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Turkey Wants US Envoy To Leave

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused a senior US diplomat of backing Kurdish militants and said he...

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Pentagon Chief, Turkish PM Meet After Decision To Arm Kurds

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Thursday he had "no doubt" that Turkey and the United States would work out any...

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US To Arm Syrias Kurds ‘very Quickly’

The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a...

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Erdogan Seeks To Send Trump Stern Message On Syrian Kurds

By launching air strikes against Syrian Kurdish fighters and threatening more action, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

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Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS

Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a...

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Turkey Says US, Russia Informed of Strikes On Kurd Militia

Turkey informed the United States and Russia before launching strikes against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, the...

International

Blast Rocks Mainly Kurdish City of Diyarbakir In Turkey

The blast happened in a city known for clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces A large explosion has struck a...

Headlines

Turkey Plans New ‘anti-Terror’ Offensives After Syria Op

Turkey is planning new offensives this spring against groups deemed terrorist organisations by Ankara, even after the...

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US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support...

International

Turkey-PKK Conflict ‘has Killed 2,000’ Since Truce Collapsed

The UN has accused Turkish forces of serious violations during unrest in the south-east of the country that left 2,000...

International

Hundreds Detained Over Alleged Links To PKK

Turkish police have detained more than 800 people over alleged links to Kurdish fighters in nationwide operations,...

International

Manhunt For Turkey Gunman Intensifies

Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people...

Politics

Istanbul New Year Reina Nightclub Attack ‘leaves 39 Dead’

At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul,...

International

Istanbul Reina Nightclub Attack ‘leaves 35 Dead’

At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, the city's governor has said. Among...

International

Turkey’s Erdogan Blames Kurdish Militants After Car Bomb Kills 13, Wounds 56

A car bomb killed 13 soldiers and wounded 56 when it ripped through a bus carrying off-duty military personnel in the...

International

13 Off-Duty Soldiers Killed By Car Bomb

A suicide car bomb in central Turkey has killed 13 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded 56 more, officials say. The blast...

International

Stadium Blasts Kill 29 People

Two explosions near a football stadium in the heart of Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and...

International

Explosions At Besiktas Stadium Kill At Least 13 People- Reports

Explosions near a stadium after a football game in Istanbul, Turkey, killed at least 13 people and injured others,...

International

Derik Governor Dies After Attack In Turkey’s Mardin

Turkey's state-run news agency says an official has died of wounds sustained in an attack on a government building in...