Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Despite assurances to the West, Turkey has retained the presence of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Opposition sources said ISIL has continued to operate in Turkey amid the Al Qaida wars in neighboring Iraq and Syria. They said ISIL was recruiting and training its fighters in remote areas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, amid renewed unrest, has been debating legislation that would enable the intelligence community to access bank accounts and other personal information. The government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has introduced a bill that would enable the National Intelligence Organization to spy on Turkish civilians. The parliamentary opposition asserted that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has intensified his crackdown on the opposition in Turkey over investigations of his own family members. Over the last week, Erdogan has targeted numerous government departments deemed hostile to the interests of his family. The prime minister, whose government was under investigation for corruption, ordered the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has been questioned over Turkey’s links to Al Qaida in Syria. The parliamentary opposition has formally submitted a request for the Erdogan government to detail alleged links with Al Qaida-aligned militias in Syria. The opposition has sought to determine whether the purported Turkish aid facilitated war […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s Islamist government has faced the greatest unrest in its more than decade-long rule. Tens of thousands of people have fought Turkish police and security forces in 235 reported protests throughout the country in what has turned into a campaign to oust Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Officials acknowledged that this […]