The Future of CHP and Turkey’s Democracy
I’m not talking about the limited violence that was encountered during the Gezi Park violent protests; I’m referring to the violence employed by terrorist organizations.
The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
, the terror group PKK and its Syrian offshoot Democratic Union Party (PYD) were advancing towards Daesh deployments in Tell Abyad thanks to the generous help of the American jets.
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
iming to eliminate terrorist elements of PKK/YPG, The Operation Olive Branch (OOB) launched by Turkey on January 20 revealed how local, regional and international actors in the Syrian crisis are intertwined.
Turkish opposition ex-official gets 10 years in jail
court in capital Ankara on Friday sentenced a former senior official of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to 10 years in jail on terrorism-related charges, according to a judicial source.
Iraqi parliament speaker backs Turkey’s anti-PKK fight
he visiting Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Salim al-Jabouri, has backed Turkey’s fight against the PKK terror group.
Afrin residents were forced to dig ditches
ome local security sources spoke to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity that the YPG/PKK terrorists force civilians to dig two-meter deep, two-meter wide and kilometers-long ditches in order to block the entrance of Turkish military forces into Afrin.
Germany’s Muslims urge solidarity after mosque attacks
This threat situation has further exacerbated now by foreign terrorist groups,” representatives of largest Muslim organizations said during a news conference in Berlin on Thursday.
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
have been trying to iron out a number of issues, principally concerning the terrorist YPG/PKK in Syria, a group the U.
What does Qatari support for Turkey’s Afrin Operation mean?
Their approaches to Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch (OOB), launched on January 20 with the aim of eradicating terrorist elements from the border, are also similar.
Turkey-EU summit in Bulgaria ‘very important’ for ties
EU-Turkey relations, regional and international issues, including global foreign policy, security, fight against terrorism, the Middle East, Africa and Russia are expected to be discussed during the summit, the senior EU official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said.
Erdogan ‘hopes’ Afrin is liberated ‘by this evening’
urkey’s president said on Wednesday he hopes the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin would be liberated from terrorists “by this evening.
YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
Evidence of the terrorist YPG/PKK using young children uncovered in the Turkish-led operation in Syria’s Afrin region confirms what many international rights watchdogs already reported: the terrorist recruitment of minors.
Turkey working for the normalization of Syria
The aim of the visit was to inform reporters of the situation in Afrin and give information about Operation Olive Branch, which until this day has seen the neutralization of around 3,000 terrorists.
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 121 FETO suspects
he Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Istanbul on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 121 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), according to a judicial source.
French Secularism: Towards Republican Authoritarianism?
Due to political factors, including the terror attacks that happened in France over the past two years, the French state, as noted by Yasser Louati in ‘Islamophobia in France,’ “in addition to the systematic backlash from ordinary people and the hysteric news coverage,” has “engaged in a brutal counterterror campaign that deliberately targets Muslims.
The US must end Support to the YPG to repair Ties with Turkey
to work with its state allies like Turkey, not a terror group’s extension.
Does the 1997 Coup Trial Suffice to Confront the History of Coups?
As a matter of fact, this change in the judicial system began with the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) elections held in 2014 and presented significant possibilities for the fight against the Gulenist Terror Group (FETO).
What Happened in Turkey on February 28?
If the July 15 coup attempt had been successful, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) would have had control of both the state and society.
The Unknown Side of Boko Haram: How a Salafi Group Spread in Historically Sufi Northern Nigeria
It may seem that Boko Haram, under the leadership of Abubakar Shekau, has moved away from the Salafi concept to a new ideology that favors Daesh-style violence-centered terrorism.
Notes from the Border: What Operation Olive Branch means for the Border Towns of Turkey
Launched at 17:00 pm on January 20, 2018, Operation Olive Branch (OOB) forced Turkey to fight cross-border terrorism with similar motives to Operation Euphrates Shield.
