Failed Coup in Turkey Leads to Delay of UNESCO Temple Mount Vote in Istanbul

July 17, 2016

The resolution, proposed by Jordan and the Palestinians, stated that the site was holy to Muslims alone. But when it was decided to cut the gathering short, Israel's stance to defer the vote was accep…

Dramatic Turkey footage reveals horrifying violence of coup struggle (GRAPHIC VIDEO, IMAGES)

July 17, 2016

Middle East

Turkish military stand guard near the the Taksim Square as people wave with Turkish flags in Istanbul. © Murad Sezer / ReutersGraphic images and videos emerging from Turkey after a night of unrest hig…

The Hot War with Russia Began a While Ago

July 17, 2016

Military

____________ – First published … July 16, 2016 – The real actors in war are often seen and too often forgotten. When Ukraine was overrun by NATO in the guise of a revolution, any idiot should have k…

Alleged coup leader was once military attaché to Israel

July 17, 2016

Middle East

Turkish retired air force chief Akin Ozturk, file (YouTube screenshot)Former Turkish Air Force chief Akın Ozturk maintained army ties with Jewish state in the 1990s Turkish media on Saturday named for…

U.S. Troops at Turkish Air Base on Highest Force Protection Level

July 17, 2016

Middle East

U.S. troops at Turkey’s Incirlik air base were at the highest force protection level, known as "condition Delta," after power was cut off at the base and the Turkish government closed the airspace aro…

Turkey closes air space over Incirlik, grounding US aircraft at base

July 16, 2016

Middle East

U.S. military operations against the Islamic State group out of Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base came to a halt Saturday afternoon as the Turkish military closed the airspace around the base following an at…

Turkey: Coup attempt is highly dubious and suspicious

July 16, 2016

Middle East

Hitler had the Reichstag burned down to consolidate the Nazi grip on power; did Erdogan have Turkey’s parliament nuked to achieve the same result?We ain't buying it - is that the smell of a burning Re…

Fethullah Gülen: who is the man Turkey’s president blames for coup attempt?

July 16, 2016

Middle East

Fethullah Gülen in a 2014 photograph taken at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Selahattin Sevi/APCleric who leads global Hizmet movement from exile in Pennyslvania, US, is a cri…