Tag: Turkey
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Kurdish forces prepare for major fight against Turkish backed-forces
There has been no agreement between the Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria and the new Syrian leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) over the future of the Kurdish territories and the Kurdish armed forces. The new Syrian leadership is demanding for the Kurdish armed forces to lay down their weapons and integrate their…
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Italy, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey lead Europe in rising libel suits against journalists and activists in 2023
In its yearly report, the Coalition Against SLAPPS in Europe documented that in 2023 Italy, Romania, Serbia and Turkey lead Europe in rising libel suits against journalists and activists. The report identifies and presents statistics on the action taken to silence journalists and activists via various legal means (strategic lawsuit against public participation). Most SLAPPs…
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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan offers to mediate between the United Arab Emirates and the Sudanese government
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is offering to mediate between peace talks between the incumbent Sudanese government lead by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the United Arab Emirates. President Erdogan’s offer, made in a phone call to the Sudanese General Fattah al-Burhan, is an implicit acknowledgement that the United Arab Emirates are supporting the genocidal and…
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Israel takes sides with the Kurds as it bombs all heavy-weaponry in rebel-controlled areas
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar gave a press conference condemning the attacks by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army on Kurdish forces that currently control Manbij, an Arab majority-city in the north-west of Syria. The Turkish air force has also been bombing Kurdish military installations in the past few weeks as it has done regularly through…
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President Erdogan wants his Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan as his successor: his party may have different ideas
Diplomatic sources have informed The Maltese Herald that Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan is pushing his Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan as his successor. President Erdogan doesn’t intend to context elections in 2028 making this term potentially his last. Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan, who was previously the head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Service, is…
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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says that he hopes Syrian rebels arrive to Damascus
In an interview with Turkish media Canli 24, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said that he hoped the Syrian rebels arrive to Homs and Damascus without any problems. He also added that he asked Bashar al-Assad to together decide the future of Syria but did not receive a positive response. Turkey is currently occupying border areas…
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says voluntary returns to Aleppo will increase
Speaking at an event in Istanbul on Friday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that voluntary returns of Syrian refugees to Aleppo will increase. Turkey hosts up to 4 million Syrian refugees, with two million of them coming from Aleppo. Aleppo was besieged and conquered by the Syrian Army aided by Russian airstrikes and Hezbollah militants…
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Turkey blocks Israeli President’s trip to COP29: Al-Monitor Reports
According to Al-Monitor, Turkey has refused permission for the Israeli President’s aircraft to enter its airspace, ultimately leading him to cancel his trip to COP29 in Azerbaijan. President Herzog was scheduled to fly to the climate change conference via Turkey, but Turkish authorities refused entry to his aircraft. Last week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced…
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More footage and stories from the surreal BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia
The BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia ended with a meeting between the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin followed by a statement by the parties in the conferences with some points including a bizarre demand to nations “to adhere to the UN Charter”. Russia invaded Ukraine twice, first in 2014 and…
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Turkey bombs Kurdish cities in Syria after unclaimed terrorist attack in Ankara
Turkey has bombed multiple civilian targets in the Kurdish region of northern Syria including a prison, shops and bakeries, oil facilities and power stations. At least six Kurdish civilians were reported killed in the attacks across cities and towns including Kobane, Qamishlo, Qahtaniye, Rmelan and Qahtaniye. The terrorist attack occurred earlier during the day at…
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Khaled Mashal, the highest-ranking Hamas member alive, is set to become the group’s leader
Khaled Mashal, who is currently sheltering in Turkey, is set to become the new leader of Hamas. He does not have a good relationship with Iran and recently accused Iran of being responsible for Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination. Khaled Mashal is known for his fiery rhetoric and uncompromising stance. He does not agree with a two-state…
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“Grand Theft Ottoman” – The New York Post on New York Mayor, Eric Adams
I can’t help but remember how we had a Minister of Foreign Affairs who is now a mouthpiece for their foreign policy interests as they fly him around the world propping him up as a “teacher of diplomacy”. New York Mayor, Erics Adams is being charged in a US Court for accepting gifts from the…
