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Turkey remands 13 in jail over Istanbul airport attack

A Turkish court on Sunday remanded 13 alleged Islamic State militants in custody pending trial in connection with suicide bombings at Istanbul’s main airport last Tuesday that claimed 45 lives.<p>The 13 included three foreigners, Dogan, a private news agency said.<p>Three militants opened fire outside …

Turkey to grant MILLIONS of Syrian refugees citizenship as it ramps up bid to join EU

GETTYTurkey will offer millions of Syrian refugees citizenship<p>The country, which is currently in talks to join the European Union, has taken at least …

Turkish ship bearing aid for Palestinians arrives in Ashdod Port, Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 Days after re-establishing ties with Israel, Turkey dispatched a shipment of food and medical supplies bound for …

Ankara could allow Russia use its Incirlik airbase to fight ISIS – Turkish FM

Bangladesh in mourning after hostage bloodbath

Bangladesh began two days of national mourning on July 3 after 20 hostages were slaughtered at a restaurant as the government insisted the attackers …

Ex-Soviet exiles give Islamic State violence a Russian accent

In 2012, Tarkhan Batirashvili set off from his home in ex-Soviet Georgia on a journey that would pave the way to last week's suicide attack on Istanbul airport.<p>"He told me: 'Father, I should find my own way in life. This country does not need me," Batirashvili's 73-year-old father, Temur, told …

Turkish authorities detain 3 new suspects in connection with Istanbul attack

<b>Istanbul</b>: Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have detained three new suspects in connection with the attack at Istanbul's airport that …

Turkish ship with Gaza-bound aid docks at Ashdod, first since reconciliation

Gazans mark the fifth anniversary of the Mavi Marmara Gaza flotilla at the Gaza City seaport on May 31, 2015. (Aaed Tayeh/Flash90)<p>(JTA) — A Turkish …

Flash - Istanbul airport attack death toll rises to 45 - France 24

ISTANBUL (AFP) -<p>The death of a Jordanian child brought the toll from this week's Istanbul airport attack to 45, media reported Saturday, as a scare sparked fresh jitters in Turkey's biggest city.<p>Ankara has pointed blame at the Islamic State group for Tuesday's gun and suicide bomb rampage at …

Turkey mends ties with Russia and Israel

Tunisia to try son of Istanbul attack victim over joining IS group

A Tunisian was flown home for trial on Saturday after his arrest in Turkey for allegedly joining the Islamic State group, prosecutors said, days …

Leaks, bickering in Baghdad mean problems for Mosul

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Plans to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State have hit another problem as sensitive operation information was leaked and …

İSMET BERKAN - Is ISIL a bigger threat or are the Kurds?

İSMET BERKAN >Is ISIL a bigger threat or are the Kurds?<p>Turkey, like all countries in the region and the world, was caught unprepared by the Arab …

LOCAL - First call to prayer inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia in 85 years

LOCAL >First call to prayer inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia in 85 years<p>ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency<p>AA photo<p>A muezzin's call to prayer reverberated inside …

Gay Iranian refugees in limbo after Istanbul terrorist attack

Three gay refugees from Iran are unable to fly to Canada in the wake of the June 28, 2016, bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.<p>Three gay refugees …

How Turkey’s Reconciliation Deal With Israel Harms the Palestinians

With Israel and Turkey having announced a reconciliation agreement this week, Turkey is portraying itself as a protector of the oppressed by arguing …

Turkey officials see off Gaza-bound aid ship

<b>A Turkish vessel laden with tons of aid and traveling under Panamanian ensign has set off for the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, days after the</b> …

Russia and Turkey Mend Fences as US-Russian Relations Nosedive

Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 13 Issue: 118<p>June 30, 2016 05:22 PM Age: 19 hrs<p>Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Home Page, Featured, …

Istanbul airport attack: Turkish police in anti-IS raids

<b>Turkish police have carried out raids against suspected militants from so-called Islamic State after the deadly attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport.</b><p>At least 13 suspects were detained in the raids in Istanbul, with more in the western coastal city of Izmir.<p>Turkey believes IS was behind Tuesday's …

3 Suicide Bombers In Istanbul Attack Were Reportedly Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz

The three suicide bombers who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on an international airport in Istanbul were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz, a senior Turkish official says, according to a report by the Dogan News Agency.<p>The death toll in the triple suicide bombing and shooting attack has risen to at …

Chechen Islamic State fighter named as one of Istanbul airport suicide bombers

A Chechen Islamic State jihadist has been identified as one of the suicide bombers responsible for the Istanbul airport attack which left 42 dead and 230 injured.<p>One of the three suspects has been named as Osman Vadinov, who is reported to have crossed into Turkey from Raqqa, Isil’s stronghold in …

Turkey inches toward long-sought EU membership

The European Union has opened a new chapter of negotiations with Turkey, marking a small step in the country's the long-stalled membership bid. Turkey has completed just one of 35 chapters required to join the bloc.<p>The European Union and Turkey began a new chapter of negotiations dealing with …

Turkey defies EU over anti-terrorism laws after Istanbul attack

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Turkey defied pressure from the European Union on Thursday to amend its anti-terrorism laws, saying that a suicide bomb attack at Istanbul airport this week that killed 42 people provided further vindication of its tough stance.<p>But Turkish officials, in Brussels for further …

The Latest: Turkey suicide attackers from Russia, C. Asia

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on attack on Istanbul airport (all times local):<p>1:55 p.m.<p>A senior Turkish official says the three suicide attackers who carried out the deadly attack on Istanbul's main airport were nationals of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.<p>The official on Thursday could not …

Why don't we stand with Turkey like we did with Paris and Orlando?

Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and …

Islamic State group: Why is it attacking Turkey?

<b>Two days on from a brazen attack on Europe's third busiest airport, there has been no claim of responsibility.</b><p>But then the so-called Islamic State (IS) group has never claimed any of the attacks in Turkey that it is believed to have committed.<p>The Turkish government and the CIA both say the assault …

Turkey Says Airport Bombers Were From Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan

ISTANBUL — The three suicide bombers who killed 42 people at Istanbul’s main international airport this week have been identified as citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan, Turkish officials said on Thursday.<p>Turkey, which has blamed the Islamic State for the attack, carried out raids across …

Turkey’s agony

How Turkey has made itself a soft target<p>THEY came by taxi, opened fire on innocent passengers and blew themselves up when the Turkish police shot …

Turkey’s Hurting Tourism Industry Could Be the Next Victim of the Istanbul Attack

'In my opinion, nobody will come, except terrorists'<p>Istanbul’s main airport was operating again on Thursday morning, less than two days after the devastating gun and suicide bomb attack here that killed at least 44 people. At the international arrival hall, workers replaced shattered panes of glass …

Paris, Orlando and Turkey: Displacing the Narrative of Western Innocence

What is clear is that there is a context – no matter how painful to admit – of U.S. and Western complicity in creating the very forces that now …