Turkey Announces Opposition to Sweden, Finland Joining NATO
Erdogan cited the Scandinavian countries’ support for Kurdish armed groups in Syria as the reason for his opposition.
US denies man held in Turkey for fake passport is diplomat
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. officials denied Thursday that an American citizen arrested in Turkey for allegedly providing a fake passport to a Syrian man is a U.S. diplomat. Turkish officials said Wednesday they detained a U.S. diplomat at Istanbul Airport on Nov. 11. Authorities in Turkey publicly identified the man only by his initials…
Taliban Invites Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Qatar to Ceremony Announcing New Government in Afghanistan
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“Woke” Hypocrites at Google Flash Gay Logo in US on YouTube During Pride Month but NOT in Turkey and China
A slew of multinational corporations have spent the month of June making communal proclamations of Pride month everywhere. “Woke” companies – from YouTube and Mercedes-Benz to Lenovo, Nestle and Sephora – updated their logos as June began. At every turn, we’ve been inundated with promotions of rainbow-blazoned corporate logos, ads romanticizing drag queens, gushing affirmations…
VIDEO: Chaos Breaks Out at Six Flags St. Louis Over Stolen Turkey Legs – At Least One Arrested
A wild scene broke out at Six Flags St. Louis over Memorial Day weekend over stolen turkey legs. The video starts with park patrons picking up turkey legs and handing them to friends. Then police stepped in and arrested at least one woman.This was an insane scene! Advertisement – story continues below It won’t help…
Turkey Turns Table On Twitter: "We'll Never Allow Digital Fascism"
Turkey’s pugnacious president has never been shy about taking on foreign and domestic enemies, whether it be currency traders shorting the lira, his own central bank, or big tech companies. While Twitter and other social media companies have been praised by the MSM for shutting down conservative ‘speech’ in America, some tech giants are being suppressed…
Turkey: From Europe With Love
Authored by Burak Bekdil via The Gatestone Institute, If Turkey’s Islamist strongman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, spent more sleepless nights the first week of December than he had over his concerns for U.S. sanctions, it was because of the more imminent and potentially punishing European Union sanctions that would take shape at a summit on…
Will Erdogan's Turkey Recreate The Ottoman Empire?
Via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Under President Erdogan Turkey is being reconfigured from a secular republic to a resurgent neo-Ottoman state, reinforced with a strong religious identity. Turkey is playing an increasingly prominent role in regional affairs not refraining from direct military involvement and setting up military bases across the region. It is also known…
Preparing For War? Greece Increases Military Spending 57% Amid Row With Turkey
Via AlMasdarNews.com, Greece has increased military spending by 57% to 5.5 billion euros, amid increased tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, a new report has revealed. To strengthen their forces, Greece intends to complete the purchase of 18 French-made Rafale fighters, and to acquire new frigates, helicopters and drones. Greece also intends to modernize…
Turkey Pleads For US To Rethink F-35 Program Suspension Before Biden Enters White House
Despite Turkey facing immense Washington pressures over its acquirement and recent successful testing of the S-400 anti-air defense system from Russia, including its prior suspended participation in the F-35 program, President Trump has stopped short of allowing sanctions which have been advocated by Congressional hawks. Critics of the White House have said it’s due to Trump’s…
Turkey Says ‘No Change In US Relationship’ If Biden Wins As Sanctions Threat Looms
From nearly the start of the Trump presidency, US relations with Turkey have spiraled downward over everything from Syria policy (given Turkey’s hatred for the Kurds backed by the US), to the prior detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson, to Ankara’s purchase of the Russian S-400 defense system, to Turkey’s being kicked out of the F-35…
Chicken Kiev Meets Cold Turkey: Black Sea Axis Emerges?
Submitted by South Front, On the face of it, an alliance between Turkey and Ukraine seems like a rather odd creation, yet one that may surprisingly durable simply because neither country has anywhere else to turn. Kiev’s Unrequited Love What practically dooms them to a partnership if not an outright alliance is their unenviable geographic…