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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...

Turkey strikes ISIL targets in Jarabulus amid evacuation of town

The Turkish military on Tuesday launched artillery strikes against terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in the Syrian city of...

Biden to visit Turkey amid tension in relations

US Vice President Joe Biden will be the highest ranking US official to visit Turkey since a coup attempt took place on July 15,...

Turkey empties border town for rebel attack against Jarabulus

Turkey has begun to empty the border town of Karkamis, telling residents to leave immediately to pave the way for a rebel attack from...

US delegation to hold meetings in Turkey on Gülen extradition request

Following the Turkish government’s demands for the extradition of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, a delegation from the...

PM: Turkey wants to mend ties with Egypt

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said Turkey wants to repair relations with Egypt, a sign of the Turkish willingness to reconcile with countries...

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