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“Apocalyptic Scenes” – Wildfires Consume Turkey
“Apocalyptic Scenes” – Wildfires Consume Turkey Wildfires have been ravaging Turkey’s Mediterranean coast for the past few days, killing four, burning thousands of building structures, and affecting more than a dozen provinces. Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called the wildfires a national disaster. According to Reuters, at least 60 wildfires have broken out across the country’s […]
Russian Warplanes Pounding Turkish Proxies in Greater Idlib
RUSSIAN WARPLANES POUNDING TURKISH PROXIES IN GREATER IDLIB On December 24 and 25, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on positions of Turkish-backed militant groups in northern Lattakia. A large part of the airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Kabani. Photos shared by opposition activists show smoke […]
Natural gas
Natural gas In the eastern Mediterranean it smells of powder. Fighter jets from various countries fly over the Levantine Basin and frigates are on a collision course. These are not exercises. It is a crisis reminiscent of the conflict between Ankara and Athens in the 1970s or even the beginning of the First World War. […]
An appropriate European Union response to tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
An appropriate European Union response to tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean If the European Union can mediate effectively to resolve current Greek-Turkish tensions over energy in the Eastern Mediterranean, it could also provide an opportunity to tackle more deep-rooted problems. The European Union is seeking to mediate in a naval confrontation on its doorstep, in […]
Turkey’s 2nd Financial & Currency Crisis in 2 Years Blossoms. Heavily Invested European Banks Look for Exit. But Not the Most Exposed Bank
Turkey’s 2nd Financial & Currency Crisis in 2 Years Blossoms. Heavily Invested European Banks Look for Exit. But Not the Most Exposed Bank Big Gamble that was hot for years has gone sour after Turkish lira’s plunge and surge of defaults on bank debts denominated in foreign currency. As the Turkish lira logged fresh record lows […]
US believes Russia was behind killing of dozens of Turkish soldiers in Syria
US believes Russia was behind killing of dozens of Turkish soldiers in Syria BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that he believed that the Russian military was behind the killing of dozens of Turkish soldiers during an attack in Idlib earlier this month. According to statement from […]
Dozens Of Turkish Soldiers Killed In Russian Airstrike; Erdogan Holds Emergency Meeting
Dozens Of Turkish Soldiers Killed In Russian Airstrike; Erdogan Holds Emergency Meeting Within hours of a meeting between Turkish and Russian diplomats in Ankara ending which saw the Turkish delegation urge its counterparts to immediately establish a cease-fire in Idlib, there are new reports of that dozens of Turkish soldiers have been killed by a new wave of Russian airstrikes. […]
Tent Cities, Troop Surge & Tanks Pouring In: Reasons Why The ‘Final War’ For Idlib Has Begun
Tent Cities, Troop Surge & Tanks Pouring In: Reasons Why The ‘Final War’ For Idlib Has Begun In the next weeks and months, Idlib is set to be front and center once again in world headlines. Not only have the Turkish and Syrian armies engaged in direct clashes since the weekend — with dozens of casualties on each side —ready […]
Gas Wars in the Mediterranean
Gas Wars in the Mediterranean The unexpected alliance between Turkey and Libya is a geopolitical earthquake that changes the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and across the Middle East. Turkey’s audacious move has enraged its rivals in the region and cleared the way for a dramatic escalation in the 9 year-long Libyan civil […]
The United States, Turkey and the SDF: The Internal War Between Syria’s Enemies
The United States, Turkey and the SDF: The Internal War Between Syria’s Enemies The truth is that in addition to Turkey, the US, the UK, France, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have armed, financed and trained about 250 thousand jihadis from all around the world since 2010 for the purposes of attacking Syria, precipitating a disaster […]
Turkey: Alarming Crackdown on Journalists, Desperate Appeal to UN
Turkey: Alarming Crackdown on Journalists, Desperate Appeal to UN The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was held on September 13. Sadly, no one at the meeting addressed the persecution of journalists in Turkey — not José Guevara Bermúdez, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group, nor Béla Szombati, who represented the European Union, nor any other participant. […]
Iranian Tanker Showdown Heads To Turkey
Iranian Tanker Showdown Heads To Turkey The Iranian tanker which had been detained for the past five weeks in Gilbraltar has suddenly switched its ship data to show it is headed to a Turkish port, instead of arriving at waters off southern Greece, as previously planned. Reuters has cited real-time ship tracking website MarineTraffic to show the change in […]
Turkey-Syria War On The Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy
Turkey-Syria War On The Horizon: Airstrikes Target Invading Turkish Army Convoy Turkey and Syria could be headed for war as their armies increasingly clash on front lines in southern Idlib, also amid a heavy aerial bombardment by Syrian and Russian jets of al-Qaeda held Khan Sheikhoun. On Monday a Turkish convoy came under attack by Syrian airstrikes while traversing […]
