NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen yesterday said that NATO had plans in place to protect and defend Turkey against any attack from Syria if necessary, but he hoped the two countries could find ways to reduce tension. Rasmussen also asserted that Turkey has the right to defend itself within international laws. The Turkish military has been exchanging artillery fire with Syria since last week after a Syrian mortar killed five Turkish civilians in a border town. The situation was calmer yesterday; there were no reports of any skirmish. Earlier this week , chief of general staff Gen. Necdet Ozel visited troops stationed at the Syrian border. |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more