Idlib is Syria’s northwestern province, and the last bastion of the Turkish-backed militants once hoping to effect regime change in Damascus. It is there the recruitment drive for Azerbaijan began a month ago, three rebels told the Guardian’s Bethan McKernan. Two brothers from Azaz said they had been summoned to …
Read More »‘This is not a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over threat that US pharma may exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt
“What the ambassador did is neither correct nor ethical. He is using manipulation at a time when we are holding talks with drug companies. He may be able to do such acts in colonies, but this is not such a country,” Koca told reporters on Friday, while visiting the Black …
Read More »Palestine is a ‘bleeding wound of humanity’: Turkey’s Erdogan FUMES over Israel & ‘collaborators’ at UN General Assembly
Speaking before the UN’s General Assembly on Tuesday, Erdogan called Israel’s “occupation” of Palestine a “bleeding wound of humanity.” He specifically condemned Israeli government for “policies of oppression, violence and intimidation” against Palestinians. The president also derided the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by some members of the international …
Read More »Turkey says it’s ‘ready for dialogue’ with Greece after extending oil & gas exploration mission in contested E. Mediterranean
Speaking during a news conference on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara has always been ready for negotiations and blamed Athens for the lack of any meaningful talks between the two countries. “If you are open to solving our existing issues through dialogue, we have always been …
Read More »Senior ISIS member arrested in Turkey, ‘important plans’ seized
The announcement was made by Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Tuesday. In a Twitter post, the official described the detained individual as an “ISIS emir,” revealing that “important plans” of some sort have been taken from the militant. The minister elaborated on the matter a short time later, naming the …
Read More »Turkey issues maritime advisory over live-fire drills in contested Eastern Mediterranean until September 11
The live-fire drills will be held between August 29 and September 11, according to the advisory issued by the country’s navy late on Friday. The area marked for the exercise lies to the south of the town of Anamur, between the Turkish coast and Cyprus. The announcement follows other advisories …
Read More »Azerbaijan gave Turkey Russian T-90 tank
The Turkish military has demonstrated that appears on their arms T-90 tank, which is officially in service of this country do not exist. Sources say that the T-90S under the Turkish flag in fact belongs to Azerbaijan, and his crew is the team, which, however, no official confirmation neither by …
Read More »Going to Turkey on “Blue stream” remained without gas
In may 2020 pipeline “Blue stream” through which gas from Russia went to Turkey under the Black sea, we stopped for maintenance work. However, the work of the pipeline was not resumed, reports Reuters. The Agency notes that the pandemic COVID-19 affected the economy of Turkey, for which simultaneous operation …
Read More »In Turkey because of the coronavirus temporarily released approximately 90 thousand prisoners
Turkey decided to temporarily release approximately 90 thousand prisoners in connection with the spread of the coronavirus. The corresponding decree was adopted by the Parliament of the country, reports RIA “Novosti”. From places of deprivation of liberty will be temporarily released those who were serving sentences for minor …
Read More »The war with Turkey is already underway
The visit of Recep Erdogan to Moscow in the current environment looks very strange. So it would not be surprising if it will be moved or canceled altogether. News reports about the fighting in Syria and the military-political situation around it has forced you to forget the question, will the …
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