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Russia sends 300 military police, 20 armored vehicles to Turkish-Syrian border

Russia sent about 300 more military police and more than 20 armored vehicles to Syria on Friday under an accord between Ankara and Moscow that has...

Erdoğan says Syria’s Idlib province suitable only for Arabs because it’s a desert

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Syria’s Idlib province is only suitable for Arabs, not Kurds, because it’s a desert, the Birgün daily reported on...

Turkish parliament condemns EP’s call for sanctions on Ankara: report

In a four-party statement, the Turkish parliament on Thursday condemned the European Parliament's (EP) call for sanctions on Ankara due to the country's military operation in...

Turkey ‘demands’ the US extradite Syrian Kurdish commander: report

US authorities must extradite the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) to Turkey when he enters the United States, Turkish Justice Minister...

Amnesty accuses Turkey of illegally deporting Syrians into war zone

Turkey spent the months leading up to its military incursion into northeast Syria forcibly deporting refugees to the war-torn country, in advance of attempting to create...

Turkey’s Erdoğan files criminal complaint against French Le Point magazine

Lawyers for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have filed a criminal complaint against French magazine Le Point journalists for allegedly insulting him, according to the state-run Anadolu...

Turkish opposition deputy criticizes his party’s stance over Syria, Kurds

Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has reportedly slammed his party’s policies towards Syria and the Kurdish political movement in Turkey,...

Evidence of war crimes committed during Turkish offensive in Syria found: US special envoy

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that US forces had seen evidence of war crimes during Turkey’s offensive against the Kurds in...

Erdoğan aide slams French magazine for calling Turkish president ‘The eradicator’

A Turkish presidential aide on Thursday slammed French magazine Le Point for its cover branding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as "The eradicator," the state-run Anadolu news...

Turkey says problems with US over F-35 production will be resolved

Turkey expects that disagreements with the United States over the production of F-35 jets will be overcome, its defense minister told Reuters, claiming that Ankara remained...

SDF accuses Turkey of violating ceasefire, urges US intervention: report

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies launched a large land offensive targeting three villages on Thursday despite a...

EP members call for sanctions against Turkey over military operation in Syria

Members of the European Parliament have strongly condemned the unilateral Turkish military intervention in northeast Syria, urging Turkey to withdraw all its forces from Syrian territory. In a...

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