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Germany says Turkey must not wage war on Syria’s Kurdish groups

Germany on Monday warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria, two weeks after Islamist-led rebels...

Erdoğan takes lead over potential rivals in poll following Assad’s ouster

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has gained an edge over key opposition figures in a new poll, a development analysts attribute to his administration’s...

Trump knows better than to back Kurdish fighters in Syria: Turkish FM

US President-elect Donald Trump knows better than to continue Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters over supporting the security needs of its NATO ally Turkey,...

Turkey’s top diplomat meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus

Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan met with Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, Agence France-Press reported. A video released by the state-run...

Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5: rights group

A Turkish drone killed five civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday, a rights group said, two days after the death of Kurdish journalists in...

Security for Kurds ‘essential’ for a secure Syria: German FM

Security for the Kurdish people is critical for Syria to have a secure future, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told her Turkish counterpart in...

HRW calls on Turkey to stop prosecuting Kurdish language activities

Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Turkey to end prosecutions equating Kurdish language and cultural activities with terrorism, calling the practice discriminatory and an...

New report reveals multiple oil shipments from Turkey to Israel despite embargo

A new report by the Stop Fueling Genocide campaign, supported by Progressive International, has revealed that 10 crude oil shipments were made from Turkey...

Ankara, Syria’s HTS both hope to profit from years-long history

Turkey's long-time relationship with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels had drawn little attention until recently -- but since the Islamists took over Syria, both...

2 Kurdish journalists killed in alleged Turkish drone strike in northern Syria

Two journalists from Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast have reportedly been killed by a Turkish drone while covering the fighting between Ankara-backed militia and US-backed...

Turkish court releases editor arrested for conveying condolences for Erdoğan foe

A Turkish court has ruled for the release from pretrial detention of journalist Kazım Güleçyüz, who was arrested in October on charges of disseminating...

Turkey releases 6 ISIL defendants convicted for involvement in 2016 deadly airport attack

In a development that drew an angry reaction in various circles of society, Turkey’s highest appeals court has overturned the sentences of six Islamic...

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