Turkey issues warrants for 42 journalists

Turkish authorities issued warrants on Monday for the detention of 42 journalists and took 31 academics into custody, official media reported, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown against people allegedly linked to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric following a failed coup. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the list of journalists wanted for questioning […]

CIA Chief Hedges When Asked if U.S. Saw Turkey Coup Coming

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said intelligence officials were well aware of strains within Turkey and sizable opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but he wouldn’t say whether they foresaw an attempted coup last week. Mr. Brennan, speaking Tuesday evening to an audience at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, described the setting U.S. officials were in Friday night when the attempted coup was […]

Exclusive Syria Update: American and Canadian volunteers fight ISIS in Manbij

Sandwiched between ISIS held and Kurdish held Syria, lays a city under siege.  Manbij is a medium sized city south of Kobani and North West of the ISIS capital city of Raqqa.  While many civilians have already fled the city, thousands more are trapped inside.  With coalition airstrikes backing up the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces […]

The Botched Coup Could Spell Doom for the Turkish Air Force

The Turkish military has a long history of meddling in the nation’s politics, including no fewer than four coup d’états. In 1960, young officers toppled the democratically elected government amid socio-political turmoil and economic hardship, forcing 235 generals and more than 3,000 commissioned officers into retirement. In 1971, convinced that the government lost control amid spreading […]

Turkey’s Erdogan says military to be restructured after abortive coup

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Thursday that there were significant failures in intelligence ahead of last Friday’s attempted military coup and that the armed forces would quickly be restructured. In his first interview since declaring a state of emergency following the abortive coup, Erdogan said a new coup attempt was possible but would […]

Turkey Declares 3-Month State of Emergency After Failed Coup

Turkey’s president on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt, declaring he would rid the military of the “virus” of subversion and giving the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was […]

6,000 detained after failed Turkish military coup, including commander of US-linked base

Following a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the government moved swiftly Sunday to shore up his power and remove those perceived as an enemy, saying it has detained 6,000 people. The crackdown targeted not only generals and soldiers, but a wide swath of the judiciary that has sometimes blocked Erdogan, raising concerns […]

F-16’s Almost Fire on Turkish Presidential Plane

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plane was almost shot down by Turkish F-16’s on the night of the coup while he was en route to Istanbul. Turkish F-16’s harassed Turkish President Erdogan’s Gulfstream on Friday night. Reports are conflicting on whether or not the Turkish Air Force (TuAF) were sympathetic to the coup or to the […]

Erdogan suggests Turkey may bring back death penalty after failed coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday gave signals that Turkey might reinstate capital punishment in the wake of Friday’s failed coup attempt. Erdogan spoke to his supporters in front of his Istanbul home Sunday evening. His speech was punctuated by frequent calls of “we want the death penalty” from the large crowd, to which […]