Turkey
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Turkish officials have confirmed that a total of 2,800 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting have crossed into Turkey through the southern…
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
World
June 13, 2015
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance toward an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on…
Turkish PM says coalitions not ideal, but open to all options
Middle East
June 11, 2015
Turkish PM says coalitions not ideal, but open to all options
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday history had shown Turkey was ill suited to coalition governments but the ruling…
Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul
Middle East
June 10, 2015
Man attacks Orthodox church in Istanbul
Police in Istanbul have detained a man in connection with an arson attack on a Greek Orthodox church. Reports emerged Tuesday…
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Middle East
June 9, 2015
Kurds hope for Turkey peace boost from HDP surge
Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament…
Kurdish party thwarts Erdogan’s ambitions with Turkish election advance
Middle East
June 8, 2015
Kurdish party thwarts Erdogan’s ambitions with Turkish election advance
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a major setback on Sunday when the ruling AK Party…
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
Middle East
June 7, 2015
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
President Tayyip Erdogan sought a crushing victory for his vision of a "new Turkey" at elections on Sunday that would…
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
A bomb made from a gas cylinder packed with ball bearings caused one of the deadly blasts at a Kurdish…
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Two dead, 100 hurt in blasts at Kurdish rally in Turkey
Two blasts ripped through a Kurdish rally in Turkey on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in…