by CBBSS | Jul 25, 2017 | Regional News
Erdogan gave a speech to his party on Tuesday in which he bashed Germany, NATO, the U.S. and Israel and praised Ankara’s deal with Moscow on purchasing Russia’s S-400 missile defense system, Bloomberg reports. “God willing, we’ll see them in our country... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 25, 2017 | Regional News
The LA Times covers the start of the trial of 17 people from Cumhuriyet, Turkey’s leading secular newspaper. Turkish prosecutors are trying the journalists on charges of being part of various terror organizations. Read original... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 24, 2017 | Regional News
Hundreds or possibly thousands of Russians took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to protest Russia’s laws restricting use of the internet and to call for the release of Russians jailed for online activity and social media usage, The Moscow Times reports.... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 23, 2017 | Regional News
In an interview with Reuters, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, the head of the U.S. Army in Europe, said American allies in Ukraine and Eastern Europe are concerned Russia will use upcoming war games as a Trojan horse for leaving behind military equipment... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 23, 2017 | Regional News
Following Turkey’s post coup attempt purge, the number of generals and admirals in the Turkish military has decreased 40 percent, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Since last July’s failed coup attempt, the number of generals and admirals has plunged from 326... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 23, 2017 | Regional News
Cases of vandalism against synagogues in Turkey are mounting as Erdogan and the Turkish government appear to be allowing Islamists to forcibly voice their rage at Israel over the ongoing Temple Mount crisis, the Israeli publication Ynet News reports. Read... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 22, 2017 | Regional News
Leaders from both houses of the U.S. Congress have struck a deal on a bill that will impose a host of new sanctions on Russia, leaving President Trump with a tough choice on whether or not to exercise his veto power, The New York Times reports. The sanctions package,... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 22, 2017 | Regional News
One day ahead of a visit by Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin to mark the 25th anniversary of Russian troops being stationed in Transnistria, Moldova’s pro-EU parliament passed a resolution asking Moscow to pull its troops out of the breakaway region, Balkan... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 21, 2017 | Regional News
In an unprecedented move, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency published a detailed report revealing the secret locations of of U.S. military bases, operational posts and military posts inside Syria. The report also disclosed the number of U.S. soldiers and... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 20, 2017 | Regional News
Following the arrest of six human rights activists in Turkey, including a German citizen, Berlin is warning its citizens that they risk “arbitrary” arrest by traveling to Turkey, the BBC reports. Companies also face investment risks in Turkey due to legal... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 19, 2017 | Regional News
Macedonia rejected Greece’s suggestion that Skopje adopt the name FYROM – short for Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – RFE/RL reports. Macedonian FM Nikola Dimitrov said at a news conference with EU officials in Brussels that the acronym sounds... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 18, 2017 | Regional News
For the fourth time, the Turkish parliament extended Turkey’s state of emergency for three months, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Turkey declared a state of emergency last July, days following the failed coup attempt. The state of emergency has now been extended... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 18, 2017 | Regional News
With allegations swirling that security forces in Chechnya rounded up, tortured and killed gay men, Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview with HBO that the removal of gay people would “purify the [nation’s] blood.” The Kremlin responded by... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 17, 2017 | Regional News
On the three-year anniversary of the downing of MH 17 over pro-Russian separatist held territory in Eastern Ukraine, RFE/RL publishes a feature updating the various investigations and legal cases surrounding the shooting down of the passenger plane that left 298... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 16, 2017 | Regional News
In a pair of speeches that included Muslim prayer and Qur’anic verses on betrayal, martyrdom and standing ground in front of enemies, Erdogan vowed to “cut the heads off” traitors, The Guardian reports. In response to Erdogan saying he would restore the... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 15, 2017 | Regional News
Hours before the one year anniversary of the failed coup attempt in Turkey, Ankara sacked 7,395 state employees, including teachers, academics and military and police officers, bringing the number of the employees fired over the last year to more than 110,000, AP... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 14, 2017 | Regional News
The Turkish military deployed two frigates and a submarine to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to monitor a drilling vessel off the coast of Cyprus, Reuters reports. French energy company Total has a contract with the Cypriot government to drill for gas and is scheduled... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 13, 2017 | Regional News
European leaders reaffirmed their support for Western Balkan states joining the EU during a summit held in Italy on Wednesday. But the accession process is not going smoothly, with ethnic tensions bubbling and Russia sowing division in the region while the EU is... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 13, 2017 | Regional News
The U.S. State Department approved the proposed sale of seven Patriot air defense systems to Romania in a deal that could cost $3.9 billion, Balkan Insight reports. The U.S. Congress and the Romanian parliament must still approve the deal. Romania is currently in the... read more
by CBBSS | Jul 13, 2017 | Regional News
A Russian court handed a 20-year prison sentence to Zaur Dadayev, the man convicted of pulling the trigger in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, Reuters reports. Four other Chechens who were convicted of being accomplices to the murder received sentences... read more
