Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s apology to Turkey for the bloody interception of a flotilla to the Gaza Strip harms the deterrence of the Jewish state, a report said. The report, titled “Israel’s Apology to Turkey: A Mistake,” asserted that the apology by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 2010 Israel Navy interception […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory R. Copley, Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs Events in, and linked to, the Eastern Mediterranean continued to be the strategic dynamic of global affairs during March 2013 and beyond. Even developments — seemingly moving toward war as far as Western public perceptions were concerned — on the Korean Peninsula were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Amid all the euphoria about President Obama’s visit to Israel, modified by the realization that Netanyahu’s apology to Turkish prime minister Erdogan under pressure from Obama (and truth be told under pressure also from Israeli industry, which has seen its once-robust sales to Turkey plummet) was a serious and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The Turkish intelligence community has determined that up to 2,000 Kurdish rebels were operating in the country. Security sources said the intelligence community was ordered to issue an assessment of how many operatives of the Kurdish Workers Party were deployed in Turkey. They said the community estimated the number at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Diplomatic sources said President Barack Obama has proposed an alliance by Egypt, Iran and Turkey. The sources said the president, in talks with the Israeli leadership in late March, termed the prospective alliance as the future of the Middle East. “Obama was telling [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu that these countries […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s European Command said that the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was growing increasingly restless amid demands for an expanded defense alliance with the United States. Eucom said Ankara was seeking advanced combat platforms from Washington, including the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. The report, submitted by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s police force has reported widespread eavesdropping as part of a counter-insurgency campaign. Police said eavesdropping was used in more than 1,000 cases since 2010 in a drive to stop attacks by Al Qaida and Kurdish insurgency groups. In a report to parliament, police said electronic and other surveillance prevented […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Israel has proposed to construct a natural gas pipeline to Turkey. A Turkish official was quoted as saying that Israel submitted an offer to build a pipeline under the Mediterranean Sea to southern Turkey in an effort to market fuel to Western Europe. The Energy Ministry official said the government […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s once powerful General Staff is reportedly struggling amid the resignation of senior military officers. Military sources said senior officers were increasingly choosing early retirement rather than confront the intervention of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. They said many of the officers were dismayed by the return of personnel linked to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — In the first such attack since the Sunni revolt in 2011, a Turkish border facility along the Syrian border was bombed. At least 13 people were killed and 28 injured in a blast at a facility along the Turkish border with Syria on Feb. 11. Officials said a Syrian car […]