By Zubair Khan Theory One. A self-orchestrated coup” by Erdogan, in other words a ‘false flag coup’. 1. Erdogan master minded it to further cement his ruthless and authoritarian grasp over the country. 2. Cleansing of all judges and prosecutors even remotely involved in his political posture. 3. Within hours of the collapse […]
Source. Asia Times. The Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s sensational demand on Saturday to US President Barack Obama to extradite the Islamist preacher Fetullah Gulen living in exile in Pennsylvania does not come as surprise. It had to happen sooner or later. Turkish President Recep Erdogan told his supporters on Saturday that although […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul The jets came in low, screeching over Istanbul’s Taksim Square. Then there was the sound of a blast. The protesters scattered and the sound of gunfire […]
Source: Time By Tara John An attempted military coup in Turkey appeared to have failedSaturday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the city of Istanbul, and his acting military commander and Prime Minister said the uprising had been successfully quashed. Erdogan called the attempted coup an “act of treason” […]
Source: BBC For several hours on Friday night hundreds of Turkish soldiers appeared to have taken control of key areas of the main cities of Ankara and Istanbul. There was […]
Source. BBC.Com As reported earlier that 2,745 judges have been fired in Turkey on Saturday for alleged links to Fetullah Gulen – now both the Hurriyet newspaper and Anadolu Agency are reporting that 140 arrest warrants have been issued against members of the Supreme Court. More.
Source. ATimes The outcome of tonight’s apparent coup attempt in Turkey remains unclear, but the motivation for regime change in Turkey has been building under the surface for years. Turkey faces a perfect storm of economic, political and foreign policy problems. First, Turkey’s much-heralded economic growth spurt of the 2000’s […]
Source. ET ANKARA: A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets was waging a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday. Here is what we know so far: Offiicials were insisting the attempted coup was falling apart. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Istanbul airport during the […]
Source. A Times. A prejudice against Turks as being self-serving and untrustworthy – although exotic – is deeply embedded in the European psyche. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello used the word “Turk” in that sense.A recent poll found that only 9% of Germans consider that Turkey can be a “trustworthy […]
Source: Huriyat Daily News Turkey has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that killed at least 84 people in Nice during the French National Day celebrations, offering solidarity with France and […]
Jul 6, 2016 A Syrian man uses a mobile phone next to a travel agency in Fatih neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday. — AFP ISTANBUL, Turkey — Receptionist, waiter, hairdresser, pastry-seller: These are the jobs of the ambitious young Syrians who abandoned their dreams in Damascus to start from […]
By AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — The EU opened a new negotiating chapter with Turkey on Thursday on its long-stalled bid for membership, a week after […]
Turkey and Israel announced a deal to normalize ties earlier in June. BY CONOR GAFFEY ON 7/4/16 Turkish ship Lady Leyla, carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, arrives at the Israeli port of Ashdod, July 3. The ship is the first aid ship sent from Turkey to Gaza since 2010.JACK […]
Jul 05,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Turkey’s about-face in its regional and international politics has come as a shock for some, and as proof that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is capable of embracing a pragmatic approach on challenging issues, for others. In the past few weeks Ankara has […]
The Telegraph By Zia Weise2 hrs ago Turkey is willing to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, in a controversial announcement that will raise questions over his commitment to halt the migration flow to Europe . Speaking at a Ramadan dinner in Kilis, […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul Istanbul’s main airport was operating again on Thursday morning, less than two days after the devastating gun and suicide bomb attack here that killed at least […]
By Riham Alkousaa and Maximilian Popp Konstantinos Tsakalidis/ DER SPIEGEL Refugee Mesut Mahmud The closure of the Balkan route has left tens of thousands of refugees stranded in Greece with nowhere to go. Smugglers who once profited from sneaking migrants deeper into Europe are now offering a new service: A […]
We are conditioned to feel content with a tepid reaction from our political leaders to atrocities in Turkey and the Middle East Matt Ayton Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and meretricious tones […]
Source: BBC Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers […]
The New York Times By LILIA BLAISE2 hrs ago Chilling CCTV of Istanbul bombers PARIS — Fathi Bayoudh was a respected officer and doctor in the Tunisian military, but on Tuesday night at Istanbul’s main airport he was a father worried about his wayward son. Dr. Bayoudh, 58, had […]