Turkey’s President said on Sunday that Syrian rebel backed by Turkish troops allies have entered the center of ISIS stronghold in al-Bab city, adding that after its capture Manbij and Raqqa cities are the next targets. [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Will the joint Raqqa operation that the U.S. wants to launch with Turkey veer from its objective or weaken the Euphrates Shield intervention aimed at preventing the terror corridor in north Syria, which [ More … ]
BY: Akif Emre* Turkey, due to its regional role, history and geostrategic location along with its importance in many areas that can be added to these, is not a country that can be left aside. We [ More … ]
Turkey’s military has denied Russia’s claim in killing three Turkish soldiers by mistake in Syria, opening the door for possible Russian warning to Turkey over making new ties with the US after a recent Trump-Erdogan phone [ More … ]
A clash erupted between the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Assad regime forces near the town of al-Bab, in the first confrontation between them as both sides fight Islamic State in the area. Turkey operations started [ More … ]
Turkey’s operation in Syria to achieve goal with success of operation in al-Bab, says Numan Kurtulmus “If you say, ‘Let’s clean Daesh but place there PYD/YPG,’ in Raqqa, this becomes a national security issue for [ More … ]
Russia’s air forces accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others during an operation against Islamic State in northern Syria on Thursday, while Moscow confirmed the incident and sent its apologies. Turkey’s military operation [ More … ]
As Turkish military seems close to ending the battle against ISIS in al-Bab, it started preparing for its next big battle in Raqqa and sought to get US help with it, after months of political desertion. Turkey’s [ More … ]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on joint action against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of Raqqa and al-Bab, as the battles in both areas have reached [ More … ]
Turkey’s role in the Syrian crisis has become more important in the recent months as a peace guarantee and a military force on the ground. However, tension seems to be growing bigger also as Turkey [ More … ]
Turkey is continuing to advance on Daesh territory in Syria, and will discuss regional issues with U.S. President Trump, says Turkish President Erdoğan after returning from his east Africa tour Turkey is making steady progress [ More … ]
Turkey’s threat to close its strategic southern Incirlik Air Base to US-led international coalition flights seem to have paid off, according to analysts. The US recently announced its decision to provide regular aerial intelligence to [ More … ]
Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 32 Daesh terrorists in northern Syria. The terrorist organization loses inner circle during al-Bab operation At least 32 Daesh terrorists were “neutralized” in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of [ More … ]
By: Cahit Tuz* The “globalization” phenomenon, which is one of the fundamental qualities that has become dominant in the international system of the century we are living in, brings with itself the combined effects of [ More … ]
By: Aydın Ünal* One-hundred-and-two years ago today, on Dec. 26, 1914, it was understood that the Sarıkamış Operation would be unsuccessful, thus the course of the war was changed. Russian Commander Maslofski says, “The Turks nearly [ More … ]
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