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Turkey punishes US consulate employee

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Turkey has punished a US consulate employee, Metin Topuz, as they have found that the employee, who is a Turkish national, has links with a terror organisation work against the interest of the Turkish government.

The person was originally arrested in the year 2017. Since then, he is under the custody of the Turkish government.

Turkey believes the said group is behind the failed group.

Meanwhile, the US government has come strongly in support of their employee. They claim that there is no credible evidence to prove that their employee has links with the terrorist organisation.

The development may affect the relation between Turkey and the United States of America – which is already not in a good relation with the European country.

Mr. Topuz was an employee of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Istanbul. He has decades of experience as a translator.

The punishment order means the US employee will have to spend at least nine years in a prison in Turkey.  

At this moment, it remains unclear whether there is any provision to appeal against the verdict delivered by the court in Turkey.

It is unfortunate that this kind of action has been initiated against the US employee.V

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Greece denies Turkey’s allegation about migrant killing

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The European country of Greece has strongly denied Turkey’s allegation that a migrant from the embattled Middle East country of Syria was shot to death by the Greece Security Force.

Turkey made the allegation immediately after it had announced that it would not prevent the flow of migrants to Europe in future.

Recently, a confrontation has happened between migrants and the Greece Security Force near the border which Turkey shares with Greece.

During the confrontation, the security force has used force against migrants. The confrontation has left several people badly injured.  

Europe faces a serious migrant crisis at this moment. Greece, which shares a border with Turkey, is one of the most vulnerable countries in the region.

Turkey’s latest action is part of a strategy it has developed post the death of its soldiers in Syria in a confrontation with the Syrian force supported by Russia.

Turkey wants the Europe to take a favourable stand towards the country, which struggles to maintain its influence in the northern region of Syria.

What Turkey tries at present is a pressure tactics. The possibility for the tactics to go wrong is not low.

The re-emergence of migrant crisis means the Europe can no longer remain insensitive about the development.


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Turkey permits migrants to entre Europe

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Turkey has removed all restrictions which prevents the entry of migrants to Europe through the land border the country shares with the continent.

The move has come shortly after several Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria in an attack carried out the war-embattled country with the support of Russia.

Justifying its decision to allow migrants to enter Europe, Istanbul has said that it could not handle the influx of migrants from Syria.

It is the Syrian War that stands as the prime reason for the emergence of the global migrant crisis. The Europe is the prime victim of the crisis.

Greece is struggling with the crisis at this juncture. The latest action of Turkey is likely to bring chaos in Greece, which is already in a very bad state.

The economy of Greece is at present in a very depressing state. It is this state which makes it difficult for the country to handle the situation.

What Turkey attempts with its latest move is a pressure tactics. It is irritated due to its latest debacle in Syria. With the move, it attempts to bring the Europe in its favour.

At this moment, it remains unclear how the European powers like Germany and France will react to the indirect provocation made by Turkey.


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Around 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

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In a military action, as many as thirty-three Turkish soldiers have been killed in the Middle East country of Syria, which is at present in a disturbed state.

The action has been carried out by the Syrian government. The Syrian government is supported by the Russian government.

The action has taken place in the Idlib province of Syria. The region is at present controlled by certain rebel groups supported by the Turkish government.

The latest attack has been carried out to reclaim the territory from the Turkish-backed rebel forces.

The Turkish force may retaliate in the near future. There are reports that the Turkish forces are preparing to retaliate.

The Turkish government has not yet responded to the report yet. They have indirectly admitted the loss they have suffered.

Syria is at present in a highly volatile state. It has not yet recovered by the disturbance emerged in the country with the rise of certain terrorist organisations.

The country is at present controlled by various rebel organisations. Some of these organisations are supported by foreign countries.

Actually, these organisations are used as proxies by foreign countries to maintain their influence in the country.

Turkey is one such country which uses its rebel proxy to maintain its control over the strategically important region of Syria.


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Earthquake jolts Turkey

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The eastern region of the European country of Turkey has experienced a severe earthquake of around 6.8 magnitudes.

As many as sixteen people have been died in the natural disaster. More than 400 rescue teams have been sent to the affected region.

Turkey is not new to earthquake. In the year 1999, over 17,000 people were killed in a Turkish city of Izmit due to earthquake.

The several mild tremors have followed the present earthquake. The local people have been advised not to return to the buildings damaged by the earthquake.

The effect of the earthquake has been felt in Syria, Lebanon and Iran also. At this juncture, it remains unclear whether the earthquake has created any damage in these countries.

What has been felt in these aforesaid countries is less serious than the one that has been experienced in Turkey.

Are you in the affected region? If it is safe to do so, please share your experience with us.


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Russia, Turkey call for ceasefire in Libya

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Russia and Turkey – the two prime European powers – have called for the end of conflict in the North African country of Libya.

Though the two superpowers back rival sides in the conflict, they, it seems, are on the same side on their opinion that the conflict in Libya should end soon.

Turkey recently sent their military force to assist the UN-backed government in the North American country, which is under the threat of a powerful rebel force.

The prime rival of the UN-backed government in Libya is a rebel force led by General Khalifar Haftar.

Turkey accuses Russia of supporting the rebel group led by the general by not asking their mercenaries to stop providing support to the group – an allegation Russia denies strongly.

Recently, Germany warned that the conflict in Libya might turn much worse than what happened in Syria if it was not checked timely.

Libya is very close to the European continent. There is no doubt that the Europe has many things to worry about the developments in the Libyan region.

It seems that Germany is very keen about bringing the situation in the North African region back to normal.

The west has a role in the destabilisation of this region. Undoubtedly, it has the responsibility to bring peace back to this region.


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Turkey to send in troops to protect UN-backed Govt. in Libya

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The European country of Turkey is set to send in its military force to Libya to protect the UN-backed government in the war-affected country.

The Libyan government is fighting a rebel force led by General Khalifa Haftar. The government is backed by Turkey and Qatar, while the rebel force is backed by the UAE and Egypt.

The Turkey’s decision to send in its force may irritate the countries who support the rebel force led a war against the Libyan government.

At present, the Libyan government is very weak. In the recent past, the rebel force has made some significant gains.

Last week, in an attack carried out by the rebel force against a military academy controlled by the Libyan government, at least thirty people were killed.

The Turkey’s decision to send in its force to Libya has come after the resolution regarding the same was passed by the Turkish parliament.

With the development, what is clear is that what is waiting for the Middle East is a period of great disruption.

Only the future can tell how many countries will survive the period.

The proposed disruption in the Middle East has a serious implication elsewhere in the world, as many countries including India relies heavily on this region to meet their energy requirements.


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Turkey’s constitutional court overturns country’s ban on Wikipedia

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The constitutional court of the European country of Turkey has overturned the ban imposed on Wikipedia by the country on the ground that the website published defamatory contents against the country.

Dismissing the ban, the court has found the ban inconsistent with the country’s obligation to protect the right to expression.

The site was originally banned on 2007, as the site published a report which links the militants in Syria to the country.

Recently, the website management even approached the European Court of Human Rights to make sure the right to expression is not denied to the people of Turkey.

The latest verdict is a victory to the site management and the people of the country who want to see their right to expression protected.

The website management has welcomed the decision made by the Turkey’s constitutional court.

The order has been supported by at least ten members of the sixteen member constitutional court.

In reality, the verdict is the victory of the right to expression. Turkey is infamous for its negative attitude towards the right to expression. Since the failed coup, its commitment towards the right to expression remains at its lowest. It is expected that the latest verdict will overturn the scenario completely.


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France, Turkey relation hits new low

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The bilateral relation between France and Turkey has hit a new low, with the latter calling the former terrorist sponsor.

A senior official from Turkey said France was supporting terrorist groups. He has also triggered several other allegations against France.

The Turkey official’s statement against France has come days after the European superpower hosted an official from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Force.

Turkey considers some of the organisations led by the Kurds as terrorist groups. The organisation hosted by France is very close to some of the organisations which Turkey considers as terrorist groups.

The France-Turkey issue is not a new thing. France was one of the first European powers which came forward openly against Turkey strongly with the latter attacked some Kurdish controlled regions in Syria in the name of creating a safe space for the Syrian migrants who were displaced from their homeland due to the Syrian War.

France has not yet responded to the provocative statement made by Turkey. The European superpower is likely to respond in the same manner.

If the things progress this way, the scheduled NATO meeting, going to take place in the UK in the near future, is less likely to be smooth.


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Migration Crisis: Greece to set up new camps for migrants

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In order to deal with the issue of overcrowding in its migrant camps, Greece has decided to set up at least five new camps capable to house at least one thousand people each.

Some of the camps in the country are struggling with the issue of overcrowding. One of its camps, which only have the capacity to accommodate less than two thousand people, now house more than fifteen thousand people.

Earlier, it was exposed that how pathetic certain migrant camps in the European country of Greece are.

Greece shares border with Turkey. This border is extremely vulnerable. Even though Greece tightens its border with Turkey, migrants find ways to enter the Europe through the border exploiting the weakness of the checks installed to prevent the infiltration of migrants across the Turkey-Greece border.

The latest decision of Greece to establish new camps has come after the vulnerability of some of the camps was revealed in an internal investigation.


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