Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has reported the imminent launch of a major natural gas pipeline from Central Asia. Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said Turkey has been preparing for the launch of construction of the Azeri-Turkish Trans Anatolia Pipeline in 2013. Erdogan said the governments in Azerbaijan and Turkey have approved the project, signed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Gerald Robbins The culprit in last week’s suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara was not, as expected, an Islamic terror group bent on attacking American interests. Rather, a Marxist organization known as the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party Front claimed responsibility. The group’s communiqué explained the assault as a response […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has warned of the prospect of additional attacks in Turkey. The State Department urged Americans to be on alert for the potential of violence in Turkey. In a statement, the department warned of protests against the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. “Even demonstrations intended to be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has delayed its first order of the Joint Strike Fighter from the United States. Turkey’s Defense Industry Undersecretariat has suspended plans to purchase two F-35 fighter-jets from Lockheed Martin. The agency, known as SSM, cited rising costs as well as technical flaws in the aircraft. “Due to the current […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has been preparing its new main battle tank for serial production. Otokar, the prime contractor of Turkey’s Altay MBT, was testing two prototypes as part of an accelerated development project. The non-state-owned company intends to use the prototypes to test such capabilities as mobility and firepower over the next […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has been negotiating a disarmament agreement with the Kurdish Workers Party. Officials said Turkey’s intelligence community was examining the prospect of a long-term ceasefire with the PKK. They said the intelligence community offered the PKK a range of options after Ankara determined that Kurdish insurgents could not be defeated […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy, FreePressers.com Henry Kissinger’s recent statement, that in 10 years Israel will cease to exist, borders on senile. Although one of his staff members denied it, Cindy Adams from New York Post insisted: “Reported to me, Henry Kissinger has stated — and I quote the statement word for word: ‘In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has launched a project to develop a space-launched vehicle (SLV). Turkish sources said the Defense Industry Executive Board approved the development of an SLV as well as a satellite-launch center. The sources said the approval by the board, chaired by Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, came in wake of a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The Turkish military has been ordered to prepare for a shooting war along the border with Syria. The government said it was prepared for a border war with Syria in wake of the downing of a Turkish Air Force fighter-jet. Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said he revised the rules of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, despite offers of Arab and U.S. support, has assessed that its military was unable to lead a war against neighboring Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has concluded that Turkey, with the second largest army in NATO, could not afford a war with […]