The commander of the main US-backed Kurdish-led force in Syria said Saturday they have halted operations against the ISIS group due to Turkish attacks on northern Syria over the past week. Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces told reporters that after nearly a week of Turkish airstrikes on northern Read more…
Turkey’s airstrikes in northern Syria are just the beginning of a campaign against the Kurdish People’s Protection Forces (YPG), which will continue with a ground offensive in their wake. This was stated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the BBC reported, four days after the start of the airstrikes. The YPG, which Ankara sees as Read more…
From alleged drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants, a convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party through a series of tell-all videos that have captivated the nation and turned him into an unlikely Read more…
Turkey will purchase an additional Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the head of Turkey‘s Defense Industries Administration said. “We have a basic agreement on the supply of the second batch of the Russian S-400 system, and there are some technical issues regarding transport operations,” Ismail Demir said in a television interview earlier this week. “Ankara is Read more…
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov phoned European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commission President Charles Michel to inform them of his discussions with Turkish President Erdoğan on the crisis in Syria and the refugee situation, the government information service in Sofia said on February 28. Earlier, a Read more…
Additional gendarmerie have been deployed at Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, given the increased attempted movement of migrants across the Turkish border to Bulgaria and Greece, but there have been only isolated attempts at illegal crossings into Bulgaria, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov told journalists on February 28. “In the meantime, we Read more…
Bulgaria joined Greece on Friday in boosting border controls after Turkey said it would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe. “We sent police forces to our borders (with Turkey) early in the morning. It is worrying that the Turkish border guards have withdrawn,” Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told journalists. Read more…
Turkey is preparing an initiative for cooperation between the Turkish and Bulgarian police in order to secure the common borders more effectively, Aksam newspaper said. Common border patrols for border protection can be formed, the newspaper added. Turkey has negotiated such an initiative with Serbia. According to a protocol between the two countries, Turkish border guards will Read more…
So far, 7 people have been arrested. Turkish authorities have prevented a large-scale terrorist attack. So far, seven people have been arrested and reportedly involved in the terrorist act. According to local authorities, the main suspect has a leading position in the judicial institution. Explosives and about 30,000 Turkish pounds Read more…
Turkish police detained five Syrian nationals in Ankara preparing a terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to a TV station quoted by BGNES. They are affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group. At present, there are terrorist groups only in Syria‘s Idlib province. The government army has launched an offensive Read more…