Balkan Daesh Fighters in Numbers
Some of the highest numbers of foreign fighters joining Daesh came from the Balkans, and these states now face the huge challenges of dealing with returned fighters and their families.
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The Turkish-Libyan Maritime Deal: What Are the Implications?
The maritime deal has significantly redrawn boundaries within the Eastern Mediterranean, and will strengthen Turkey’s position in ongoing negotiations in…
Bosnian Genocide Denier Peter Handke Receives Nobel Prize in Literature
Despite strong international criticism, the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Austrian author Peter Handke. Handke’s open denial of…
‘Happiness Means Fighting’: Haluk Bilginer’s Long Road to Emmy Award
Turkish Actor Haluk Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards, for his performance in the…
Who Was James Le Mesurier of the White Helmets?
Le Mesurier is largely seen as the co-founder of the White Helmets, and the loss of such a major advocate…
Mazloum Kobani Is Becoming another Thorn in US-Turkey Relations
Mazloum Kobani is among Turkey’s most wanted terrorists and is placed on the Turkish Interior Ministry’s Interpol red notice list.
Why the Northern Syrian Oil Fields Are So Important to Trump
Despite President Donald Trump repeatedly saying that US troops are staying in Syria in order to ‘secure the oil’, data…
Ex-SDF leader explains Russian-US proxy war in Syria: serious implications for Turkey
Talal Silo, former Syrian Democrat Forces (SDF) spokesperson revealed how the US promised the terrorist organizations a “Mediterranean corridor.”
November inflation rate announced
The inflation rate for November 2017 have been announced – an increase to 12.98 percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
Trump expected to announce Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Jerusalem has remained at the core of the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades, as Palestinians want Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem as the…
La Gazzetta dello Sport praise developments in Turkish football
The Italian “La Gazzetta delo Sport” praised the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his contributions made to Turkish football,…
Pope Francis’s failure to say the word “Rohingya”
“The pope missed an opportunity to reinforce his previous messages that affirmed the rights of the Rohingya to self-identify and…
UN announces two-days-ceasefire in East Ghouta where dozens were killed by air strikes
On Monday Russia proposed imposing a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus – one of the de-escalation…
Reza Zarrab to stand as witness in US case
Victor Rocco asked the jury, “What would you do if US prosecutors made voice recordings and gave them to another…
OECD: Turkish economy nearly doubles 2017 growth rate
“Economic growth is estimated to have exceeded six percent in 2017, driven by strong fiscal stimulus and an export market…
The new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline to send 1M bpd to Turkey
The Iraqi central government will lay a new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline with a length of approximately 350 kilometers and a…
Divestment of weapons sent to PKK/PYD in sight
The intent is to regain large vehicles and heavy or crew-served weapons from YPG once specific threats have been defeated,…
US judges the violation of self-imposed sanctions
The prosecutors in Turkey accused the former attorney for the southern district of New York Preet Bharara and the district’s…
Turkish Premier visited London
When the hostess interrupted Yildirim saying; “But in the UK we don’t pass decrees in parliament here that conflict with…
Love Army calls President Erdogan to help Rohingya Muslims
The “Love Army,” led by Jerome Jarre (@jeromejarre), made a call to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Muslims in…
Lebanese PM: Hezbollah needs to remain neutral in the region
Hariri said he was ready to stay on as prime minister but would resign again if Iran and Hezbollah did…
Rare addmission of Turkish hospitality to refugees by EU
Turkish officials must have it tough to determine whether to call it “better late than never” or “too little too…
Turkish economic growth set at 7 amid higher confidence
While speaking at an award ceremony at the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, President Erdogan said, “It won’t be a surprise…
