turkish president has sharply criticised Pope Francis for describing the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 as “genocide”. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he condemned […]
Epigraph: Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Luke 6:41) Written and […]
Summary Turkey could provide “logistical” support for Saudi Arabia’s operation against Iran-allied Huthi rebels in Yemen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, slamming Tehran’s involvement in the region. Warplanes from a Saudi-led Arab coalition bombed the Huthi Shiite rebels on Thursday, in an operation slammed by Shiite Iran as a […]
Summary Turkey could provide “logistical” support for Saudi Arabia’s operation against Iran-allied Huthi rebels in Yemen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, slamming Tehran’s involvement in the region. Warplanes from a Saudi-led Arab coalition bombed the Huthi Shiite rebels on Thursday, in an operation slammed by Shiite Iran as a […]
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MAR 13, 2015 – 17:54 By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish broadcaster on Friday released what it said was footage of an alleged spy working for a country in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State helping three British school girls enter Syria via Turkey. Turkish Foreign Minister […]
Reuters In this photo provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office, Pro-Kurdish legislator Sirri Sureyya Onder, center right, Turkey’s deputy prime minister Yalcin Akdogan, center left, and other legislators and officials attend a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. — AP ISTANBUL: Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Saturday 28 February 2015 Last Sunday, the global media reported that Turkish tanks had rolled into Syria to carry out an operation to evacuate the tomb of Suleyman Shah from the only Turkish territory in the war-torn Syria. The region where the historical tomb was […]
Summary Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said his government would stop dealing with Turkey because it was sending weapons to a rival group in Tripoli so “the Libyan […]
A parallel state within Turkey? How the country’s democracy came under attack from two men’s rivalry They were once allies but since 2013, the feud between exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been steadily escalating Once upon a time, Fethullah Gulen and Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The 13th-century fall of an obscure king into the river Euphrates, the pride of the Ottoman empire and modern Turkey and a humiliating French retreat after the 1914-18 war provide the truly Byzantine origins of Turkey’s little military operation to remove a long-dead body from […]
Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century, […]
Hundreds of Turkish troops in armoured vehicles have entered into northern Syria and evacuated a historic Ottoman tomb and the soldiers guarding it. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the remains of Suleyman Shah would be moved elsewhere in Syria. He said troops had destroyed the tomb’s complex, apparently to prevent […]