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…
KRG steps back: “We respect the court’s decision”
On November 6, Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court issued a decision that the country’s constitution which indicates the Republic of Iraq…
Turkey “shocked” as US defends PYD-DAESH Deal over Raqqa
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim slammed the US for supporting the PKK/PYD-Daesh Raqqah deal.
EU’s giant leap: set to launch army parallel to NATO
In what has been considered as a “historic” moment on Monday, 23 members of the EU, led by France and…
FETO faces rejection by European court
The court declined to hear the cases on the grounds that the applicants had failed to exhaust judicial procedures in…
President Erdogan meets Putin in Sochi
Putin agreed that the joint work of Russia, Turkey and Iran as guarantors of the Astana peace settlement process for…
Turkey rushes aid groups to quake-hit Iraq
“Special thanks to Turkey, AFAD [Turkey’s Disaster Management Agency] and Red Crescent for their quick response and support,” KRG spokesman…
Gulen’s Extradition: “Turkey Didn’t Ask for Evidence on 9/11”
Responding to the US government’s suspicion that the evidence provided by Turkey on Gulen was scarce, Prime Minister bluntly said,…
Turkey to sign missile defense system with France, Italy
In a strategic move, Turkey signed a letter of intent with France and Italy to develop its national missile defense…
Middle East on brink: Gulf states urge nationals depart Lebanon
The United States State Department admitted that the US charge d’affaires in Riyadh, met Saad Hariri on Wednesday without elaborating on…
Turkey joins UNESCO executive board
During the 39th session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris, a total of 134 countries voted for Turkey to…
Turkish PM’s US agenda: terrorism
During his visit to the US, Turkish Prime Minister warned that there is no difference between the Fetullah Terrorist Organization…
Erdogan-Musk meeting details disclosed
Speaking to reporters, presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said that “Elon Musk came to Turkey to discuss the launch of Turksat…
Boom in Turkish industrial production
On Wednesday figures published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed that Turkey’s industrial production rose by 10.4 percent in…
Progress in Turkey-US relations
During his four-day US visit, Binali Yildirim is scheduled to meet Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday.
Turkish PM urges US to extradite FETO leader
Speaking to the reporters at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport before embarking on the US visit, PM Binali Yildirim said there were…
Security Council fails on Rohingya crisis
Security Council failure comes as the latest dash for Rohingyas who are facing state purge and ethnic cleansing in their…
