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Syrian Kurds reject US-backed Turkish plan for ‘security zone’

Syria's Kurds on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for a "security zone" under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries' border,...

Report: Turkey-backed rebel group commander waits to attack Kurdish-held Syrian city

Turkey-backed rebel group commander Adnan Abu Faisal and his army are encamped near the frontline in northern Syria, waiting to launch an offensive on...

European court rules Turkey violated freedoms of church group

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the right to freedom of association by refusing to recognizing a religious...

Turkey requests Interpol Red Notice for NBA player Kanter on terrorism charges

A Turkish court on Tuesday requested that Interpol issue a Red Notice for Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter on allegations of membership in a...

After Trump’s tweet Erdoğan says Turkey will set up safe zone in Syria

Turkey will set up a safe zone 30 kilometers deep into northeastern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, a move suggested by President...

Syrian jihadist leader backs Turkish military operation against Kurds

Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, head of Syria’s radical jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Monday voiced support for Turkey's plans to carry out a...

Sweden approves two-thirds of Turkish asylum applications filed mainly by Gülen followers

Swedish authorities in 2018 approved two-thirds of asylum applications from Turkish nationals, most of whom were linked to the Gülen movement, the Swedish Aftonbladet...

Turkey denies journalists, human rights observers access to Afrin, YPG spokesman claims

Turkey continues to deny journalists and human rights observers access to Afrin to document violations, Nuri Mahmud, spokesperson for the Kurdish People’s Protection Units...

Çavuşoğlu blames Assad, supporting countries for Idlib becoming ‘terrorist nest’

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Monday said if the Syrian city of Idlib, a last stronghold for rebels, has become a “terrorist nest,”...

Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Syrian Kurds

US President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a US-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ankara...

Moscow says territory controlled by US should be handed over to Syrian gov’t

Russia said on Friday territory previously controlled by the United States should be transferred to the Syrian government, Reuters reported. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for...

Turkish vice president attends Maduro’s inauguration in Venezuela

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay travelled to Venezuela to attend the second inauguration of Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, according to the Venezuelan government website. The...

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