Recent News Headlines : Incirlik Air Base - Turkey

ARRESTS IN TURKEY AS US EMBASSY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO 'THREAT'


The arrests came hours after the US embassy in Ankara said it would remain closed for the day due to a security threat ... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 14

CHILD SEX ABUSE WOES IN TURKEY SPARK DEBATE ON PREVENTION, AGAIN


Demir argues that child sexual abuse is too often left open to the interpretation of judges and prosecutors... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 1

US EMBASSY IN TURKEY CLOSES DUE TO 'SECURITY THREAT'


Embassy in Ankara advises US citizens in Turkey to avoid large crowds and the embassy building in the capital... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 728

TURKEY RIOT POLICE BREAK UP WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCH, COLLAR 15


The group was protesting Turkey's military operation in Syria targeting Syrian Kurdish militia, considered a terror group by Ankara... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 0

'DISTURBING REPORTS' OF CIVILIAN DEATHS IN SYRIA'S AFRIN


Turkey's military operation has displaced tens of thousands from Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, UN official says... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 1666

FRANCE URGES IRAN TO PRESSURE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OVER GHOUTA


Le Drian also said that Iran needed to address concerns over its ballistic missile program or risk new sanctions... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 46

TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO


Unfortunately, terrorism has once again been bloody in Burkina Faso, and we strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that took place in Ouagadougou... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 5

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT MAKES GHOUTA GAINS; TURKEY STEPS UP AFRIN ATTACK


Ground forces including the army's elite Tiger Force have been attacking from the eastern edge of the besieged enclave, where the United Nations says 400,000 people live... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 577

SYRIAN GOVT. SEIZES GROUND IN GHOUTA ADVANCE


Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance commander, monitor... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 235

SENEGAL PRAISED FOR AIDING TURKEY TO SHUT DOWN 'BAD' SCHOOLS


The Turkish president arrived in Senegal as part of a four-country tour of Africa which started on February 26 with a visit to Algeria, followed by Mauritania... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 7

SYRIAN OBSERVATORY: TURKISH JETS ATTACK PRO-GOVERNMENT FORCES IN AFRIN


Despite making slow progress at first, the offensive has gained control over all Afrin's border areas adjoining Turkey... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 241

DEADLY ATTACK ON TURKISH TROOPS IN SYRIA


Thousands of civilians in Afrin have fled their homes since Turkey's offensive began... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1362

WOMEN CHALLENGE TURKEY TRADITIONS FOR RIGHT TO WORK


Around 40 percent of women in Turkey suffer physical abuse... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 276

'I'M NOT A TERRORIST' - WANTED SYRIAN KURDISH LEADER SPEAKS OUT


Muslim formerly headed the PYD, which Turkey deems to be a terrorist organisation... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 556

TURKEY'S ERDOGAN WANTS TO MAKE ADULTERY A CRIME


On Feb. 20, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that his country should criminalize adultery in conjunction with a drive to increase penalties on child abuse... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 0

CZECH COURT RELEASES SALIH MUSLIM, PREVENTING TURKEY EXTRADITION


Turkey requested extradition of Salih Muslim, a former leader of Syria's Kurdish PYD, after he was arrested in Prague... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 1569

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


The United Nations said 76 percent of private housing in Eastern Ghouta has been damaged... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


Russia's defence ministry warned the situation in Eastern Ghouta was continuing to escalate ... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 0

TURKEY'S PRESIDENT TELLS 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHED GET HONOURS IF MARTYRED


Look, we have our own maroon berets, Erdogan said as she crossed the stage... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 2236

RUSSIA CALLS DAILY TRUCE IN BATTERED SYRIA ENCLAVE


The UN said in a statement Monday that a staggering 76 percent of private housing in Eastern Ghouta was damaged... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 0

KURDISH LEADER IS ARRESTED IN PRAGUE AT TURKEYS REQUEST


Europe has not designated the Syrian Kurdish organizations as terrorist groups, and it has previously rejected such extradition requests by Turkey... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 2756

TURKEY'S PRESIDENT TO START AFRICA TOUR OF ALGERIA, MAURITANIA, SENEGAL AND MALI


Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to go on a five-day official visit to four African countries starting Monday Feb. 26... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 80

KURDISH SYRIAN EX-LEADER SALIH MUSLIM ARRESTED IN PRAGUE


The arrest came after Turkey called on the Czech Republic to arrest the former co-leader and sent warrants for his arrest to Prague, Turkish officials said... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 347

SYRIAN KURDISH LEADER ARRESTED IN PRAGUE


Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim was arrested in Prague at the behest of Turkey, the main Kurdish-led political coalition said on Sunday... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 123

DO WESTERNERS FIGHTING WITH SYRIA'S KURDS POSE A THREAT BACK HOME? (PART 2)


Hundreds of foreign nationals are fighting in Afrin to defend the Kurdish revolution in northern Syria... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 201

WOMEN ARE FREE AND ARMED IN KURDISH-CONTROLLED NORTHERN SYRIA


Women Are Free, and Armed, in Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 6669

TURKEY SAYS U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD END 'MASSACRE' IN SYRIA'S GHOUTA


Turkey says U.N. Security Council should end 'massacre' in Syria's..... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 218

TURKEY SLAMS DUTCH 'ARMENIAN GENOCIDE' VOTE


His comments were coupled with a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement that described the 142 to three majority vote as baseless ... READ MORE

23rd February, 2018 310

EX FIGHTER CALLS ON WEST TO ACT OVER TURKEY'S AFRIN ASSAULT


Both Syria's president and the YPG regard Turkey as an enemy and its offensive in Afrin is making an already messy war even more complicated... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 52

REFUGEE RETURNS EXPECTED AFTER AFRIN OPERATION


We know that many Syrian refugees in Turkey want to return home if a secure environment is established in their region of origin... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 1747

Trending News Headlines : Incirlik Air Base

STOP YPG SUPPORT OR FACE 'CONFRONTATION'


Meanwhile, Afrin's Kurdish-run administration called on Syria's government to defend the region against Turkey's offensive... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 7074

POPE FRANCIS GIVES PEACE SYMBOL AS GIFT TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN AS TURKISH FORCES POUND KURDISH MILITIA


A protester against the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Vatican lies injured following scuffles with police in Rome... READ MORE

6th February, 2018 6551

12 ISIL WIDOWS SENTENCED TO DEATH LIFE BY IRAQI COURT


A dozen foreign women who joined ISIL husbands while fighting in Iraq sentenced by a court in Baghdad... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 5785

ON NORTHERN SYRIA FRONT LINE, U.S. AND TURKEY HEAD INTO TENSE FACE-OFF


On Tuesday, once again, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey criticized the American support of Manbij... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 4454

PLEA TO END 'HELL ON EARTH' SYRIA CRISIS


Meanwhile Iran, another Syrian government ally, says it is in close contact with Syria, Russia and Turkey to try to reduce tension in the Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 3676

PRO-GOVERNMENT FIGHTERS MOVE INTO SYRIA'S AFRIN


Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, said on Monday his military would hit back if pro-Syrian forces intervened in Afrin to help the YPG... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2849

MEET AMERICAS SYRIAN ALLIES WHO HELPED DEFEAT ISIS


Mr. Muhammad said he has fought alongside the Americans throughout northern Syria, on at least 13 battlefields... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 2794

AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN FIGHTER JAMIE WILLIAMS DESCRIBES 'BLOCK BY BLOCK' BATTLE AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IN RAQQA


Video Jamie Williams says this shows him and another foreign fighter disarming a booby trapped IS mine... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2483

TURKEY DENIES REPORTS SYRIA WILL HELP YPG IN AFRIN


Turkey's deputy prime minister has dismissed as false media reports that Syrian government forces were poised to enter a Kurdish enclave in Syria's Afrin... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2315

ERDOGAN SAYS TO EXTEND SYRIA OPERATION DESPITE RISK OF U.S. CONFRONTAT


A push toward Manbij some 100 km 60 miles east of Afrin could threaten U.S. plans to stabilize a swath of northeast Syria... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 2185

TURKISH PRESIDENT THREATENS US FORCES IN SYRIA WITH AN "OTTOMAN SLAP"


A U.S. decision to continue funding the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey's future moves, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday ahead of a... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 2180

SYRIAN BOMBARDMENT 'KILLS 250' IN TWO DAYS


It is the worst violence in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus since 2013, according to activists... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 2018

FRIEND OR FOE? ASSAD QUIETLY AIDS SYRIAN KURDS AGAINST TURKEY


For the sake of delivering reinforcements to Afrin, Kino Gabriel, spokesman for the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, said... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 1863

IRAN'S ROUHANI URGES TURKEY TO HALT AFRIN OPERATION


The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which is aligned with Iran, has condemned the Afrin operation... READ MORE

6th February, 2018 1802

GERMAN OUTCRY OVER TANKS USED BY TURKEY


Turkey's president has vowed to crush the People's Protection Units YPG militia, which controls Afrin and more than 400km 250 miles of Syria's northern border... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1790

SERGEY LAVROV ON RUSSIAN-US RELATIONS AND THE MIDDLE EAST


Russian Foreign Minister - Sergey Lavrov I do not agree that the American presence in international affairs is shrinking... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 1661

ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY WILL 'CLEAN' ENTIRE SYRIAN BORDER


More than a week into their offensive, however, Turkey and allied Syrian rebel groups have made only modest progress fighting into hilly terrain against entrenched foes... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 1509

TURKEY, RUSSIA AND IRAN LEADERS TO DISCUSS SYRIA IN ISTANBUL


The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran agreed on Thursday to meet in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria, a Turkish presidential source said... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1494

TURKEY SAYS U.S. HAS PROMISED TO STOP ARMING YPG, WARNS WASHINGTON ON


A member of Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army police forces stands guard on the road near Azaz, Syria January 27, 2018... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 1453

MIXED MESSAGES FROM U.S. AS TURKEY ATTACKS SYRIAN KURDS


Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1416

TRUMP SLAMS ERDOGAN OVER SYRIA ATTACK, WARNS OF CLASH WITH U.S.


Trump also rebuked Erdogan over recent criticism of the U.S. The Turkish leader has publicly accused America of supporting terrorists by backing Kurdish fighters... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1401

U.S.-BACKED SYRIA FORCE DENIES ISLAMIC STATE IN AREA TARGETED BY TURKE


US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1283

WHY IS THE SYRIAN WAR STILL RAGING


Kurdish control of territory in northern Syria further complicates a resolution... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1229

SYRIA AIR STRIKES 'KILL 150 IS MILITANTS'


The US-led coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State IS says it has killed up to 150 militants in air strikes on a headquarters in Syria... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1226

RUSSIA WARNS U.S. NOT TO 'PLAY WITH FIRE' IN SYRIAN CONFLICT


They agreed to closely coordinate the efforts of Russia, Turkey and Iran in seeking a political resolution to the Syrian conflict, it said... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1224

STRONG 6.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF TAIWAN COAST


In 2016, a shallow earthquake in southern Taiwan killed at least two dozen people... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 1193

LAST OF BRITISH IS 'BEATLES' GANG CAPTURED BY KURDS


Two British men believed to be members of a notorious Islamic State group IS cell have been seized by Syrian Kurdish fighters, US officials say... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 1158

US SENDS MIXED SIGNALS AFTER TURKISH MOVE ON SYRIAN KURDS


US sends mixed signals after Turkish move on Syrian Kurds... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 1139

IN TURKEY, SOARING SUPPORT FOR SYRIAN OFFENSIVE AND RISING ANTI-AMERICANISM


Erdogan has said that after neutralizing Afrin, Turkey plans to extend its Syrian campaign eastward and oust the YPG fighters from the Kurdish-controlled city of Manbij... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 1060

US 'GAME OF PROVOCATIONS' CAUSED MILITARY CONFLICT IN SYRIA'S AFRIN - LAVROV


He also called out Washington for its ambiguous stance on the fact that Islamic State IS, former ISIS ISIL terrorists are present in Afghanistan... READ MORE

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