Turkey
Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes EU leaders for lack of support, especially against terror
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan criticizes EU leaders for lack of support, especially against terror
Turkish President Erdogan has insisted in an interview that Turkey should still join the EU. The comments came despite mounting…
Egypt warns Turkey over exploring East Mediterranean gas
Egypt
February 7, 2018
Egypt warns Turkey over exploring East Mediterranean gas
Egypt’s foreign ministry warned Turkey in a statement on Wednesday against any attempt to derogate or undermine Egypt’s sovereign rights in…
Turkey to explore oil and gas in East Mediterranean, rejecting Egyptian-Cypriot agreement
Egypt
February 6, 2018
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
February 5, 2018
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
February 5, 2018
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
February 4, 2018
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
February 4, 2018
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
February 2, 2018
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
February 1, 2018
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
February 1, 2018
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…