Tag: Turkey

Jim W. Dean - No charismatic leader ever emerged as a rallying figure head, so there was effectively no real leadership in the coup for even a Hail Mary attempt at success. Who would have supported an anonymous group?

President Sisi issued a response to the military coup in Turkey. "The Turkish military coup against Erdogan was resulted from his failed policies in the region", he wrote in his Face Book page.

The alternative and mainstream media are both wrong about Turkey.

Early reports say there has been gunfire in Istanbul, the bridges are blocked and planes have been flying low over the city. Media seems to be shut down.

Adel al-Joubeir after bilateral meeting which were observed between him and his US counterpart Susan Rice and American National Security Adviser on Wednesday, 12 / Jun / 2016, in a press interview about Turkish Prime Minister’s statements Binali Yıldırım on normalization of relations with Syria, said: I wondered of Erdoğan’s positioning.

In what appears to be a major reversal, the Turkish government has issued a call for improved relations between Iraq and the Syrian government...

Henry Kamens - As long as generals act traitorously and the Potomac Institute continues to exist, we can expect more indiscriminate murder cloaked in the name of democracy and human rights.

Al-Malah is a very important area that Syrian Arab Army will never overlook its strategic importance. SAA was determined to get terrorist militants out aiming at closing terrorist only road of military supply from Turkey.

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, is calling for the dissolution of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi) and also urged Iran to refrain from igniting sectarian strife and from its hostility to Saudi Arabia

On Monday, Turkish media reported that Ankara might allow Russia to use the Incirlik Airbase for the common fight against Daesh. The Turkish Foreign...

What happened is that Turkey in collaboration with Saudi Arabia support and protect terrorists instead of coordinating with the southern neighbor in fighting terrorism.

In the line of the eagerness of His Royal Highness King Salman bin Abdulaziz – may God protect him– to provide social stability for the Saudi citizens in this holy month, and out of keenness to continue the march of our country towards development and constant progress and in conjunction with 'Saudi Vision 2030.

Erdogan reconsider policies towards Syria The Kremlin announced on Wednesday that Russia wants to restore "good relations" with Turkey, stressing at the same time on Ankara to take "certain steps" to resolve the conflict between the two countries.

The Western media presents data on main suspects of the terror act in the Istanbul Atatürk Airport as a result of acts of unknown...

Russia and Turkey have reached common understanding on the Syrian crisis, including fighting al-Nusra Front militants. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

The Turkish side agrees with Russia that the Syrian opposition should withdraw from the terrorists’ positions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

The mayor of the Turkish town of Kemer Mustafa Gul announced that he was ready to give a house in the Turkish resort of...

The recent bombing in Istanbul reminds me of what the Mossad in Israel did in 1950 and 1951 in Iraq.

The only conclusion I can come to is that Erdogan has in effect, surrendered to Russia, and the letter of apology for shooting down the Russian plane is in fact a letter of surrender

By Sajjad Shaukat At least 42 persons were killed and more than 230 wounded by the three suicide bombers who carried out simultaneous attacks at...

An indicator of new world trends?

Vladimir Putin has received a letter in which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the death of the Russian pilot who was killed when a Russian jet was downed over the Syrian-Turkish border last November, the Kremlin said.

Fighting the New World Order "is the core issue for Americans and Europeans interested in not merely their own true national interest, but in the literal survival of life on this planet."

The governments of Syria and Turkey are engaging in dialogue and both sides are showing a willingness to negotiate their differences, the Turkish military's former intelligence chief Ismail Hakki Pekin told Sputnik Turkey.

Jim W. Dean - This Alice in Wonderland scenario of a Syrian ceasefire continues to roll on, where the US is seeking to undermine it to get Assad out of power before the next elections are held.

Jim W. Dean: “Putin continues to slay Western propaganda and leadership reputations almost every time he gives a talk.”

Jim W. Dean - This is a weird story, what is basically a Kurdish force being referred to as Syrian, due to the coalition name they conveniently took. And we have the Syrian Observatory as the source, the CIA front, and then no mention of the US Special Forces involved.

"Knives are bad, and swords are bad as well, but fighter jets are good, though they can kill as many as 200 people, including women and children."

Jim W. Dean - Seth Ferris takes us into the Byzantine geopolitics of Turkey's current situation with backdrop on the Iraqi Kurds shooting down the Turkish Cobra helicopter.

Jim W. Dean - There is no big surprise here. Turkey is making Syria pay for what the Russian sanctions have done to hurt the Turkish economy. Selling bombing supplies to terrorists is just another day at the office for the Erdogan crowd.

Three months ago the Turkish news site, Diriliş Postası, which is managed by Hakan Albayrak (a close associate of Erdogan) has publicized an article remained online just for a few minutes.

Jim W. Dean - Erdogan is looking to dump millions of Turks into the EU, both Kurdish refugees he plans to manufacture in great numbers, certainly a part of its criminal population, and then out of work Turks from the Russian sanctions.

According to the numerous reports circulating in the media regarding the Turkish complicity with ISIS in selling stolen oil, a number of western countries intend to examine the evidence concerning of this sinister relationship and bring a criminal prosecution against those who are involved and take punitive measures against Turkey through the international community.

Jim W. Dean - Erdogan has a lot of showdowns in play. The EU interior minister has said "no deal" on the visa regime unless Turkey complies with all the requirements, of which it has been well aware for a number of years and never objected to, until now.

Khalid bin Al Attiyah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has traveled to London where he signed a joint defense agreement with Michael Fallon, the British Secretary of State for Defense.

Should Abdullah Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned head of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), asks his followers to start a fresh round of insurgency, Turkish Supreme Court would reconsider his previous verdict, said Turkish general prosecutor Zekeriya Öz.

According to French media, a Turkey-bound cargo ship carrying heavy weapons—procured by Saudi arms dealers—, loaded in England and France, was seized by Greek coast guards.

Jim W. Dean - The gloves are off. Turkey says "no" to EU demands to update its counter-terrorism law as one of the visa-free regime requirements. Erdogan raises his bet by 2 million refugees.

During 2012 and 2013, Turkish and Israeli groups, aided by rogue CIA and State Department contractors, backed by Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise -- or ICITE (pronounced “eyesight”), a group totally penetrated and operated by Israeli intelligence, staged gas attacks in Syria killing thousands.

Foreign-national terrorist, trained and supplied in Turkey, have entered the territories of Northern Aleppo in groups to join the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front.