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Strengthened cooperation with Turkey to combat gangs
Sweden and Turkey are in agreement to accelerate the fight against terrorism and organized crime. Key issues are to work to stop the criminals' money and to increase the exchange of information between the countries.
Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan senses morning air after the Syrian regime's fall. I believe Erdogan sees a golden opportunity now to try to solve what he sees as "the Kurdish problem" in Syria, says Syria expert Aron Lund.
Erdogan threatens to intervene in northern Syria
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to intervene in northern Syria to prevent a split of the country. The military warning is directed at the Kurdish armed groups in Syria.
Turkey: No Kurdish fighters in Syria
Kurdish fighters who have been crucial for the US in the fight against the terrorist organization IS cannot be allowed to have protection in Syria. This message was conveyed by Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in a phone call with his American counterpart Antony Blinken on Saturday.
Kurdish offensive against Turkish-backed rebels in Syria
Kurdish-led SDF, which controls large parts of northern and northeastern Syria, reports that a counteroffensive against the Ankara-backed militia alliance SNA has been launched on Tuesday. .
al-Sharaa: Syria's Militias Dissolved
The militias that overthrew Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad have agreed to dissolve. The factions will instead be incorporated into a new national defense under the Ministry of Defense, according to leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Syria wants to control Kurdish weapons
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says that all weapons in the country – including Kurdish ones – should be controlled by the state and that armed groups will eventually be dissolved and incorporated into the military. .
Erdogan: Do not divide Syria - but "crush terror"
Syria will never again be "divided", says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In a speech, he expresses hope for an end to fighting and conflicts – but at the same time emphasizes that "terror groups like IS and PKK/PYD" must be crushed.
Kurdish-dominated SDF: "Historic moments"
The commander of the Kurdish-dominated SDF alliance in Syria praises Bashar al-Assad's fall and calls it a historic moment. .
Turkey "likely" involved in jihadist conflicts
The deadly battles in Aleppo and its surroundings are taking place in an area that is strategically important for the neighboring country Turkey. Now the question is how involved President Erdogan is in the rebel groups' offensive in northwestern Syria, according to analyst Aron Lund.
Mayor dismissed – accused of terrorism
Two mayors in eastern Turkey have been dismissed after being convicted of terrorism for belonging to the banned PKK, announces the country's interior minister. The mayors of Tunceli and Ovacik have both been sentenced earlier in the week to six years and three months in prison for being members of the Kurdish PKK, labeled as a terrorist organization.
Multiple arrests since mayors were fired in Turkey
The political struggle intensifies over power in the southeastern, Kurdish-dominated, part of Turkey. About 30 regime-critical demonstrators have been prosecuted after protests against the dismissal of three Kurdish mayors by the government in Ankara.
Three Turkish Mayors Lose Their Jobs
The Turkish government has dismissed three mayors accused of terrorist crimes in the country's southeastern parts, announces the Ministry of the Interior. The three are replaced by administrators.
Protests erupt after mayor's arrest in Turkey
The Mayor of the Esenyurt district in Istanbul, Ahmet Özer, was arrested on Wednesday accused of alleged links to the banned and terrorist-stamped Kurdish PKK. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered the same evening outside the courthouse in Istanbul where the formal charges were presented.
PKK claims responsibility for terrorist attack in Ankara
The Kurdish PKK has taken responsibility for the terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday, reports AFP. Five people were killed in the attack, which targeted a complex where a state-owned company in the aviation and defense industry operates.
SDF: Civilians killed in Turkish attacks in Syria
Twelve civilians have been killed in Turkish attacks in northeastern Syria, according to the Kurdish-dominated SDF alliance. Two of them are said to have been children.
Turkey responds to terrorist attack in Ankara
At least five people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack outside Ankara, which Turkey accuses the Kurdish PKK of. Late on Wednesday evening, Turkey responded by attacking PKK targets in Syria and Iraq.
Turkey reopens Instagram
Instagram can be used in Turkey again, after a week-long shutdown by Turkish authorities. The authorities blocked the platform for the 57 million Turkish users, without motivation, on August 2.
Erdogan: Ending Military Operation in Iraq
Turkish forces are ending the military operation against the Kurdish PKK in northern Iraq and Syria, announces President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. > We will very soon complete .
USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation
USA's Foreign Department has blacklisted the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation are also classified as "global terrorists".
Long sentence for pro-Kurdish mayor
A Turkish court sentenced a pro-Kurdish mayor to nearly 19 years in prison for alleged terrorism, according to his lawyer. The former mayor, Mehmet Siddik Akis, was removed from his post just two days earlier, sparking strong reactions in the Turkish parliament.
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