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The Exile That Might Derail Erdogan’s Grand Design

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Those looking for an “away-from-it-all” spot in the United States are unlikely to find anywhere better than the Poconos, a jumble of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers in Pennsylvania, mid-way between New York and Washington. People come here to forget the world,...

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Women wave Turkish flags as they gather in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Picture by Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press

Signs of Turkish-Western Clash, Washington: We Were Not Involved in the Coup

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Ankara, Tel Aviv, Jeddah, Brussels – While the Turkish government continued Monday its campaign against plotters involved in the failed coup attempt, the European Union and the U.S. urged Ankara to respect “international laws” in dealing with the...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helps to carry a coffin with a victim of a thwarted coup following a funeral service in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Erdogan Vows to Remove ‘Cancer of Gulen’ and Cleanse the Army

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 18, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul-Turkey is still witnessing the repercussions of last Friday’s failed military coup after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to launch a large campaign to cleanse the judiciary and the army and remove the cancerous tumor represented by the cell of Fethullah...

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A man wrapped in a Turkish flag walks past a military vehicle in front of Sabiha Airport, in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Syrian Rebels Praise Turks’ Triumph over Conspiracy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 16, 2016 | Middle East

Syrian rebels applauded Turks on Saturday for standing firm against a “conspiracy” to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan, one of the main regional supporters of their fight against head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad. “We congratulate the Turkish...

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Investigators continue to work at the scene near the heavy truck that ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores who were celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Paris: This Is War!

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 16, 2016 | World

Paris-Only ten hours before the terrorist attack in Nice, French President Francois Hollande was announcing terminating the emergency state and hailing the security procedures taken by the government to avoid attacks similar to those in January and November 2015. A...