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Analysis-Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation...
Dec 21, 20245 min read
Analysis-Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA - With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria's north, and Damascus ruled by a...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Trump says Turkey holds the key to Syria's future
PALM BEACH, Florida - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Blinken says he discussed Gaza ceasefire agreement with Turkish top officials
ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that he discussed the imperative of Palestinian militant group Hamas'...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
Blinken meets Erdogan as forces backed by US, Turkey clash in Syria
ANKARA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey on Thursday for talks focused on a critical aspect of establishing...
Nov 29, 20241 min read
Pope Francis set to visit Turkey for Council of Nicaea anniversary in 2025, ANSA reports
ROME - Pope Francis said on Thursday he planned to visit Turkey's Iznik next year for the anniversary of the first council of the...
Oct 1, 20241 min read
Turkey's Erdogan says UN should recommend use of force if Israel not stopped
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the United Nations General Assembly should recommend the use of force, in...
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Sweden postpones Turkey security meeting due to airplane trouble
STOCKHOLM - An airplane carrying Sweden's foreign minister and justice minister has returned to Stockholm after suffering a technical...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Turkey seeks international arrest warrants over citizen killed in West Bank
ISTANBUL - Turkey has opened an investigation into the death of a Turkish-American activist believed to have been shot by Israeli troops...
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Turkish MPs brawl during debate on jailed opposition lawmaker
ANKARA - A fistfight broke out in Turkey's parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague,...
Aug 16, 20242 min read
Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says
ANKARA - Turkey and Syria could meet at the ministerial level as part of efforts to normalise ties if suitable conditions are created,...
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