Tag: Turkey

Arrests of opposition MPs are currently underway in Turkey. This is an escalation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's 15-month-long coup ...

Turkey's post-coup purge was never just about crushing the alleged coup plotters. It was about neutralising all opposition; particularly that ...

International media attention is currently focused on the offensive launched against the Daesh (Isis/Isil) stronghold of Mosul in Iraq; and ...

The current Turkish regime has been regularly accused of sponsoring Daesh (Isis/Isil) and other jihadi groups in Syria. One of the ...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron described Britain on 20 September as "mean" for the attitude it displays to refugees. There are ...

It may have been just lazy journalism, but a BBC Radio 4 news update stated how Turkey was now determined ...

The Canary previously reported that 'Free Syrian Army' (FSA) jihadists spearheading Turkey's invasion of Syria have strong links with al-Qaeda. ...

Turkey has suspended its refugee deal with the European Union by withdrawing key personnel, presumably to try and force the ...

WARNING: This video contains disturbing scenes which may not be suitable for everyone and are not recommended for the faint-hearted. The purpose ...

The US and Turkey have launched a bloody offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces which is adding fuel to ...

The Canary has previously reported on Turkey's invasion of Syria on 24 August, and on how this attack wasn't aimed at Daesh (Isis/Isil) but at the very people ...

Turkish armed forces have just crossed into Syria with US air support. But this was not an operation focused on pushing Daesh ...

Turkey has just reached an agreement with Iran and Russia over the fate of Syria. And this has coincided with a relentless Syrian bombardment of ...

On 12 August, Daesh (Isis/Isil) suffered a massive setback in Syria. After a 73-day battle, it lost the city of Manbij ...

Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson once again became the object of internet scorn and mockery after she claimed Afghanistan was "Obama's ...

It's becoming clearer and clearer that western involvement in the Syrian conflict began as a covert attempt to overthrow the ...

On 28 July, an Australian court heard the bail request of an imprisoned Kurdish journalist. But this was no usual ...