Democratic Union

How can ISIL, PKK and Assad unite?

In yesterday's Hürriyet Daily News, the headline story came from a statement by President Tayyip Erdo?an: "ISIL, PKK, Syria intelligence behind Ankara bombing." The president had spoken at a gathering of trade unions, touching upon the recent horrible suicide bombing in Ankara that killed more than 100 people.

Turkey Hasn't Asked for 'Substantial' NATO Help - Stoltenberg

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has not asked the Alliance for "substantial military support" in its fight against the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants.

"Turkey has a very strong army and very strong security forces. So there has been no request for any substantial NATO military support," AFP quoted Stoltenberg as saying in an interview with the BBC.

Turkey and the US meet halfway

?We are exchanging messages with the PYD [Democratic Union Party]. Our dialogue channels are open. The course of Turkey?s relations with the PYD depends on their attitude. Tal Abyad is a test case for them.?

These words came out of the mouth of a high level official in Ankara amidst allegations that Turkey is about to intervene in northern Syria, which is dominated by the PYD.

Veselinovic: Gotovina's appointment is part of HDZ campaign

BELGRADE - Chairman of the Serbian Parliament's Committee on the Diaspora and Serbs in the Region Janko Veselinovic said Monday that the appointment of Ante Gotovina as an advisor to Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic is not the kind of news to which the Serbs in Croatia and Serbia could be indifferent.

Turkish President Erdoğan complains of cacophony in US

Although Turkey’s view of the battle over the Syrian border town of Kobane is extremely clear, it is not possible to say the same for U.S. officials in Washington, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has maintained, as he portrayed the U.S. capital city in cacophony of contradicting statements on Kobane.

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