Operation Euphrates Shield Continues, Turkish Military Opens a New Front Against ISIS
Today, September 3, Turkish military units crossed the border into Syria, opening a new front against ISIS with tanks entering the Syrian town of al-Rai.
Turkey Demands Visa Liberalization From EU by October or Will Abandon the “Refugee Deal”
Today, August 26, during a joint press conference of Turkish and Bulgarian Prime Ministers, which was a part of PM Boyko Borissov’s visit to Turkey, PM of Turkey, Binali Yildrim, told the press that unless the EU guarantees a visa-free travel regime for Turkey in October, Ankara could abandon the “refugee deal” to stem the …
Turkish Parliamentary Parties React to “Euphrates Shield” Operation
The largest opposition party in Turkey, Republican People’s Party (CHP), publicly supported Operation “Euphrates Shield”, but called it “long overdue”. The Pro-Kurdish and Turkey’s 3rd largest party Democratic Peoples’ Party (HDP) criticized the AKP government for dragging the nation into “vortex of war“ without the consent of the parliament.
Turkey Launches Operation “Euphrates Shield” Against ISIS in Northern Syria
Today, August 24, Turkish military has started its cross-border operation „Euphrates Shield“ against ISIS in northern Syria.