Archaeologist Thinks He's Found 'Dracula's Dungeon'
An archaeologist who has been part of the restoration and excavation effort at Turkey's Tokat Castle believes he has uncovered the dungeons where Vlad the Impaler was once held. Ibrahim Cetin tells the Hurriyet Daily News that the two dungeons that were found were "built like a prison." And while...
NBC Report: Kurds Frustrated Because US Airstrikes Are Not Hitting ISIS Hard Enough (Update: ISIS Agrees)
NBC’s Richard Engel is embedded with Kurdish fighters on the ground in the Iraq-Syria-Turkey border region. He reports that the Kurds are becoming frustrated with the lack of power that the US is showing in the fight against ISIS. Engel appeared with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC today. He said that Kurd ...
Immigrants in Lesvos Live in Horrid Conditions
A new wave of immigration has the humanitarian crisis on the Greek island of Lesvos more dire than at any time in recent history. According to local media, human traffickers bring illegal migrants to the island on a daily basis, leaving local authorities unable to provide suitable living conditions ...
Looks like Turkey cannot ignore IS any longer: Turkish tanks deployed to Syria border as Islamic State advances
Turkish army tanks take up positions near the Syrian border on September 29, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/BULENT KILIC) Turkey deployed tanks and armored vehicles along a section of its border with Syria on Monday to face off against Islamic State forces whose stray shells fell into Turkish territory du ...
Turkey's parliament awaits motions on Iraq and Syria
Motions authorizing the government to send troops into Syria and Iraq will be debated on Thursday, the ruling party's deputy group chairman says ANKARA by Emin Avundukluoğlu The Turkish government is to submit two motions to parliament to authorize the ...
Turkey puts tanks on border as IS advances
Turkey on Monday deployed tanks and armoured vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating violence by the Islamic State group, as parliament was set to consider whether to authorise military action against the jihadists. The army on Monday ...
Turkey prepares to shift course and take military action against ISIS
With violence escalating in neighboring Syria, Turkey is taking tentative steps to join the military coalition against ISIS. On Monday, shells from a battle between ISIS and Kurdish forces landed on Turkish soil, prompting Turkey to deploy tanks and ...
Turkey deploys tanks as lawmakers to consider anti-IS action
Mursitpinar: Turkey on Monday deployed tanks and armoured vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating Islamic State violence, as parliament is set to consider whether to authorise military action against IS jihadists. The army moved tanks ...
