by CBBSS | Jan 31, 2021 | Regional News
Turkey’s foreign ministry says a Russian fighter jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Following the incident, Ankara summoned Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, and Erdogan said Russia will bear the consequences if it continues...
by CBBSS | Jan 30, 2021 | International News and Analysis
The Huffington Post runs a feature on the fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey. The feature includes photos of urban wreckage, soldiers in the streets of cities and residents fleeing their homes. Kurdish political...
by CBBSS | Jan 30, 2021 | Regional News
A Russian fighter jet flew within 15 feet of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane over the Black Sea, CNN reports. The Russian Su-27 intercepted the U.S. RC-135U in an “unsafe and unprofessional manner,” according to the U.S. military. Read...
by CBBSS | Jan 29, 2021 | Regional News
Erdogan has launched another campaign for a new constitution and a “Turkish-style” executive presidential system, Zaman reports. Erdogan claims he is not doing so out of personal ambition. Turkish opposition parties do not believe him, though, and they...
by CBBSS | Jan 29, 2021 | Regional News
Serbian broadcaster B92 reports Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said an interview in the German daily Zeit that he fully supports Merkel’s refugee policy. Vucic said Serbia would not build any fences on its borders. Vucic also said Merkel “greatly...