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By Humeyra Atilgan Buyukovali and Burcu Arik The International Center for Terrorism and Security Studies’ (UTGAM) report titled ISTANBUL - The PKK terrorist group has “PKK’s Regional Franchise of Terror” mainly adopted a ‘franchising strategy’ in the region focuses on the strategies of the terrorist to survive and maintain influence, according organization and its franchises in Syria, to a new report on terrorism. Iraq, Iran and Turkey, as well as the West’s “The PKK, recognized as an international support to them. terrorist organization by the U.S. and EU, Omer Aslan, an expert from UTGAM on has undergone a significant and yet little international terrorism and security, said: understood evolution in terms of both “PKK was founded as a classical top-down ideology and organizational structure,” organization.” However, he added that like read the report released Wednesday by the Al-Qaeda “PKK has established regional research center operating under the Turkish franchises such as PYD, YPG, and others”. Police Academy. Aslan said such a franchising... MORE DETAILS Photo By Bitlis Governorate By Photo 200 return to Jarabulus everyday Turkish migration Turkey, who spoke on official says around condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to 200 people are the media, said the Syrian returning to liberated returnees -- including women town each day and children -- were brought to Jarabulus after undergoing By Kerem Kocalar security checks at the Karkamis customs gate in - Nearly 38,000 Gaziantep. Syrians have returned to An average of 200 people a Jarabulus in northern Syria day have been returning to since it was liberated from Jarabulus from Turkey, the

Daesh, a local migration official added. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan official said Thursday. FSA fighters on the border The town, which lies just have been helping civilians across the Turkish border, transferred to Jarabulus has seen residents flock back and 37,949 civilians have Erdogan to since the Turkish-backed Free reportedly returned to date. (FSA) captured Operation Shield, it in August of last year. which began in late August visit China An official at the Gaziantep of last year, was aimed at migration office in southern MORE DETAILS Anadolu Agency Photo Anadolu Agency eliminatin... with trade Africa: The affluent continent on agenda US Senate summons Flynn ANKARA - A top issue during some want to portray as poor NEW YORK - The Senate the Turkish president’s visit Intelligence Committee late to China next week will be ANALYSIS Wednesday issued a subpoena certification hurdles to Turkish to former National Security exports, Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said By SERDAR CAM Advisor Michael Flynn for documents relating to his Thursday. contacts with Russian officials. “China prolongs procedures ISTANBUL - Incessantly explore the world”. Howev- The subpoena came after Flynn on many issues. The country is reluctant on [importing] “mauled” by imperial co- er, the geographical dis- declined to cooperate with the committee’s request for both food and agricultural lonialism since the 15th cen- coveries that began in the papers on April 28, according products and industrial goods tury, Africa’s history is one 15th century also mark the to chairman Sen. Richard Burr produced in Turkey,” said of pain and misery. beginning of colossal suf- of North Carolina and vice Zeybekci. We find in many histo- ferings for Africa. chairman Sen. Mark Warner of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official ry books naive attempts The invasion of Africa by Virginia. The committee is conducting visit to China on May 14-15, to portray colonialism as the West started with the an investigation into Moscow’s accompanied by various “Europe’s effort to further establishment of...MORE DETAILS alleged meddling in last year’s government ministers. MORE DETAILS Anadolu Agency Photo Anadolu Agency presidential election. MORE DETAILS Zeybekci stressed...