Tag Archives: Turkey

Syria

| May 10, 2011

Ally of Assad says Syria will fight protests till ‘the end’

Turkey

| May 2, 2011

Turkish president Abdullah Gul said he was “satisfied” that Osama bin Laden had been killed. Aydin Tamak, a top military commander of the Turkish terror group Hizbullah, was arrested by Serbian police at the Hungarian border, hiding in a truck bound for Germany. He had gone missing from Turkey along with 22 other members of […]

Libya

| April 24, 2011

Attempt to freeze Moammar Kadafi’s assets hits resistance

Turkey

| April 12, 2011

Police rounded up 40 suspected al Qaeda and Turkish Hezbollah operatives during raids throughout the country. Police claimed that Halis Bayancuk, the leader of al Qaeda’s branch in Turkey, was among those captured.

Turkey

| April 6, 2011

Arrested journalist’s book claims Turkish police infiltrated by Islamic movement

Turkey

| April 6, 2011

Turkish intelligence agencies believe that al Qaeda is planning on attacking Incirlik Air Base and Jewish synagogues. The attacks are thought to have been planned by Abu Muhammed Al Kurdi and Salih Battal, two Syrian al Qaeda operatives.

Libya

| March 23, 2011

Turkey warns against coalition ‘hidden agenda’ on Libya

Turkey

| March 21, 2011

Turkey forced a second Iranian aircraft suspected of transporting illegal weapons and nuclear materials to Syria to land at Diyarbakir for inspection. Another Iranian plane forced to land last week was not found to contain banned materials.

Turkey

| March 16, 2011

The Turkish Air Force ordered an Iranian plane destined for Syria to land at Diyarbakir airport. The Iranian plane is being inspected for suspected nuclear-related cargo.

Afghanistan

| March 4, 2011

Afghans would support Taliban office In Turkey – Afghan national security advisor

Germany

| February 28, 2011

Erdogan urges Turks not to assimilate: ‘You are part of Germany, but also part of our great Turkey’

Afghanistan

| February 28, 2011

Afghan government peace program would increase the risks of civil war, Afghan justice group warns

Iran

| February 14, 2011

Ahmadinejad: ‘Iran has a definite nuclear right’

Egypt

| January 30, 2011

Opposition rallies to ElBaradei as military reinforces in Cairo

Israel

| January 23, 2011

Commission finds Israeli commandos acted appropriately in raid on aid flotilla

Competing interests: The United States, Iraq, and Iraq’s neighbors

| January 22, 2011

On December 5, The New York Times noted that while “Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a regional menace that sent shudders through its neighbors,” today Iraq finds it difficult to restrain the ambitions of countries that share its borders — particularly as the US prepares to withdraw. The Times notes that this meddling by Iraq’s neighbors […]