Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is suspected of carrying out twin bombings in Turkey on Oct. 10 that killed at least 97 people at a peace rally in Ankara. The type of devices and explosives used in the Oct. 10 bombings were the same as those used in a July […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has been hampered by the failure of Qatar and Turkey to relay massive aid to the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said Hamas failed to garner significant financial assistance from either Ankara or Doha. The sources said the two Sunni Muslim states, despite their rhetoric, did not […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has enhanced its security barrier along the border with Syria. Officials said the Interior Ministry was overseeing the construction of a four-meter barrier along Turkey’s 900-kilometer border with Syria. The officials said the wall would block infiltration from Syria, which reached 600,000 over the nearly three-year Sunni revolt against […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israelis have again been warned against travel to Turkey. The government’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau asserted that Islamist cells were planning to attack Israelis and Jews in Turkey. The bureau, part of the National Security Council, said the attack was imminent and could target synagogues or places where Israelis congregate. “Terror groups […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Turkey is preparing to launch a training program for Libya’s security forces. A Turkish security delegation arrived in Libya on Jan. 5 to discuss a program to train Libyan police and security forces. Officials said Ankara would conduct training in Turkey and Libya for both Libyan cadets and veteran officers. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Turkish Navy last month held live fire exercises near the natural gas fields of Israel and the Republic of Cyprus. Diplomats said Turkish warships were conducting live-fire maneuvers in the eastern Mediterranean in an apparent show of force toward Israel and Cyprus. They said the Turkish ships were firing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and Turkey have concluded a naval combat exercise. Officials said the exercise, called “Sea of Friendship 2011,” included combat and search-and-rescue operations meant to enhance interoperability. “The Egyptian Navy is highly trained and possesses modern weapons,” Egyptian Navy commander Adm. Mohab Mamish said. “It’s quite capable of protecting Egypt’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has renewed crude oil purchases from Iran. Industry sources said Turkey’s state-owned Tupras has contracted to purchase the same amount of crude oil in 2012 as during the previous year. They said Tupras would purchase nearly eight million tons of Iranian oil. “Iranian oil has become cheaper amid sanctions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Friday, August 5, 2011 ANKARA — Turkey appears to have significantly reduced the scope of plans to procure the Joint Strike Fighter from the United States. The government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has scaled down plans that until 2009 called for the procurement of 120 F-35 fighter-jets. Under the latest proposal, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has expressed concern that Syria is forging an alliance with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). Officials said Turkey’s military and intelligence community were closely monitoring signs for an alliance between Syrian President Bashar Assad and the PKK. They said Assad is believed to have been sending Kurdish insurgents to […]