Turkey
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
World
October 20, 2014
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane
Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
World
October 9, 2014
Islamic State seizes one third of Syrian town Kobani
Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes…
Turkish leader slams Security Council inaction, criticizes Egypt’s Sisi in UN General Assembly speech
Egypt
September 25, 2014
Turkish leader slams Security Council inaction, criticizes Egypt’s Sisi in UN General Assembly speech
The president of Turkey has slammed the U.N. Security Council's inaction on some of the world's most pressing issues, accusing…
Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York
Egypt
September 23, 2014
Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York
Turkey requested holding a meeting with Egypt on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS
World
September 22, 2014
Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS
The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic…
Erdogan: Turkey would welcome Muslim Brotherhood figures who leave Qatar
World
September 16, 2014
Erdogan: Turkey would welcome Muslim Brotherhood figures who leave Qatar
Turkey would welcome senior figures from Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood after they were asked to leave Qatar under pressure from…
Earthquake hits north-west Turkey, effects felt in Alexandria
Egypt
September 5, 2014
Earthquake hits north-west Turkey, effects felt in Alexandria
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit the Aegean Sea in north-west Turkey on Thursday. According to information that…
Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’
Egypt
September 1, 2014
Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’
Dozens of Turkish police officers, including a former chief of a police financial unit, were detained on Monday in a…
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president
World
August 28, 2014
Turkey’s Erdogan sworn in as president
Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey's 12th president at a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, cementing his position as…
Former Libyan PM: Turkey, Qatar, armed militias, provided weapons
Egypt
August 18, 2014
Former Libyan PM: Turkey, Qatar, armed militias, provided weapons
Former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril claimed that Qatar and Turkey armed 1,600 militias and imported 22 million firearms into…