Turkey
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military
Middle East
October 17, 2015
Turkish air strikes kill 11 Kurdish militants in southeast: military
Turkish air strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari have killed 11 suspected militants…
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Middle East
October 16, 2015
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of the multiple air combat operations over…
EU sees progress on Turkey refugee talks
Middle East
October 15, 2015
EU sees progress on Turkey refugee talks
European Union negotiators have made good progress in talks with Turkey on cooperation on aiding Syrian refugees and stemming the…
Ten more people detained in Ankara bombing probe: PM
Middle East
October 15, 2015
Ten more people detained in Ankara bombing probe: PM
Ten more people have been detained in connection with messages they wrote on Twitter about the suicide bombings which killed…
Turkey warns US, Russia over support for Syrian Kurds
Middle East
October 14, 2015
Turkey warns US, Russia over support for Syrian Kurds
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday warned the United States and Russia against "unacceptable" military and political support for…
Turkey suspends Ankara police, intelligence, security chiefs after bombing
Middle East
October 14, 2015
Turkey suspends Ankara police, intelligence, security chiefs after bombing
The Turkish interior ministry said it had removed the Ankara's police, intelligence and security chiefs from their posts in an…
Turkey urges NATO to keep up its Patriot defenses
Middle East
October 8, 2015
Turkey urges NATO to keep up its Patriot defenses
Turkey appealed to its NATO allies on Thursday to shore up missile defenses in the country aimed at shooting down…
NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space
World
October 6, 2015
NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space
NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow's explanation that its warplanes violated the air space of alliance member Turkey at the weekend…
Turkey warns will retaliate if air space violated
Middle East
October 5, 2015
Turkey warns will retaliate if air space violated
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday warned that Ankara would activate military rules of engagement irrespective of who violates…
University expulsion politicized: former Morsi aide
Egypt
October 4, 2015
University expulsion politicized: former Morsi aide
A former adviser to ousted president Mohamed Morsi has said that Cairo University’s decision to dismiss him after a month-long…