Posts Tagged: Turkey Syria
Will Erdoğan’s Ego Lead to His Downfall?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Republic of Turkey's brilliant -- if evil -- president, so dominates his country's political scene that he can afford a bit...
The Fall of Turkey’s Would-Be Emperor
Turkish President Erdogan has recently come under intense criticism for his unwillingness to come to the aid of the beleaguered Syrian Kurds in the city...
Opinion: Syria’s Looming Water Catastrophe
Two reports from Beirut's Al-Akhbar point to potentially catastrophic water problems about to affect Syria. The lesser concerns Aleppo, where mortar shells and barrel bombs have slackened off...
Report: Turkey to Ask U.S. to Prepare ‘Plan B’ For Syria
Turkey is set to ask the United States to prepare a "Plan B" for Syria if a current agreement to rid the country of...
Turkish Unrest Restricts Erdogan’s International Activism
Jerusalem Post - The unrest in Turkey is forcing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to expend his political capital at home, possibly leading to a more...
Report: Mossad Director Meets With Head of Turkish Intelligence in Ankara
JNS.org - The head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Tamir Pardo, met secretly with the Turkish intelligence agency's undersecretary, Hakan Fidan, on June 10 in...
Jordan in Talks to Deploy Patriot Missiles
Jordan said Sunday it is in talks with "friendly countries" about the possibility of deploying Patriot missiles on its territory after a similar...
Erdogan: Assad Used Chemical Weapons
Ynet - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Bashar Assad's regime has been using chemical weapons against the rebels, adding...
Turkey: Iran Behind Syria’s Use of Chemical Weapons
A source in Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development party told Kuwait's Al-Seyassah newspaper that Iran's Revolutionary Guard were overseeing...
Hezbollah Terror Chief Makes Secret Trip to Iran
Jerusalem Post - The Iranian leadership decided to "put all its weight into the ongoing battle in Syria," according to Iranian sources quoted by...
Turkey Erects Refugee Camps for Fleeing Syrian Christians
Turkey is erecting new refugee camps to accommodate the growing number of Christians fleeing the Syrian civil war. Turkey has seen an influx of 250,000-400,000 Syrian...
What Does the US Want in Syria?
A maxim in the United States Army is, "Don't tell a soldier to do something; tell him what you want done." President Roosevelt didn't...
Kerry Urges Turkey to Restore Full Diplomatic Relations With Israel
Washington Times - U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged Turkish leaders Sunday to speedily restore full diplomatic relations with Israel, two American...
Turkey’s FM: Diplomatic Pressure, Not Syria and Iran, Forced Apology from Israel
Israel's recent apology to Turkey for "operational errors" during a 2010 raid on a flotilla off the coast of Gaza which resulted in the deaths...
