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CHP leader backs Turkish operation in Jarabulus

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kiliçdaroglu gave his blessing to the ongoing Turkish intervention in Syria to clear Jarabulus and the...

Erdoğan to attend UN meeting in US next month

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York next month, the presidential press office announced on...

Russian military chief’s visit to Ankara postponed

Russia's top military commander's expected visit to Ankara on Friday to meet with Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar has been postponed...

Biden: Turks ready to stay as long as it takes in Syria

Turkey is prepared to stay in Syria for as long as it takes to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),...

Germany mulls pullout of jets from Turkey’s Incirlik base

Germany is considering a withdrawal of its jets from Incirlik Air Base following a dispute with host Turkey sparked by Ankara's refusal to grant...

UPDATE: Commander visits troops after takeover of Jarabulus

Turkish Special Forces Commander Gen. Zekai Aksakalli visited troops on the ground after the takeover of the Syrian border city of Jarabulus from the...

Syrian Kurds, Erdoğan exchange harsh words over Turkish operation in Syria

Syrian Kurdish officials have condemned a military operation Turkey launched in Syria on Wednesday against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and...

Biden calls on Syrian Kurds to pull back across Euphrates

US Vice President Joe Biden has called on Syrian Kurdish forces to pull back across the Euphrates River, telling them they will lose US...

Biden says US courts to decide on Gülen’s extradition

US Vice President Joe Biden, who arrived in Ankara on Wednesday, said the US administration wants to cooperate with Turkey over the Turkish government's...

Turkish tanks cross into Syria in anti-ISIL operation

Turkish tanks crossed the Syrian border in the early hours of Wednesday as part of a military operation against terrorist Islamic State in Iraq...

Turkey seeks Gülen’s extradition but not for coup: US State Dept.

The US State Department said on Tuesday that Turkey has formally requested the extradition of US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen but not on...

In meeting with Barzani, Erdogan renews push for closing Gülen schools

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani discussed cooperation against the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

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