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Turkish-Russian Airspace Conflict Continues as Ankara-Backed Turkmen Flee Syria (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 Russia has rejected as “propaganda” renewed charges that its fighter jets had crossed Turkish territory. But it's likely that Turkey's complaint is actually about something else. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tensions Flare as Vladimir Putin Calls Turkey’s Downing of Russian Jet ‘Stab in the Back’

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Nov 25, 2015 A volatile situation hangs in the balance as Moscow and Ankara express mutual disgust and worries reverberate over the regional and global implications of the latest incident along the Syrian border. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marxist Group Claims It Bombed U.S. Embassy in Turkey

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2013 A Marxist group called the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide bombing the previous day at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Obama Say the ‘G’ Word?

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 If the issue doesn't trip Obama up on his visit to Turkey, he is going to have to walk into a far worse minefield on April 24 when he has to honor a campaign promise to call the 1915 massacre of 1.5 million Armenian Christians by Ottoman Turkey a "genocide." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )