Turkey

YemenExtra M.A.  A massive explosion took place in southeast Turkey, today, resulting in 18 soldiers sustaining injuries in the Hakkari province. According to Turkish state TV, a roadside bomb targeted a military convoy in the Yuksekova…

YemenExtra Turkey detained 42 staff of two Istanbul universities including a prominent academic as part of an investigation into the group blamed for last year’s failed coup, state media reported Monday. Authorities issued a total of…

YemenExtra M.A. The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry criticized the Turkish regime under Recep Tayyip Erdogan for its new violent intervention in areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The Ministry informed the UN Secretary General…

YemenExtra M.A. New reports regarding a huge Turkish Army build-up in northern Aleppo have emerged after military sources confirmed to local outlets that a large-scale offensive was brewing, aimed at driving the Syrian Democratic Forces…

YemenExtra M.A. Turkish Special Forces arrived, today, at northern Aleppo countryside to support its proxies in what might be a new crackdown against the Kurdish forces. The reinforcements – greatly welcomed by local residents – were…

YemenExtra M.A. A huge blast rocked the rebel-controlled city of al-Bab, killing and wounding at least 25 militants. The explosion, which hit a headquarter for the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad Brigade, has took the lives of 10 militants,…

YemenExtra Turkish troops have taken part in planned joint military exercises in Qatar amid a widening rift between the Arab country and its neighbors in the Persian Gulf region. Qatar’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday…

YemenExtra M.A. Five people were killed, two injured when attempting to cross the border between Turkey and Syria on Wednesday. According to local reports, a group of people tried to get into Turkish territory from the Syrian border town…

The United Arab Emirates financed a high-profile coup attempt last year in Turkey and paid about three billion dollars to the putschists, a columnist in a Turkish daily has claimed. Mehmet Acet, a columnist for Yeni Safak daily, said on…

YemenExtra Turkey has reportedly sent ground troops to join for Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen, not to protect Qatar after last Gulf crisis, according to Media report.  The report says " Turkey has sided with Qatar in the dispute and…