Turkey
Syrian rebels seize village where Islamic State promised final battle
Middle East
October 16, 2016
Syrian rebels seize village where Islamic State promised final battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a…
Turkey could hold referendum on presidential system by spring: minister
Egypt
October 14, 2016
Turkey could hold referendum on presidential system by spring: minister
Turkey could hold a referendum on changing the constitution and introducing a presidential system before the spring, its justice minister…
Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: media
Middle East
October 5, 2016
Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: media
Turkey detained 55 military and intelligence agency personnel on Wednesday over suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his…
Erdogan’s latest remarks not worthy of comment: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
October 4, 2016
Erdogan’s latest remarks not worthy of comment: Foreign Ministry
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has declined to comment on recent televised remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning relations…
Turkish military says 15 rebels killed in clashes in Syria
Middle East
October 3, 2016
Turkish military says 15 rebels killed in clashes in Syria
Clashes in northern Syria have killed 15 Turkey-backed rebels fighting Islamic State in the last 24 hours, according the Turkish…
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Middle East
September 30, 2016
Turkish police raid prisons and courthouses in post-coup investigation
Turkish police raided the country's biggest prison and courthouse on Friday after arrest warrants were issued for 162 personnel and…
EU launches program to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey
Middle East
September 27, 2016
EU launches program to issue cash cards to migrants in Turkey
The European Union launched a program on Monday to issue monthly electronic cash grants to benefit a million refugees in…
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Middle East
September 11, 2016
Turkey removes two dozen mayors over alleged Kurdish militant links
Turkey has removed local mayors deemed to support Kurdish militants and appointed new administrators in two dozen municipalities mostly in…
Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border
Middle East
September 1, 2016
Turkey wants to ‘cleanse’ strip of territory on Syrian border
Turkey wants to clear Islamic State from a 90-km (56-mile) stretch of territory on the Syrian side of its border,…
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Business
August 28, 2016
Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement…