Turkey

Turkey to explore oil and gas in East Mediterranean, rejecting Egyptian-Cypriot agreement
Egypt

Turkey to explore oil and gas in East Mediterranean, rejecting Egyptian-Cypriot agreement

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey intends to explore the East Mediterranean for oil and gas, in an interview…
Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests
World

Erdogan meets pope as Rome bans protests

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday while police enforced a protest ban in central Rome as…
Turkey’s Erdogan at the Vatican: A visit at a difficult time
Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan at the Vatican: A visit at a difficult time

“The churches in Turkey are in a difficult position and have been for a long time,” says the theologian and…
Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack
Middle East

Seven Turkish soldiers die in Syria, including five in tank attack

Seven Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, including five who died in a…
Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees
Middle East

Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees

Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Saturday that it had documented several cases of Turkish border guards…
UN warns of humanitarian disaster, displacement in northwest Syria
Middle East

UN warns of humanitarian disaster, displacement in northwest Syria

A Syrian government offensive against the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Idlib and Turkish attacks on Kurdish forces in Afrin are creating…
Turkey calls French warning about Syria an ‘insult’
Middle East

Turkey calls French warning about Syria an ‘insult’

Turkey has fired back after France’s president warned it against invading a Kurdish enclave in Syria, calling his remarks an…
Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Middle East

Syria’s Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave

Syria’s Kurdish militia is growing frustrated with its patron, the United States, and is pressing it to do more to…
Turkish court releases local chair of Amnesty International: lawyer
Middle East

Turkish court releases local chair of Amnesty International: lawyer

A Turkish court ordered the release of the jailed Turkish chairman of rights group Amnesty International, Taner Kilic, while the…
Turkey ramps up Syria incursion despite criticism
Middle East

Turkey ramps up Syria incursion despite criticism

Clashes raged between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin region on Wednesday, as wounded civilians fled intense Turkish…
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