Tag: Turkey

2017/09/27

Turkey's Consulate General announced on Wednesday that flights from Turkey to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan will be suspended ...

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Kadri Gursel, Cumhuriyet Journalist, Is Released From Prison

2017/09/26

An Istanbul court ruled to release Cumhuriyet columnist Kadri Gursel while decided to keep four others in jail at the ...

Iraqi Officers Join Turkish Military Drill On Kurdistan Border

2017/09/25

Iraqi servicemen arrived in Turkey on Monday to join the country's military drill on the border with Kurdistan, the Turkish ...

Iraqi Kurds Defy Neighbors, US to Vote for Independence

by Joanne Stocker

2017/09/25

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Kurds living in the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan voted on Monday in a referendum form an independent state, a move that ...

Iran Launches War Games, Blocks Flights to Kurdistan Ahead of Referendum

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/09/24

The Iranian military started war games on Sunday near the border with Kurdistan, one day before the region is scheduled ...

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Trump’s Praise for Erdogan Has Nothing to do With Actual State of Relations

2017/10/02

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been at odds with many world leaders. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ...

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Berlin Limits Export Guarantees for German Business in Turkey

2017/09/22

In a sign of growing frustration with Turkey’s continued arrest of its citizens, Germany moved to impose trade restrictions aimed ...

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Turkey Threatens Sanctions Against Iraqi Kurds Over Independence Vote

2017/09/21

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened the Kurdistan Regional Government with severe sanctions if the independence vote takes place as scheduled ...

Ankara’s S-400 Purchase Sheds Light on Turkey’s Pivot Away From NATO

2017/09/20

Russia's gargantuan Zapad 2017 war games that began last week with Belarus rose suspicion among some NATO members who did not embrace ...

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Twitter Says Nearly 300,000 Accounts Suspended for Promoting Terrorism

by Joanne Stocker

2017/09/19

Twitter suspended nearly 300,000 accounts in the first six months of 2017 for "violations related to promotion of terrorism," according to ...

UN Human Rights Chief: Half of Imprisoned Journalists Are in Turkey

2017/09/18

About half of all imprisoned journalists around the world are incarcerated in Turkey, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid ...

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Dozens of Turkish Journalists Stand Trial in Zaman Newspaper Case

2017/09/18

Turkish authorities held on Monday the first hearing in the trial of nearly 30 journalists and writers who once worked ...

Turkey Holds Snap Military Exercise at Border With Kurdistan

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/09/18

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Turkish authorities announced on Monday that they are conducting a military drill at the border with Iraq. The snap exercise ...

Turkey Summons German Ambassador Over Kurdish Rally in Cologne

2017/09/16

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned German ambassador to Ankara Martin Erdmann on Saturday to protest a rally held by German Kurds ...

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Turkish Police Detain Lawyer of Main Opposition Leader

2017/09/15

In the latest crackdown on political opposition in Turkey, police on Friday detained the lawyer representing the leader of the ...

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Senator: Turkey’s Purchase of Russian S-400 System May Prompt US Sanctions

2017/10/09

Turkey's procurement of the Russian S-400 air defense system violates recently adopted U.S. sanctions against Russia, and could trigger automatic ...

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Turkey, Russia and Iran to Deploy Monitors in Idlib De-Escalation Zone

2017/09/15

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After reaching an agreement in Astana, Kazakhstan on the establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria, Turkey, Russia and Iran announced ...

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Turkey, Russia and Iran Close to Reaching De-escalation Zones Deal for Syria

2017/09/15

Turkey, Russia and Iran are working to finalize an agreement on creation of four de-escalation zones in Syria, including a ...

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Germany’s Merkel Rebuffs Turkey’s Travel Warning

2017/09/10