Turkey
Turkey: Early election around the corner
Middle East
August 19, 2015
Turkey: Early election around the corner
Turkey is faced with the strong possibility of being run by a caretaker government ahead of a rerun of the…
Turkey arrests 15 Egyptian fishermen for violating territorial waters
Egypt
August 10, 2015
Turkey arrests 15 Egyptian fishermen for violating territorial waters
Turkish coastal guards apprehended Monday 15 Egyptian fishermen boarding two fishing boats for illegally fishing inside Turkey's territorial waters in…
US consulate, police station attacked in Istanbul
Middle East
August 10, 2015
US consulate, police station attacked in Istanbul
Two attackers opened fire on the US consulate building in Istanbul on Monday while 10 people were injured in a…
Rouhani: Iran, Turkey must work together to fight IS
Middle East
August 6, 2015
Rouhani: Iran, Turkey must work together to fight IS
Iran and Turkey must work with one another to root out the threat of extremism in the region, President Hassan…
Qatar backs Turkey over bombing raids in northern Iraq
Middle East
August 5, 2015
Qatar backs Turkey over bombing raids in northern Iraq
Qatar has broken ranks with the Arab League to give close ally Turkey its full support for air strikes in…
Turkey says coalition to launch ‘comprehensive battle’ on Islamic State
Middle East
August 5, 2015
Turkey says coalition to launch ‘comprehensive battle’ on Islamic State
US aircraft and drones are arriving in Turkish air bases and a comprehensive battle against Islamic State militants will be…
Egypt defends Syria’s territorial unity after Turkey moves against IS
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Egypt defends Syria’s territorial unity after Turkey moves against IS
Egypt said that Syria's territorial integrity must be preserved - an apparent sign of its disapproval of Turkey's intervention against…
Official: Turkey launches heaviest air strikes on PKK since campaign began
Middle East
July 29, 2015
Official: Turkey launches heaviest air strikes on PKK since campaign began
Turkish fighter jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week,…
Turkey’s Erdogan: Peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
Middle East
July 28, 2015
Turkey’s Erdogan: Peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged…
Turkey seeks NATO endorsement in Islamic State fight
Middle East
July 28, 2015
Turkey seeks NATO endorsement in Islamic State fight
Turkey sought moral support for its campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday with…