Turkey’s President Erdogan Wins Re-Election

The Turkey election results are in and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will remain president but without his parliamentary majority.

James Carey
By James Carey
Erdogan Wins

The Turkey election for both President, as well as all the seats of parliament, took place on Sunday. In what was expected to be a tight election – with some even speculating there would be a second round of voting in the race for President – it now seems that the President will remain the same but face some renewed opposition in parliament. Here

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Erdogan Prepping New War Pitched as an Anti-PKK Operation

Turkey’s military and Prime Minister have announced a new illegal ground campaign said to be an ‘anti-PKK operation’ in Iraq.

James Carey
By James Carey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands at the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Republic Day in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

On Friday, the Turkish government announced yet another illegal incursion into a neighboring country. This time the target isn’t Syria but Iraq, more specifically, the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) – a group deemed terrorists by Turkey, the European Union, and the US – in the northern Qandil Mountains. According to remarks

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Turkish Intelligence Knew Military Coup Would Be Carried Out In Advance

The Turkish Armed Forces confirmed in a statement Tuesday it had prior knowledge of a military faction’s coup plot late last week.

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By teleSUR
Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul, Friday, July 15, 2016. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: "it is correct that there was an attempt," when asked if there was a coup.

Media reports emerged that an uncovered plot forced the faction to move the coup's date — initially it had been planned to be carried out in the early hours of July 16. "On July 15 the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) was informed [about the coup attempt]… in this regard… the country’s airspace was closed, military aircraft flights

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What’s Behind Turkey’s Coup & Purge?

With Turkey now undergoing the largest military/governmental purge in modern history, the question of Turkey’s future in terms of its domestic stability and structure is in flux and the possibilities facing the world, especially Syria, in regards to any changes of Turkish foreign policy are shaky as well. But even as the question of Syria’s […]

Brandon Turbeville
By Brandon Turbeville
Protesters hold a giant Turkish flag as they gather in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Monday, July 18, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday.

With Turkey now undergoing the largest military/governmental purge in modern history, the question of Turkey’s future in terms of its domestic stability and structure is in flux and the possibilities facing the world, especially Syria, in regards to any changes of Turkish foreign policy are shaky as well. But even as the question of Syria’s future

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Turkey Caught On Camera Protecting & Aiding Al-Nusra Rebels

An RT crew has filmed a number of vehicles coming through the Bab al-Salam crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border, on the outskirts of the northern town of Azaz, which is partially controlled by Al-Nusra, according to reports.

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By RT

Jabhat Al-Nusra terrorists have pitched their camps right next to the border and receive regular supplies from the Turkish side, Syrian Kurdish forces told RT’s Lizzie Phelan, who traveled with YPG to investigate suspicious activity there. An RT crew has filmed a number of vehicles coming through the Bab al-Salam crossing on the Turkish-Syrian

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EU Helped Erdogan Win Election In Return For Halting Refugees

The EU signed a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees after helping Erdogan secure an election victory.

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By teleSUR

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened the European Union with “buses full of refugees” if they failed to finalize a lucrative deal with Turkey over the refugee crisis, according to a leaked transcript of a meeting between Erdogan and EU chiefs last year in which European leaders admit to aiding Erdogan's party secure victory in

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