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Istanbul’s New Year Attack Mastermind Arrested

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish authorities have arrested a Frenchman of Turkish descent suspected of being one of the masterminds of the New Year attack at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub which left 39 people dead and 65 injured. Officials from the prosecutors’ office in Burdur announced...

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Security Crackdown Results in 235 People Being Arrested in Relation to Istanbul Bombings

by Said Abdul Razzak | Dec 13, 2016 | World

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced yesterday that 235 people have been arrested on charges of spreading propaganda for a terrorist group. The arrests were made against the backdrop of the bombings that took place in Istanbul on Saturday that left 44 people dead....

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Ankara and Erbil Reject the Establishment of a PKK Base in Sinjar

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 24, 2016 | Middle East

Intensive talks held by the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani in Ankara on Wednesday focussed on the current battles to liberate Mosul from ISIS. It appears that Turkish officials are keen to prevent the establishment of a new base belonging to the...

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Turkey: Crucial Discussions on Constitutional Amendments in Absence of Kurds

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey’s Parliament committee gathered for the first time Friday, excluding pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), to discuss changes to the country’s constitution and carried out the discussions on Tuesday. In a move showing unity between the parties,...

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conflict flares between security forces and rebels in southeast Turkey

Ocalan’s Isolation an ‘Invitation to War’ in Turkey: Pro-Kurdish MP

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 7, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

ANKARA: Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan’s isolation in his island jail near Istanbul amounts to an “invitation to war,” a prominent pro-Kurdish lawmaker said Thursday, as conflict flares between security forces and rebels in southeast Turkey....