19.5 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

Headline

Turkey uses post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile: report

Turkey has used strategies similar to post-9/11 US counterterrorism practices to crack down on critics in exile, particularly members of the Gülen movement, according...

7,600 Syrians returned via Turkish border in 5 days after Assad fall: minister

More than 7,600 Syrian migrants crossed the Turkish border to return home in the five days after the fall of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad,...

Turkey ready to provide military support to new Syrian gov’t: defense minister

Turkey is ready to provide military support to Syria's new Islamist-led government set up by rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad if it requests it,...

Turkey reopens embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks

Turkey was set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, nearly a week after president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by forces backed by...

Turkey says it told Russia, Iran not to intervene militarily in Syria rebel push

Turkey said Friday it had urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily to support Bashar al-Assad's forces as Islamist-led rebels mounted their advance...

[ANALYSIS] Ankara Declaration signals new chapter in Horn of Africa relations

Fatih Yurtsever* After months of regional tension, Turkey has successfully brokered a landmark agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia, potentially resolving a longstanding maritime access dispute...

Turkey aided in Assad’s escape as rebels closed in on Damascus: report

Turkey worked with Qatar and Russia to secure Bashar al-Assad’s safe departure to Moscow, sources told Reuters, ending his 24-year rule and a half-century...

Blinken asks Turkey to use influence with Hamas to reach Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he saw "encouraging signs" of progress toward a ceasefire in Gaza, urging Turkey to use its...

‘Imperative’ to work against ISIL in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq...

Turkey appoints interim envoy to Syria: report

Turkey has named a temporary chargé d’affaires to its long-closed embassy in Damascus, which it has pledged to reopen following the overthrow of strongman...

Turkish spy chief Kalın visits Damascus, prays at Umayyad Mosque

Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın traveled to Damascus on Thursday, just days after an Islamist-led rebel push ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and prayed...

Turkey considers relocating historic tomb to original site in Syria

The Turkish government is considering relocating a historic Ottoman tomb that was moved during a military operation in Syria in 2015 due to security...

Latest news