UAE and Dahlan’s assassination teams… Who were you going to assassinate this time, emir? Istanbul has been seized. It’s not an election issue, but rather one of national security, asks columnist Ibrahim Karagul, in an [ More … ]
A secret alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia aimed at restraining Iran’s imperial desire for a land mass between Tehran and the Mediterranean was moving into a new phase, Washington Times reported citing Basler Zeitung, [ More … ]
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said the list of demands were aimed at curbing Qatar’s sovereignty A list of 13 demands submitted by four Arab states to Qatar as a condition to lift their boycott [ More … ]
Qatar said Saturday a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies to end their blockade was not “reasonable” and “actionable”. Sheikh Yusuf Bin Ahmed, the director of the government’s Communication Office, said the [ More … ]
John McCain says Washington-Ankara alliance ‘more vital than ever’ The U.S.-Turkey partnership must be revitalized under the Donald Trump administration, Republican Senator John McCain said Monday after meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I had [ More … ]
Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik says Turkey and the region are paying the price for the US choosing the YPG terror group as a partner in the fight against Daesh Turkey and the region are [ More … ]
BY: Nedret Ersanel To say it as politely as possible, not too many people doubt any longer that the U.S. had some sort of involvement in the July 15 treachery. The same belief also applies [ More … ]
Turkey’s foreign minister says he has paid a surprise visit to Iran just days after the two countries agreed to greater cooperation on Syria despite their differences. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Turkish state media [ More … ]
By: KILIÇ BUĞRA KANAT* Apart from U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford’s visit to Turkey following the failed coup attempt, the first high-level visit from the U.S. to Turkey is [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* If European leaders had given the strong support Putin gave on the night of July 15, we would today be talking about a “Turkey-EU spring” instead of the “second spring” of Turkey [ More … ]
Israel’s efforts to reconcile with NATO member Turkey will help enhance Israeli intelligence sharing and other security cooperation with the alliance, a NATO diplomat said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The once-strong Israeli-Turkish partnership was shattered [ More … ]
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