ANKARA - Ergenekon suspect İbrahim Şahin named the Chief of Staff General İlker Başbuğ as the man behind the new anti-terror unit he would be asked to head, according to details of his testimony revealed yesterday. Air force command proceeded with its own investigation
WASHINGTON - Russia, which has long opposed the presence of US military forces in Central Asia, seeks ways to use the closure of US base in Kyrgyzstan as tool for the defensive protection of resources and wider talks on security. The closure move is seen as a part of deeper contest for influence in the region.
A U.S. report on terrorism said U.S. President George W. Bush has committed to provide Turkey "real-time, actionable intelligence" to counter terrorist organization PKK in the north of Iraq. PKK directs its forces to target mainly Turkish security forces, the report said.
A U.S. report on terrorism said U.S. President George W. Bush has committed to provide Turkey "real-time, actionable intelligence" to counter terrorist organization PKK in the north of Iraq. PKK directs its forces to target mainly Turkish security forces, the report said.