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’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
Middle East

’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey

Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group…
No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory
Middle East

No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory

The shepherd's widow no longer asks God for peace. Like many Kurds in Turkey's southeast, Sevgi Gezici, 22, believed President Tayyip…
At UN, Turkey accuses Iraq of undermining Islamic State fight
Middle East

At UN, Turkey accuses Iraq of undermining Islamic State fight

Turkey accused Iraq on Friday of undermining the global fight against Islamic State militants by taking its complaint about the…
Story of Syrian family’s suffering and loss goes viral
Middle East

Story of Syrian family’s suffering and loss goes viral

Photographs depciting what remains of a Syrian family, only the father, daughter and son, after a rocket hit their house…
Turkey to set up Qatar military base to face ‘common enemies’
Middle East

Turkey to set up Qatar military base to face ‘common enemies’

Turkey will establish a military base in Qatar as part of a defence agreement aimed at helping them confront "common…
Turkey says its patience with Russia ‘has a limit’: newspaper
World

Turkey says its patience with Russia ‘has a limit’: newspaper

Turkey's foreign minister said Ankara's patience with Russia "has a limit" after Moscow's "exaggerated" reaction to a weekend naval incident…
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says
Middle East

Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says

Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million (£330 million) trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government…
Iraq at UN plays down dispute with Turkey over troop deployment
Middle East

Iraq at UN plays down dispute with Turkey over troop deployment

Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday appeared to play down a dispute between Baghdad and Ankara over the…
Egypt joins Cyprus, Greece against Turkey
Egypt

Egypt joins Cyprus, Greece against Turkey

In November 2014, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Ettihadeya…
Turkey-Russia ties: Nuclear plant to go on despite row
Middle East

Turkey-Russia ties: Nuclear plant to go on despite row

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the rift between Turkey and Russia over the downing of a Russian fighter…
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