Thousands of mourners gathered in southeast Turkey Friday for the burials of 35 civilians killed in a Turkish air raid. Turkey confirmed Thursday that those killed in the airstrikes near the Iraqi border were smugglers the military mistook for Kurdish rebels. Those mourning the victims Friday labeled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “murderer.” Mr. […]
Funerals Held for Civilian Victims of Turkey Airstrikes
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Funerals Held for Civilian Victims of Turkey Airstrikes
Posted December 30th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of mourners gathered in southeast Turkey Friday for the burials of 35 civilians killed in a botched Turkish air raid. Turkey confirmed Thursday that those killed in the airstrikes in Iraq were smugglers the military mistook for Kurdish rebels. Those mourning the victims Friday labeled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “murderer.” Mr. Erdogan […]
Turkey Confirms Civilian Deaths in Airstrikes
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
A Turkish official has confirmed that 35 people killed in Turkish airstrikes in Iraq are civilians the military mistook for Kurdish rebels. Ruling party official Huseyin Celik said initial information shows the victims were smugglers, “not terrorists,” and apologized for the deaths. Earlier, the Turkish military said its jets had bombed an area frequently used […]
Turkish Air Strikes Kill 23 Near Iraqi Border
Posted December 29th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials say Turkish air strikes have killed nearly two dozen people near the Iraqi border. Authorities said early Thursday that at least 23 bodies have been recovered in Sirnak province. Local security officials say those targeted were likely smuggling items into Turkey from northern Iraq and may have been mistaken for Kurdistan Workers Party rebels. […]
Yilmaz Denies Turkish Involvement in Greek Forest Fires
Posted December 27th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has denied reports in a Turkish newspaper that implied his country’s government had a part in forest fires that hit Greece in the mid-1990’s. The article said that Mr. Yilmaz claimed another former Turkish prime minister used discretionary funds allocated for security to set Greek forests on fire. He […]
Turkey Accuses France of Committing Genocide
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey has responded angrily to a French parliament vote making it a crime to publicly deny as genocide the mass killings of Armenians during the Ottoman era in Turkey nearly a century ago. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused France of committing genocide in Algeria more than 60 years ago. He said […]
Turkish PM Accuses France of Genocide
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Turkey has accused France of committing genocide in Algeria more than 60 years ago. The charge from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday comes a day after French lawmakers passed a bill making it a crime to publicly deny as genocide the mass killings of Armenians during the Ottoman era in Turkey nearly a […]
Turkish PM Accuses France of Genocide
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 am (UTC-5)
Turkey has accused France of committing genocide in Algeria more than 60 years ago. The charge from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, comes a day after French lawmakers passed a bill making it crime to publicly deny the “genocide” of Armenians during the Ottoman era in Turkey nearly a century ago. Turkey, while […]
Turkey Imposes Sanctions After French Parliamentary Approval of Genocide Bill
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey has reacted angrily to a vote in the lower house of the French parliament making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians nearly a century ago was genocide. Armenia says 1.5 million Armenians were killed during World War I by troops of Turkey’s Ottoman Empire, which historians say was one […]
French Lawmakers Pass Armenia Genocide Bill
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
France’s lower house of parliament Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill making it a crime to publicly deny as genocide the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago. The Senate, or upper house, must still pass the bill for it to become law. Armenia welcomed passage of the bill, while Turkey angrily rejected […]
