‘Turkey to increase safe zones in Syria,’ says Erdoğan
... in his address to Turkish and Muslim communities in New York
Olive Branch
Turkey's enemy is the PKK, not the Kurdish people
Despite a Western media smear campaign portraying Turkey as an enemy of Kurds, the enemy is actually the PKK, which has been internationally condemned as a terrorist organization. As Daily Sabah writes in an article " …
New checkpoint on Turkish-Syrian border to be named in honor of Operation Olive Branch
A new checkpoint on the Turkish-Syrian border will be named in honor of the Operation Olive Branch, Trend reported citing Turkish media. The new checkpoint will start operating within the next two months. It was earlier …
Turkish army kills terrorists that attacked guardhouse
At least 23 YPG/PKK terrorists have been killed after their attack on a guardhouse in southeastern Sanliurfa province, according to Turkish General Staff. "PKK/PYD-YPG" terrorists launched a gun-and-rocket attack on a Turkish …
Kurdish issue and China
Top Iraqi Kurdistan leader urges China to intensify role in Middle East
Turkey announces preliminary end date of Olive Branch operation
Turkish Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that the country's military will end the operation in Syria's Afrin by early May, Sputnik reported citing CNN Turk. Speaking further, Cavusoglu …
Erdogan reports on killed in Afrin operation
A total of 2872 terrorists have been "neutralized" since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "So far, 700 …
Turkish military claims Shaykh al-Hadid district
The Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have advanced on the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants in Syria’s Afrin district, claiming several strategic points, including a town center and at least five …
Six people detained on charges of terrorist propaganda in Turkey's Kocaeli
Turkish police have detained six members of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda over social media, the Turkish media reported. The operation was reportedly held in the …
Turkish border with Afrin completely cleared of terrorists - sources
The border of Turkey’s Kilis province with Syria’s Afrin district has been completely cleared of terrorists, Turkish media reported citing military sources. According to the report, a total of 82 settlements were …
Erdogan: Turkish army to besiege Afrin
Turkey's military will soon lay siege to Afrin city in northern Syria as a new phase of 'Operation Olive Branch' begins, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, addressing his lawmakers at the parliament. …
Ankara: 1369 militants killed in Olive Branch operation in Afrin
A total of 1369 Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have been killed since the launch of Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in the northern Syrian district of Afrin, the Turkish military said in a statement. The …
Turkish soldier killed in Syria’s Afrin
One Turkish soldier was killed in Operation Olive Branch carried out by the Turkish army in Syria’s Afrin district today, according to a military statement. The military said the Turkish Armed Forces had destroyed 19 targets …
Turkish military: more than thousand terrorists killed in Afrin
A total of 1028 terrorists have been killed in Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, the Turkish military said in a statement. The military also said that 29 terrorists have been killed in airstrikes …
Turkish military about new losses in Syria's Afrin
Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin, the Turkish military said in a statement. The military said that the soldiers were killed as a result of antitank and mortar attacks by terrorists …
Anti-US views grow in Turkey
At the same time, more Turks support cooperation with Russia
Yıldırım visits military command center in Turkey's south
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım visited a military command center in the southern Hatay province as Operation Olive Branch continues in northern Syria, according to prime ministry sources. During his visit …
Ankara says premature to say who supplied Syria tank weapon
Ankara has information concerning the source of an anti-tank missile that killed five Turkish soldiers in Syria's Afrin but it is too early to announce its country of origin, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Turkey’s Syria campaign unlikely to affect regional energy projects
However, East Med gas pipeline from Cyprus to Greece and onto Europe bypassing Turkey has the less political risk
Turkish military denies use of napalm in Afrin
The Turkish military vehemently claims of civilian casualties and the use of chemical or biological weapons in Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin, noting that it does not own the prohibited material in its inventory. The …