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Turkish-US operation center on Syria border fully operational: minister

A joint Turkish-US operation center to establish and manage a safe zone in northeast Syria is fully operational, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as...

Syrian army offensive poses serious threat to Turkey, Erdoğan tells Putin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the recent offensive conducted by the Syrian army in the northwestern province of Idlib has become a serious threat for...

Trashed document reveals Turkey considering Putin’s anti-sanctions network: report

Russia and Turkey held urgent talks in July on connecting Turkish companies and lenders to the Russian central bank’s alternative to the SWIFT financial messaging system, Bloomberg...

Turkey, US agree to launch first phase of Syria safe zone plan

The Turkish and US defense chiefs on Wednesday spoke over the phone and agreed to launch the first phase of a Syria safe zone plan, the...

Gov’t forces open fire on Turkish observation post in Syria: report

Syrian government forces opened fire on a Turkish observation post in northwest Syria, two Turkish officials told Reuters on Thursday, but there were no Turkish casualties. The...

US says Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors ‘concerning’

State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a press briefing on Wednesday criticized Turkey’s action two days before in ousting three Kurdish mayors from office...

ECtHR asks Turkey to provide defense for Wikipedia ban by end of October

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey to provide a defense statement justifying a two-year-long ban on popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia by Oct....

Turkey notified of attacks on HTS militants in Idlib: Lavrov

Turkey has been notified about attacks on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria’s Idlib region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, according to Sputnik International,...

Turkey will not move observation post in northwest Syria: minister

Turkey will not move the military observation post in northwest Syria that a Turkish convoy was trying to reach when it came under attack during an...

CoE says removal of mayors undermines functioning of local democracy in Turkey

Anders Knape, president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, on Tuesday expressed grave concern about the removal of three...

Turkey says Syrian gov’t attack on convoy killed 3 civilians: report

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said three civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded in an air attack on one of its convoys in Syria, Reuters reported. “Despite...

400 migrants crossed from Turkey to Greek islands in 2 days

The Hellenic Coast Guard has announced that nearly 400 migrants from Turkey made it to the Greek islands in the Aegean in the last two days,...

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