Turkey
Hundreds of employees fired from Turkey’s Incirlik air base
25 January 2020
More than 420 people working at a crucial military air base in southern Turkey have lost their jobs, with some analysts considering...
Religious faith in the ‘Mahdi’ could bring catastrophe to Turkey
By Ergun Babahan
Jan 02 2020
Adnan Tanrıverdi, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief military adviser and the founder of the Turkish government-sponsored paramilitary company SADAT,...
Cyprus lifts veto on EU Russia sanctions
January 28, 2020
The European Union added seven Russian-backed officials in Crimea to its sanctions blacklist on Tuesday for organising local elections in the peninsula...
Cyprus accused of blocking new Russia sanctions amid Turkey spat
January 24, 2020
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU...
Kurdish journalists appeal for international solidarity in the face of oppression
By Steve Sweeney
January 20, 2020
KURDISH journalists called for international solidarity today after being targeted by state security services for exposing the alleged rape...
EU warns Turkey against ‘illegal’ Mediterranean gas exploration plans
After Erdogan vows to start searching waters ‘as soon as possible,’ defying a mega-deal signed by Israel, Greece and Cyprus, European countries accuse Ankara...
Turkish jets conduct record of 91 Greek air space violations on...
January 15, 2020
91 violations of Greek air space, 27 flights over Greek islands, 6 dog fights with Greek fighter jets. In its effort to...
Greece Rages Against Turkey’s Heft in Libya Peace Talks
By Eleni Chrepa andPaul Tugwell
January 16, 2020
Greece warned it may try to block any Libyan peace deal that doesn’t resolve a dispute over regional...
Cyprus: House unanimously condemns dispatch of weapons and troops to Libya
House unanimously condemns dispatch of weapons and troops to Libya
17/01/2020
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, in a resolution adopted unanimously,...
Turkey, Russia and the Libyan conundrum
Shifting dynamics on the ground in Libya have established Turkey and Russia as the main power-brokers in the conflict
by Guma El-Gamaty
Jan. 18, 2020
Since the...