‘Why Are You Hiding Terrorists’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his rhetorical attacks on European leaders on Monday by accusing German Chancellor Angela Merkel of "supporting terrorists". Merkel called the...
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Dutch Warn Citizens After Erdogan Threat
The Netherlands has warned its citizens over travel to Turkey as a row between the countries shows no sign of abating. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands blocked Turkish attempts to hold rallies in...
Germany and Netherlands Harden Stance
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the...
Clashes Erupt As Dutch Expel Turkish Minister
Dutch riot police have clashed with protesters in Rotterdam, amid a diplomatic row that saw a Turkish minister escorted out of the country. Water cannon and police on horseback were used to disperse...
The Netherlands Bars Turkish Foreign Minister’s Plane From Landing
The Netherlands barred a plane carrying Turkey's foreign minister from landing to stop him from addressing a political rally Saturday in Rotterdam. The Dutch government announced that Foreign...
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 dead less than 18 months. Up to 500,000 people, mostly Kurds, were displaced...
Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks
US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to avoid conflict with Turkey, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday. The Manbij...
US Forces Look On As Allies Clash In North Syria
US soldiers aboard Humvee armoured vehicles have been watching from a distance as two of their allies, Turkish-backed forces and a Kurd-Arab alliance, battle it out for control of Manbij in northern...
Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds
Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control in northern Syria, rebels and a monitor said. The rebels advanced east from the...
Turkey Says Wants To Be Part of Raqa Operation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Ankara wanted to work with its allies to capture the Islamic State bastion of Raqa in Syria, but without the involvement of Syrian Kurdish militia....
Turkey Says 2,000 Syrian Families Set For Citizenship
Istanbul authorities on Thursday said 2,000 Syrian families in the city could be set for Turkish citizenship but the government insisted approval would only come after an April referendum on boosting...
Sacked Turkish Academics Take Protest To the Streets
In the heart of Ankara, Turkish communications lecturer Sevilay Celenk gives a lecture to dozens of attentive students. But her lecture is not taking place on a campus, or even in a hall, but at a...
Turkey Reverses Female Army Officers’ Headscarf Ban
A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government. The military is the last Turkish institution to see the ban removed. It has long been seen as...
Turkey Says Only 100 Jihadists Left In IS-Held Syria Battleground
Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 jihadists were still holed up in the flashpoint Islamic-State Syrian town of Al-Bab, as rebel commanders predicted its capture was imminent. The fight for Al-Bab...
Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria
Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in the Syria conflict and the Middle East. The pair have been regional rivals for...
Trump Critic McCain Meets Saudi King
Influential American Senator John McCain, a critic of President Donald Trump, held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Tuesday, official media said. McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services...
Years of Failed Efforts To End Syrian Conflict
Since the start of Syria's war in 2011, several diplomatic initiatives have stumbled over the future of President Bashar al-Assad. Here is a recap: In January 2012, two months after an initial bid to...
‘Erdogan Assassination Plot’ Suspects Go On Trial In Turkey
The trial opened on Monday of almost 50 suspects accused of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel on the night of the botched July 15 coup. Forty-four...
IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says
Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd offensive backed by the international coalition, the US Defense Department said...
Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further strengthen ties as part of a Gulf tour ahead of Syria peace talks. King Salman hosted a...