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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2016
Government forces report killing 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey enclave as conflict grows, turns urban
Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the reignited conflict in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 6, 2016
34 migrants, including seven children, found dead on Turkish coast; at least 12 rescued
The bodies of 34 migrants, at least seven of them children, were found at two sites along Turkey's Aegean coast on Tuesday after they apparently tried to cross to the nearby Greek island of Lesbos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2015
Rebels in three Syrian Shiite towns set to evacuate to Turkey under U.N. deal
Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shiite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated on Monday in the second stage of a rare, U.N.-backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.
WORLD
Dec 18, 2015
Israel and Turkey reach preliminary deal to restore ties, official says
Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to normalize relations, including the return of ambassadors to both countries, an Israeli official said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2015
Russia's payback against Turkey may turn deadly
Vladimir Putin has a range of options to pay back Turkey for downing a Russian jet, including shooting down Turkish aircraft or foment Kurdish separatism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2015
U.S. pulling 12 fighter jets from Turkey's Incirlik base
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was removing 12 fighter jets from Incirlik air base in Turkey after sending them there last month to bolster the fight against Islamic State and to help reassure Turkey after Russian incursions its airspace.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015
Turkey to keep trainers in Iraqi camp; Baghdad turns to U.N. to get them out
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday he would not bow to Iraqi demands that he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the U.N. Security Council to order them to leave.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
Turkey says it won't send more troops to Iraq unless Baghdad gives its OK
Turkey shelved military plans to send more troops to support allies in northern Iraq, after the government in Baghdad said it may appeal to the United Nations to secure the withdrawal of Turkish soldiers deployed recently to the country.
WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
Turkish soldiers 'training Iraqi troops' near Mosul
Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
U.S. delays request for bigger Turkish air role against Islamic State until tensions with Russia ease
Since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on Nov. 24, the United States has quietly put on hold a long-standing request for its NATO ally to play a more active role in the U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Russia boasts satellite proof of Turkey's ties to Islamic State oil trade, claims Erdogan benefiting
Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2015
Putin plays Syrian roulette
No solution for Islamic State and Syria can be achieved without a green light from Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2015
Memo to Moscow: Syria is Turkey's Ukraine
Ankara is determined to make it clear that no solution for Syria can be reached unless Turkish interests are fully taken into account.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2015
Declaring a 'new beginning,' EU and Turkey seal migrant deal
Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a "new beginning" for the uneasy neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2015
Turkey warns Russia after it detains businessmen following downing of jet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to "play with fire," citing reports that Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia. Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
With friends like Turkey, who needs enemies?
By shooting down a Russian Su-24 warplane that had no hostile intent, Turkey demonstrated that it stands with Islamic State and against the West.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
Erdogan aims to derail Russia-NATO alliance
Turkey has two aims: to see Assad ousted and to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015
Putin has misjudged his erstwhile ally Erdogan
Having already underestimated him once with deadly results, the best way for Putin to figure out how Erdogan will respond to any further Russian moves is probably to imagine how he himself would react. The two men have a lot in common.

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