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Germany urges Turkish restraint in Syria, Iraq raids

Germany on Monday urged a "proportional" response in compliance with international law after Turkey carried out air strikes against bases of outlawed Kurdish militants...

Jailed Kurdish leader accuses Turkish gov’t of seeking to attract votes with offensive

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has accused the Turkish government of seeking to increase its votes through a military offensive launched in northern Syria...

Erdoğan renews threat of military offensive in northern Syria

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday renewed threats of a military offensive in northern Syria, which he said would target Kurdish "terrorists,” Agence...

Turkey calls in Iraqi envoy to defend new offensive

Turkey on Thursday summoned Baghdad's top envoy to defend its decision to launch a military campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse...

Turkey’s main opposition party calls on gov’t to contact Syrian regime amid military offensive

Engin Özkoç, the group deputy chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Thursday urged the government to establish diplomatic channels with the Syrian government...

Minister says US getting closer to Turkey’s view on safe zone in Syria

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the United States is getting closer to Turkey’s views on a proposed safe zone in northeast Syria and that its...

Operation in Syria’s Idlib province on table but not practical right now: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he was not ruling out Syrian forces, backed by Russian air power, launching a full-scale assault on militants in...

Turkey hits YPG positions in northern Syria twice in 24 hours

The Turkish army has shelled Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) positions in Tel Rifaat in northern Syria twice over the past day, state-run Anadolu...

Turkish rights activist Fincancı sentenced to prison for signing peace petition

The İstanbul 37th High Criminal Court has sentenced Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and a doctor...

Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to send soldiers to Manbij to ‘bury YPG militants’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday vowed to conduct a military offensive in the northern Syrian city of Manbij, claiming that the People’s...

UN may ask Turkey to open borders if Idlib offensive starts, official says

United Nations humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland has said the UN is making preparations for a battle in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib and will ask Turkey...

Main avenue in Syria’s Afrin city named after Erdoğan

One of the main avenues in the Syrian city of Afrin has been named after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the state-run Anadolu news...

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