The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on Turkey and Nato enlargement: diplomatic blackmail

Recep Erdogan’s intervention could tangle Nato up in knots for months, a political gift for Vladimir Putin

Mon May 23 2022 - 20:43

Why Turkey is moving to block Finland and Sweden joining Nato

Europe Letter: Erdogan wants leverage and allies to take Ankara’s concerns seriously

Tue May 17 2022 - 20:00

Turkey says it will not approve Sweden and Finland joining Nato

Diplomatic delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to discuss move – Erdogan

Mon May 16 2022 - 15:18

Finnish president confirms country will apply to join Nato

Russia warns Finland, Sweden against joining, saying they would have to ‘restore military balance’

Sun May 15 2022 - 11:28

Nato accession: Turkey in talks with Finns and Swedes over ‘outrageous’ PKK stance

Erdogan has said it is not yet possible for Turkey to back Finnish and Swedish entry to alliance

Sat May 14 2022 - 15:29

Thousands of Yazidi people flee after clashes between Iraqi army and militia forces

Civilians seek refuge in autonomous Kurdish region as trauma of 2014 genocide is recalled

Tue May 03 2022 - 17:56

Syrian musician Omar Souleyman held on terrorism charges in Turkey

Son says father had no political affiliations and that a ‘malicious report’ had been filed

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 18:48

Macron channels Lawrence of Arabia on Lebanon-Iraq visit

French president has promised citizens their sovereignty, but can he do it alone?

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00

Fear and dismay as Erdogan cracks down on Kurdish opposition

Removal and jailing of elected Kurdish mayors continues president’s war of attrition

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 10:36

Brexit negotiations ‘in final sprint’, says Merkel

Mood from German chancellor and French president one of muted, cautious expectation

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 20:40

Kurds ‘not angels’, says Trump, as he defends Syria withdrawal

Turkish offensive ‘not our problem’, says US president, as Pence and Pompeo to meet Erdogan

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 17:58

Turkish forces press ahead despite Kurdish-Syria deal

Erdogan vows to pursue offensive after Kurds agree to hand over key cities to Assad

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 19:04

‘Existential threat’ triggered Syrian incursion, Turkish ambassador says

Targets are ‘terrorist elements’ and ‘top priority is to protect the civilians’

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 20:15

Trump defends pullout as Turkey shells Syrian border towns

Jets attack Kurdish forces as Ankara moves to create border ‘safe zone’

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 00:05

Turkish diplomat killed in attack in Kurdish territory in Iraq

Consulate employee among two dead after gunman opens fire at restaurant in Irbil

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 22:20

Turkish court acquits Reporters Without Borders representative and two others

Defendants were accused of terrorist propaganda after guest-editing a newspaper on Kurdish issues

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 13:14

Erdogan faces wrath of Kurds in Turkey’s local elections

Crackdown on Kurdish politicians in south east unlikely to deter voters this weekend

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 15:12

Islamic State nears defeat in last Syrian enclave

Civilians pour out of terror group’s last enclave in eastern Syria as US-backed forces close in

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 19:01

Trump says EU must take back Isis fighters captured in Syria

US president prepares to claim the end of the caliphate in northwest Syria

Sun Feb 17 2019 - 18:27

Trump threatens to ‘devastate’ Turkey’s economy if it attacks Kurds

Ankara hits back after US president’s warning over withdrawal of troops from Syria

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 19:43

Erdogan snub exposes US disarray on withdrawal from Syria

Turkish president accuses Trump administration of issuing mixed messages on Syria

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 21:20

Erdogan chides Bolton and calls on US to hand over Syria bases

Turkish president makes scathing speech to parliament as US adviser still in Ankara

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 13:23

US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerable

Move increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by Kurds

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00

Turkish standoff: US pastor Brunson a victim of ‘hostage diplomacy’

Erdogan unlikely to halt tough rhetoric while resolving impasse not a key issue for Trump

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 01:00

The Irish man ‘fighting fascism’ in Syria: ‘I was always curious how I’d react to battle’

At least three Irish men are fighting with Kurds in Syria, part of an international battalion of ‘villagers, students, sons of butchers, socialists and anarchists’

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00

Turkish forces and Syrian allies take ‘total control’ of Afrin

Kurdish militia YPG evacuates civilians due to ‘massacres’ in border region

Sun Mar 18 2018 - 16:14

Turkey warns of consequences after pro-Assad forces enter Afrin

Militia’s arrival in northern region on side of Kurds raises stakes in Syria conflict

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 15:13

Turkey demands US expel Kurdish militia from anti-Isis force

Ties between Nato allies strained ahead of visit to Ankara by US secretary of state Rex Tillerson

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 20:09

US ties with Kurds in Syria create rift with Turkey

Kurdish group YPG is now facing an escalating battle with Turkish forces in northwestern Syria

Sun Jan 28 2018 - 19:11

Turkey to US: end Syrian Kurd support or risk confrontation

Continued offensive by Turkish forces in Syria could bring them into conflict with US soldiers

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 19:30

Erdogan plays nationalist card with Syrian push against Kurds

Turkey challenging Nato partners and ramping up regional tensions with neighbours

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00

US and Russia urge Turkish restraint in Syrian offensive

Erdogan says operation to crush US-backed Kurdish forces will continue for as long as necessary

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 16:53

Macron and Erdogan have a delicate lunch at the Elysée

Turkish president Erdogan an awkward guest for the French president

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 20:43

Erdogan describes US visa ban as ‘upsetting’

Ankara urges Washington to end restrictions amid tensions over consular employee’s arrest

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 19:57