After 100 days behind bars over accusations of belonging to a Turkish “terrorist organization,” Mustafa Yilmaz was relieved to be back with his wife and daughter and allowed to return to work. But his problems were far from over. On Feb. 19, six weeks after his release, he disappeared. His wife, Sumeyye Yilmaz, says CCTV […]
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Damascus angered by Turkish army convoy heading for key Syria town
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Monday condemned the deployment of a Turkish military convoy toward a key town in northwestern Syria where regime forces are waging fierce battles with militants and rebels. “Turkish vehicles loaded with munitions… are heading toward Khan Sheikhun to help the terrorists… which confirms once again the support provided by the Turkish regime […]
Warning to Turkish artists as singer is jailed for ‘insulting’ Erdogan
ANKARA: Accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may lead to a jail sentence — even if the “insult” is in private, analysts told Arab News on Saturday. Turkey’s appeals court has upheld an 11-month sentence on actress and singer Zuhal Olcay, 61, after a complaint that she had changed lyrics of songs and […]
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position
Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on Saturday, sources in the area said, as artillery hit a Turkish military position there, underlining the risk of wider escalation. The upsurge in violence in Idlib and nearby areas in the last five days has strained a Russian-Turkish […]
Which way will Turkey go?
The Treaty of Lausanne is due to expire in 2023. This has triggered a debate on how Turkey sees the opportunity and how it would choose to act. Will it seek to resurrect the Ottoman Empire or something resembling it in Europe? Will the geopolitical maps be redrawn? Will Turkey project hard power leading to […]
‘Know your place’: Turkish leader rebukes UAE minister over tweet
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Wednesday at the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister over a social media post that accused “Erdogan’s ancestors” of kidnapping people of Medina in the early 20th century. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan retweeted a post on Twitter this week, in which a user claimed Fahreddin Pasha — […]