Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55365005
Caption:

People waved Turkish flags on Tuesday as they marched to protest against the New Year’s attack in Istanbul. Photo: Emrah Gurel/Associated Press

Ankara Identifies Reina Attacker

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish authorities have expanded the security campaign in the ongoing investigation over the armed attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people and injured 65 others. Reliable media sources reported that investigation agencies are chasing...

Media ID: 55364083
Caption:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Says Nightclub Attack Exploited to Divide Turks as Gunman Identified

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that linking lifestyle differences with the attack at an elite Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day was a deliberate attempt to divide the nation. His comment came as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut...

Media ID: 55361887
Caption:

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addresses the media in Ankara. Reuters

Cavusoglu Says Manbij Strategically Important for Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 10, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut-Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Tuesday that nearly 200 fighters from the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Democratic Union Party (PYD) have yet to withdraw east of the Euphrates in Syria as he urged the...

Media ID: 55361164
Caption:

The U.S. Consulate remains open and fully staffed, and is unaffected by the warning (Reuters)

Ankara Seeks Clarification over U.S. Decision to Remove Diplomats’ Families from Istanbul

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 31, 2016 | World

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sought clarification from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the latter’s decision to remove the families of U.S. consulate personnel in Istanbul due to security reasons. Cavusoglu called his U.S....

Media ID: 55360701
Caption:

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the International Istanbul Law Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, October 17, 2016. REUTERS

Erdogan: ‘Euphrates Shield’ Progresses towards Al Bab…Turkey Ready to Liberate Raqqa with Conditions

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his call for a “terror-free zone” in the northern part of war-torn Syria on Saturday. He asserted that Turkey had a “goal” of forming “a 5,000-square-kilometer terror-free zone” surrounding Raqqa. Backed by...