Tag: Turkey

Iraq demands that the Turkish troops withdraw from the country, terming them “occupation forces.”

Many Turks believe, rightly or wrongly, that US intelligence knew in advance what would happen on July 15th and didn’t warn the country’s political leaders.

The failed coup attempt began Friday afternoon and the country plummeted into a night of violence and state of unrest.

We should not need to share a culture, skin color, religion, or system of government with another human being to mourn their loss.

This attack will mark the 8th major terrorist attack in Turkey in the last 12 months.

Although NATO countries have worse, more despotic allies in the region, like the tyrannical monarchies of the Gulf, Turkey’s erratic, arrogant leader is arguably the most dangerous.

While Turkey is roiled by a war on journalists, the arms flowing through the country are allowing the Salafi fighters to withstand the Russia air campaign south and east of Aleppo.

During a socialist youth rally on Monday in Turkey, a young woman, 18 years old, detonated a suicide bomb belt. Was the bombing the work of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL)? It has not yet been confirmed.