UK Science Teacher Sentenced to 6 Years for Trying to Join ISIS
A 30-year-old high school biology teacher from Manchester named Jamshed Javeed was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for his plan to join up with ISIS.
Tag: Turkey
Kurdish Outlets Boast Popularity of Female Anti-ISIS Fighters in Israel
As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
Turkey Blocks 68,000 ‘Blasphemous’ Websites, Including Charlie Hebdo
The government of Turkey has banned French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s website from being accessed anywhere in the country along with a total of blocked websites in the tens of thousands.
ISIS to Freed Assyrian Hostages: Leave Syria or Die
An Assyrian hostage released by the Islamic State told the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) that the group has prohibited them from returning to their homes despite setting them “free.” The terrorist group kidnapped over 300 Assyrians in Syria the last week of February.
World View: Turkey and Armenia Schedule Conflicting WWI Centennial Commemorations
Turkey and Armenia schedule conflicting WW I centennial commemorations; China continues its double-digit military spending increases
Activist Sends Muslim Girls Letter Warning of Realities Life as ISIS Bride
Women’s rights activist Sara Khan penned a letter to reach out to young Muslim girls who want to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). Women and men in the terrorist group reach out to young girls via social media with promises of a great life to serve Allah. Khan provides the girls with a huge dose of reality.
Turkish Police Drag 13-Year-Old Out of Class over Facebook Post Insulting President
A 13-year-old boy in Turkey was swept out of class by police in an arrest his father was later informed was the result of a Facebook post in which his son allegedly insulted the nation’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Video: Armenian Protester Showers Turkish Ambassador in Pomegranate Juice
A French-Armenian protester attacked Turkish Ambassador to France Hakkı Akil on Monday during a talk at Paris’s Descartes University, running up to his podium and drenching him in pomegranate juice.
Reports: Turkey To Help Liberate Mosul After U.S. Rethinks Spring Offensive to Drive Out ISIS
The U.S. is now considering launching airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) targets inside Mosul for months prior to sending in Iraqi ground troops to recapture the city.
World View: Al-Sisi and Erdogan Miss in Riyadh, Signaling Stormy Times Ahead
After almost $1 billion development costs, Healthcare.gov is still a disaster; Anthem health insurance data breach puts even non-customers at risk; Al-Sisi and Erdogan miss in Riyadh, signaling stormy times ahead
World View: Reports Indicate Egypt, Italy, Russia Planning Military Action in Libya
Reports indicate Egypt, Italy, Russia planning military action in Libya; Egypt court declares Hamas to be a terrorist organization; Egypt and Turkey may try to create a ‘Sunni front’ with Saudi Arabia
Turkish Islamist Candidates Dress Up as Ottoman Sultans in New Campaign Ads
Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidates in Turkey, from regional positions to the Turkish legislature, are donning medieval Ottoman garb in their advertising campaigns, in an attempt to harken back to the strength of the Islamist Ottoman Empire.
Syrian Landowner Claims Turkey Owes Millions for New Suleyman Shah Tomb Site
A Syrian man who fled his native Kobani for Turkey during the Islamic State’s siege of the border town claims the Turkish government has turned his land into the new location of the tomb of Suleyman Shah, and hopes he will be compensated for the “millions” he claims his land is worth.
Kurds Plan Thousand-Strong ‘Tent City’ to House Returning Refugees in Kobani
Officials in Kobani, the predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria, have been forced to construct hundreds of tents for residents whose homes have been completely destroyed in the ongoing civil war in Syria, Firat News reports. Much of the city, which sits on the Turkish border, was completely ravaged in defending against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group.
Report: Eight British Schoolgirls Joined ISIS Through ‘Jihadi Bride Trail’
According to The Daily Mail, over eight British schoolgirls have traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) on the “jihadi bride trail.”
Livid Syria Accuses Turkey of Working with ISIS in ‘Act of War’ Evacuation of Tomb
Senior Syrian government officials and diplomats are accusing the Turkish government of cooperating with the Islamic State in the evacuation of the medieval tomb of Suleyman Shah, Turkey’s only sovereign territory not connected to its mainland. The evacuation, said one minister, was an “act of war” against Syria.
Turkey Rescues Medieval Tomb from ISIS Threat in Action Syria Calls ‘Flagrant Aggression’
The Turkish government has evacuated the site of the Tomb of Süleyman Şah and relocated the tomb’s priceless artifacts to protect it from the Islamic State. The Syrian government is calling the move a “flagrant aggression,” as Turkey did not request permission to traverse sovereign Syrian territory to reach the tomb.
World View: Egypt’s al-Sisi Calls for a Joint Arab Military Force
Deadly MERS virus surging early in Saudi Arabia; India has worst H1N1 swine flu outbreak in years; Egypt’s al-Sisi calls for a joint Arab military force; Armenia’s president sends condolence letter to Egypt’s al-Sisi
Legislator Pushed Down Staircase in Second Turkish Parliament Brawl This Week
A second all-out fist fight broke out in the Turkish parliament this week after a debate over national security bill opponents claim would significantly hinder the national right of assembly. Numerous legislators were hurt, particularly opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) representative Orhan Düzgün, who fell down a staircase ruling party AKP deputy Suat Önal pushed him.
Syria Blames Jordan and Turkey: With Closed Borders, We Can Defeat ISIS
The Syrian army can defeat the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) and al-Qaeda if Jordan and Turkey stop the flow of jihadists across their borders, said the Syrian foreign minister.
Islamist Party Members Throw Gavels, Break Ribs in Turkish Parliament Brawl
A legislative floor debate on a controversial homeland security bill rapidly descended into chaos in Turkey late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, with ruling Islamist AKP party members fiercely beating opposition party members and using the ceremonial gavel to break ribs.
Turkey Calls for Campaign Against ‘Violence Against Women’ While Honor Killings Remain Rampant
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced an “extensive campaign against violence against women across the country, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a university student in an attempted rape on a public minibus.”
Turkish President Slams Obama for Silence on Chapel Hill Deals on Mexico Trip
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Mexico for two days to “enhance bilateral” ties. The Muslim president used his public appearance in the Mexican capital to send a message to the United States government, however, and to attack President Barack Obama.
Twitter: Turkish Government Led Content Removal Requests
The social media website Twitter published a report on Monday that showed Turkey and Russia submitted the most frequent content removal requests of any state.
Turkish President Erdogan Finally Joins Twitter After Censorship Controversies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spent significant political capital combatting social media networks, and Twitter in particular, having previously called the platform a “knife in the hand of a murderer!” But now the man sent out his first tweet on his account @RT_Erdogan.
