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Kurds' exclusion from Geneva -for whose benefit?

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Kurds' exclusion from Geneva -for whose benefit?

Relating the SDC's exclusion from the Geneva Conference and the Constitutional Committee with Turkey's counter-lobbying efforts alone would be an oversimplistic conclusion

23 August 2020 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

UN Secretary General: Spare No Effort for Idlib

UN Secretary General: Spare No Effort for Idlib

US Representative has recalled “Turkey’s call for truce” in Tehran Summit and Idlib meeting. UN Secretary General has stated that civilians have been killed in Idlib and called on Turkey, Russia and Iran to “spare no effort to find solutions that protect civilians”.

12 September 2018

Times: Erdoğan Insures Not to Attack on Kurdish Forces in Syria

Times: Erdoğan Insures Not to Attack on Kurdish Forces in Syria

The England-based Times newspaper has claimed that President Erdoğan has assured Russia and Iran of not attacking on Kurdish forces in Syria before meeting with Damascus government.

24 November 2017

President Erdoğan: I Will Express Our Concerns to Trump

President Erdoğan: I Will Express Our Concerns to Trump

About US arms aid to the YPG, President Erdoğan has said “I wish the US backs down from some of the facts that they’ve voiced”.

US, Turkish, Russian Chiefs of General Staff Discuss Situation in Manbij

US, Turkish, Russian Chiefs of General Staff Discuss Situation in Manbij

Parties of Syrian conflict have come up against each other in Manbij. The chiefs of general staff of the US, Russia and Turkey have discussed the situation in a trilateral meeting.

Turkey, Russia, Iran to Establish Trilateral Mechanism for Ceasefire

ASTANA PEACE TALKS

Turkey, Russia, Iran to Establish Trilateral Mechanism for Ceasefire

Reading out a statement prepared by Turkey, Russia and Iran, Kazakhstani Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdrakhmanov has announced that it was decided to establish a trilateral mechanism to monitor ceasefire in Syria.

24 January 2017

Soldier Wounded in Al-Bab Dies in Ankara

Soldier Wounded in Al-Bab Dies in Ankara

Injured in ISIS attack in Syria’s al-Bab region, private Bozarslan has lost his life in military hospital in Ankara. Death toll in Operation Euphrates Shield has climbed to 39.

28 December 2016

Soldier Injured in Al-Bab Loses His Life

Soldier Injured in Al-Bab Loses His Life

A soldier wounded in ISIS attack in Syria’s city of al-Bab has lost his life in a hospital he was brought to for treatment in Antep, which increased the death toll to 38 during Operation Euphrates Shield.

26 December 2016

Yıldırım: Goal is Not to Overthrow Assad

Yıldırım: Goal is Not to Overthrow Assad

PM Yıldırım has said “Operation Euphrates Shield doesn’t aim to overthrow Syrian regime”, and added that Shanghai Cooperation Organization is not an alternative.

8 December 2016

Erdoğan Claims Syrian Regime Claims Responsibility for Attack

Erdoğan Claims Syrian Regime Claims Responsibility for Attack

President Erdoğan has claimed that Syrian government is responsible for the attack launched on Turley’s soldiers in Syria on November 24. Russian FM Lavrov had said “The attack was launched by neither Russia nor Syria”.

2 December 2016

Russia Expects Explanation from Erdoğan

Russia Expects Explanation from Erdoğan

In response to Erdoğan’s statement of “putting an end to Assad governing”, Peskov has said “This is a very serious statement. This contradicts with our understanding as the only country whose armed forces are legitimately present in Syria”.

30 November 2016

Çavuşoğlu Urges US to Decide on PYD

Çavuşoğlu Urges US to Decide on PYD

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has said, “The US has to make a decision, does it choose us or terror organizations as partner?”

9 February 2016

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Murdered Syrian Journalists

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Murdered Syrian Journalists

ISIS claiming responsibility for two murdered Syrian journalists in Urfa has said “They thought they were safe in Turkkey" on its social media account.

2 November 2015

Erdoğan’s Showdown to Russia: We Get Natural Gas from Different Places

Erdoğan’s Showdown to Russia: We Get Natural Gas from Different Places

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his statement as to Russia said they may get natural gas from different places if needed, and have Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station built by some others.

“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”

“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”

Turkish air force jets forced a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to land while it was bound for Damascus over Turkish air space on Oct. 11. Turkish officials also ordered another Armenian passenger plane bound for Aleppo to land in the northeastern province of Erzurum today. Such moves are legal but hostile acts that are not in conformity with regular aviatian practices, according to Assistant Prof. Volkan Günel.

15 October 2012 Ayça Söylemez

The Syrian Conflict Could Spread, U.S. Defense Secretary Warns

TENSIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND SYRIA

The Syrian Conflict Could Spread, U.S. Defense Secretary Warns

With more cross-border shellings taking place between Turkey and Syria over the weekend, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta voiced concern about a possible broadening of the conflict. Prime Minister Erdoğan, on the other hand, Friday struck a more worrying note and said they were “neither warmongers nor too far removed from war.”

Scores Hit the Streets to Protest Government’s Policies of War

Scores Hit the Streets to Protest Government’s Policies of War

Scores of people hit the streets across Turkey on Thursday and Friday to protest the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) policies toward Syria. The demonstrations against the prospect of a war with Syria saw broad participation from a wide range of non-governmental organizations ranging from professional chambers to human rights groups.

5 October 2012 Ekin Karaca,Beyza Kural,Yüce Yöney,Ayşe Yılmaz

Tensions Mount on Syrian Border Following Artillery Exchange

Tensions Mount on Syrian Border Following Artillery Exchange

The Turkish Prime Ministry announced on Wednesday they had responded to the deadly cross-border shelling from Syria by immediately firing back on Syrian army positions. Parliament also passed a motion allowing the government to send troops abroad if necessary amidst a flurry of international responses.

Artillery Shell Lands in Urfa, Killing Five and Injuring 13

SYRIAN CONFLICT

Artillery Shell Lands in Urfa, Killing Five and Injuring 13

An artillery shell fired from Syria during the clashes between government forces and the Free Syrian Army there landed on a house in the district of Akçakale in the southeastern province of Urfa today. A mother and her four children lost their lives, while another 13 people were injured. Akçakale Mayor Ayhan complained about the frequency of bombs landing in the area due to the ongoing conflict across the border.

Hatay Governor Announces Ban on Demonstrations

Hatay Governor Announces Ban on Demonstrations

Hatay Governor Mehmet Celalettin Lekesiz yesterday announced they would no longer permit demonstrations or press statements in the southern border province for the stated purpose of “upholding social peace.”

5 September 2012

Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War

Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War

As the Syrian conflict continues raging on across the border from the southern province of Hatay, many locals have grown weary of the presence of Free Syrian Army (FSA) troops in the area and are deeply worried about the impact of the war on the local economy, Ayça Söylemez reports.

3 September 2012 Ayça Söylemez

Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border

SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 3

Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border

With questions still lingering in the air about the exact nature of the Apaydın Syrian rebel camp in the southern province of Hatay following Foreign Minister Davutoğlu’s remarks, Abu Hussein, a commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA,) spoke to bianet about what goes on in the camp.

28 August 2012 Ayça Söylemez

“Syrian Rebels Working in Collaboration with Turkey”

SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 2

“Syrian Rebels Working in Collaboration with Turkey”

A U.S. citizen of Syrian descent who claimed to be one of the political leaders of the opposition movement in Syria expressed their gratitude both to the Turkish government, as well as to foreign Al-Qaeda militants for their contributions to the Free Syrian Army (FSA,) while speaking to bianet in the southern border province of Hatay.

28 August 2012 Ayça Söylemez