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‘Riled by a meeting between a US official and members of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which controls the Syrian town of Kobane, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Washington to choose between Turkey and, as he put it, the “terrorists.” A delegation featuring Brett McGurk, the United States’ envoy to the coalition […]

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‘Turkish Presidential guards showed astounding levels of brutality towards female activists in Ecuador. Three women were violently hauled away and, according to their accounts, beaten in the face and breasts moments after heckling Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an act of protest the three activist started screaming “murderer” at Erdogan while he was addressing the crowd […]

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‘Commenting on the Turkish government’s campaign to demonize former Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc over his criticisms of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its leadership, former AKP Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay warned that Turkey is showing worrying signs of a backslide into dictatorship. Last Friday, recently retired AKP politician Bulent […]

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‘With over 400 hotels for sale in the tourist capital Antalya, Turkey’s tourist industry has descended into one of its worst crises in history after the number of Russian tourists visiting the country dwindled and increasing terrorist attacks left the country’s security weakened, the Turkish Zaman newspaper reported. Turkey is facing a shortfall of nearly […]

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‘The Russian Defense Ministry is waiting for explanations from representatives of NATO and the Pentagon of the actions of Turkish military which the ministry accuses of shelling the Syrian territory, official spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday. “Those who warn us about consequences without understanding what happened, should first of all think about the trap […]

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‘More than 20 injured people have been trapped in a basement for over a week in the Cizre district of Turkey’s Sirnak Province, where the Turkish military is fighting Kurdish militants. Reports say ambulances have been denied access and six people have died. Faysal Sariyildiz, Sirnak deputy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the third […]

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‘One would think Ottoman Turkey’s atrocities, which Dostoevsky described in A Writer’s Diary, such as putting out children’s eyes out with needles, and then impaling them, are all … water under the bridge (albeit too bloody). Yet the barbaric shooting of the Russian pilot while parachuting over Syria, by Turkmen “militia” (who then expressed their […]

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‘Hundreds of people have fled the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, located in southeastern Turkey, as authorities have extended the curfew there after 23 people were killed in street battles, including three Turkish soldiers and 20 Kurdish fighters.’ Read more: Hundreds flee southeast Turkey warzone as 23 killed and curfew expanded in Kurdish Diyarbakir

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‘Israel’s defense minister has alleged that the Islamic State terror group has long been funded with “Turkish money.” “As you know, Daesh (Islamic State, previously ISIS/ISIL) enjoyed Turkish money for oil for a very, very long period of time. I hope that it will be ended,” Moshe Yaalon told reporters in Athens on Tuesday after […]

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‘A court in Istanbul has launched an investigation into the Turkish television station CNN Turk after it used the phrase “‘Dictator’ on trial” in reference to a dispute between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıcdaroglu. CNN Turk used a screen graphic during its broadcast while reporting on the Republican People’s Party (CHP) […]

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‘Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today laid out his agenda for Saturday talks with Vice President Joe Biden, saying a Russian military build-up in northern Syria, which reported involves “up to 200” Russian troops, is threatening to Turkey and “won’t be tolerated.” Erdogan expressed particular concern about reports of a team of Russian military engineers […]

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‘A local Turkish court has dismissed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appeal against an opposition party leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The Turkish president filed two lawsuits this week, seeking damages after Kilicdaroglu called him a “thief”. Erdogan’s lawyers have been seeking 200,000 Turkish lire ($66,000) in damages, saying this was an “attack on his personal rights.” On Thursday, […]

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‘An incident in which several civilians with white flags came under fire has been caught on camera. The victims are reported to be Kurds in the town of Cizre, where they were allegedly shot at by Turkish troops. The series of short video clips published on social media shows a procession of people going along […]

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‘Turkey has recently reiterated its intention to build offensive missile systems, claiming that it is “difficult for a country to be deterrent with defensive missiles only”; the move has puzzled NATO, as it’s doubtful that the member state’s demand for such arms has any “strategic sense” and calls into question whether Turkey intends to go […]

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