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TURKEY TO SET UP REFUGEE CAMPS NEAR SYRIA'S IDLIB
Establishment of camps is in case of civilian exodus from Afrin where Turkey is fighting Kurdish fighters, official says... READ MORE›
AMERICANS WARNED AS SECURITY THREAT PROMPTS CLOSURE OF US EMBASSY IN TURKEY
The U.S. embassy in Turkey's capital Ankara was closed Monday due to an unspecified security threat to Americans... READ MORE›
ARRESTS IN TURKEY AS US EMBASSY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO 'THREAT'
The arrests came hours after the US embassy in Ankara said it would remain closed for the day due to a security threat ... READ MORE›
US EMBASSY IN TURKEY CLOSES DUE TO 'SECURITY THREAT'
Embassy in Ankara advises US citizens in Turkey to avoid large crowds and the embassy building in the capital... READ MORE›
TURKEY RIOT POLICE BREAK UP WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCH, COLLAR 15
The group was protesting Turkey's military operation in Syria targeting Syrian Kurdish militia, considered a terror group by Ankara... READ MORE›
'I'M NOT A TERRORIST' - WANTED SYRIAN KURDISH LEADER SPEAKS OUT
Muslim formerly headed the PYD, which Turkey deems to be a terrorist organisation... READ MORE›
STILL NO CEASE-FIRE IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE; RUSSIA ORDERS A PAUSE
This Russian decision nullifies the legitimacy of the United Nations, Mohammed Alloush of the Army of Islam told The Associated Press... READ MORE›
FIGHTING CONTINUES IN SYRIA'S EASTERN GHOUTA DESPITE UN RESOLUTION CALLING FOR CEASEFIRE
Fighting continues in Syria's eastern Ghouta despite UN resolution calling for ceasefire... READ MORE›
TURKEY SAYS U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD END 'MASSACRE' IN SYRIA'S GHOUTA
Turkey says U.N. Security Council should end 'massacre' in Syria's..... READ MORE›
TURKEY SLAMS DUTCH 'ARMENIAN GENOCIDE' VOTE
His comments were coupled with a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement that described the 142 to three majority vote as baseless ... READ MORE›
TURKEY 'OPENS FIRE ON SYRIAN REGIME FORCES' COMING TO THE AID OF KURDS IN AFRIN
Earlier on Tuesday, Erdogan said he had received Putin's agreement to block a Syrian government deployment in Afrin... READ MORE›
'NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE SUFFERING': UN ISSUES BLANK 'STATEMENT' ON SYRIA
Pro-government forces have carried out repeated air raids, rocket strikes and shelling on Eastern Ghouta since Sunday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE›
TURKEY FOILED SYRIAN MOVE INTO AFRIN AFTER PUTIN TALKS
Turkey foiled Syrian move into Afrin after Putin talks Erdogan... READ MORE›
US BAITS TURKEY IN HOPES OF ENDING ANKARA'S RUSSIAN DALLIANCE
The big question is how the Russian-Iranian alliance will respond to a potential US-Turkey entente in northern Syria... READ MORE›
FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO FIND SAFETY IN TURKISH BORDER TOWNS
The U.S. plan includes further cooperation with Syrian Kurdish militants, something that has infuriated Turkey and sparked its operation against Syrian-Kurdish militants in Afrin... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN SLAMS US 'SUPPORT FOR KURDISH YPG FIGHTERS'
Ankara says Washington can no longer use fighting ISIL as an excuse to support Kurdish fighters in northern Syria... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN WARNS U.S. TROOPS IN SYRIA TO KEEP AWAY FROM KURD FORCES
We will defend ourselves, the U.S. commander, Lieutenant General Paul Funk, said in a direct warning to Turkey in the interview published on Feb. 7... READ MORE›
TURKEY TARGETS CRITICS OF OPERATION OLIVE BRANCH
HDP is the only political party in Turkey that opposes Operation Olive Branch, the military action in northern Syria against Kurdish fighters known as the YPG... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN-TURKISH AXIS IN SYRIA FACES MELTDOWN
The US simply cannot accede to the Turkish demand that it break its alliance with Syria's Kurds... READ MORE›
IRANIAN-CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST IMPRISONED BY TEHRAN DIES
Iranian authorities had not announced an arrest of Seyed-Emami, and his death was not confirmed by official sources... READ MORE›
QUESTIONS SURROUND PRISON DEATH OF IRANIAN-CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTALIST
Emami's death follows reports of at least two other suicides in detention that were linked to protests in late December and early January... READ MORE›
DETAINED IRANIAN-CANADIAN DIES IN IRAN PRISON, SON SAYS
Iranian authorities had not announced an arrest of Seyed-Emami, and his death was not confirmed by official sources... READ MORE›
IRAN SNEERS AT REPORTS OF ISRAEL DOWNING IRANIAN DRONE
Israel said it had sent its jets into Syria after shooting down an Iranian drone flying over Israeli territory on Saturday... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS IN CROSSFIRE AS SYRIAN TROOPS, RUSSIAN ALLIES ADVANCE ON REBELS
Civilians in crossfire as syrian troops, russian allies advance on rebels... READ MORE›
TURKEY, RUSSIA AND IRAN LEADERS TO DISCUSS SYRIA IN ISTANBUL
The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran agreed on Thursday to meet in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria, a Turkish presidential source said... READ MORE›
SCORES OF CIVILIANS KILLED IN REBEL AREAS AS SYRIANS AND RUSSIANS INTENSIFY AIRSTRIKES DESPITE U.N. TRUCE CALL
Though he appears to have survived the insurgency, his forces continue to bomb and besiege opposition pockets across Syria, including in eastern Ghouta and Idlib... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS THRONG STREETS OF SYRIA'S AFRIN TO DENOUNCE RUSSIAN BACKING OF TURKISH-LED ASSAULT ON KURDS
Ankara and allied rebels launched operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 against the Kurdish People's Protection Units YPG, which Turkey has blacklisted as terrorists... READ MORE›
SEVEN TURKISH SOLDIERS DIE IN SYRIA, INCLUDING FIVE IN TANK ATTACK
In a later statement, it added a Turkish army tank had been hit in another attack, killing all five servicemen inside... READ MORE›
TURKISH ARMY SUFFERS DEADLIEST DAY IN SYRIA'S AFRIN
YPG fighters targeted the Turkish army tank in Sheikh Haruz, northeast of Afrin, killing five soldiers... READ MORE›
8 TURKISH TROOPS DIE IN OFFENSIVE AGAINST KURDISH MILITIA IN SYRIA
In a statement late Saturday, the Turkish military said five soldiers were killed after their tank in Syria came under attack near Afrin... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Ankara
REVOLTING WORLD REACTS TO DEVASTATING SOMALIA ATTACK
My condolences to the government and the people of Somalia... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS VOICES DEEP CONCERN OVER TRUMP PLAN ON JERUSALEM
Mr. Trump also set in motion a plan to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... READ MORE›
TURKEY WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST US TRAVEL OVER SECURITY
Separately, Turkey summoned senior US diplomat Philip Kosnett to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara on Thursday over Washington's support for Syrian Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
U.N. MOVES TO VOTE AGAINST TRUMP ON JERUSALEM DECISION DESPITE HIS THREAT OF U.S. AID CUTOFF
U.N. moves to vote against Trump on Jerusalem decision despite his threat of U.S. aid cutoff... READ MORE›
PUTIN, ERDOGAN WARN US MOVE RISKS ESCALATING TENSIONS
Russian leader ends whirlwind regional tour in Turkey, criticising Trump's decision to call Jerusalem Israel's capital... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN: US JERUSALEM MOVE PUTS REGION IN RING OF FIRE
I have determined that it is time to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, he said in a speech in Washington... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN: TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIP WILL CURE EU'S PROBLEMS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey's full membership is the cure for the chronic problems of the European Union EU ... READ MORE›
PLANE DANGLES OFF CLIFF AFTER SKIDDING OFF RUNWAY IN TURKEY
Flights were suspended at Trabzon Airport for several hours after the incident before resuming again Sunday... READ MORE›
TRUMP ISSUES THREAT OVER JERUSALEM VOTE
His comments come ahead of a UN General Assembly vote on a resolution opposing any recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE›
UN REJECTS DONALD TRUMP'S MOVE TO RECOGNISE JERUSALEM AS CAPITAL OF ISRAEL
The status of Jerusalem is one of the thorniest obstacles to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, who were furious over Mr Trump's move... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN CALLS ON RUSSIA, US TO PULL TROOPS OUT OF SYRIA
Sochi talks Turkey, Russia and Iran have been brokering Syria talks in Kazakhstan's capital, Ankara... READ MORE›
PANIC AS JET SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY
In a statement Pegasus Airlines said the plane had a runway excursion incident as it landed at Trabzon... READ MORE›
TURKEY DEPLOYS THOUSANDS OF FSA REBELS AT SYRIA BORDER
According to estimates, there are between 8,000 to 10,000 Kurdish fighters in the Afrin area of Syria... READ MORE›
PLANE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY IN TURKEY TEETERING ON WATERS EDGE
No one was injured, officials said, after the Pegasus Airlines flight had a runway excursion incident and its nose ended up feet from the Black Sea... READ MORE›
SAUDI SISTERS WHO FLED TO TURKEY FEAR FORCED RETURN
They tried to flee to New Zealand on February 8 from Hong Kong, where they had arrived from Saudi Arabia via undocumented methods... READ MORE›
TURKISH PLANES BOMB SYRIAN KURDISH TARGETS AS ANKARA-BACKED REBELS ENTER AFRIN
It comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier on Saturday that Ankara had de facto begun its operation against Kurdish forces in Afrin... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | PUTIN IS OUTPLAYING TRUMP IN THE MIDDLE EAST
In Cairo, Putin announced the imminent resumption of direct Russian commercial flights to the country for the first time since a plane bombing there in 2015... READ MORE›
'TERRIFYING': HOW A SINGLE LINE OF COMPUTER CODE PUT THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT TURKS IN JAIL
Clearing names Akif Demir, a self-described conservative nationalist, wished the worst on people accused of using Bylock and being associated with the Gulenists... READ MORE›
ELON MUSK'S MOST-LIKED INSTAGRAM POST TOUCHES A NERVE IN TURKEY
Arms crossed, wearing a suit and no tie, he stood in partial light at the mausoleum of Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk... READ MORE›
TURKEY SAYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST KURDISH YPG IN AFRIN WILL BE SWIFT
A Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighter is seen in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey January 22, 2018... READ MORE›
EU TELLS NETANYAHU IT REJECTS TRUMP'S JERUSALEM MOVE
Israel, which annexed East Jerusalem after capturing it in a 1967 war, considers the entire city to be its capital... READ MORE›
MIXED MESSAGES FROM U.S. AS TURKEY ATTACKS SYRIAN KURDS
Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›
TRUMP SLAMS ERDOGAN OVER SYRIA ATTACK, WARNS OF CLASH WITH U.S.
Trump also rebuked Erdogan over recent criticism of the U.S. The Turkish leader has publicly accused America of supporting terrorists by backing Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
U.S.-BACKED SYRIA FORCE DENIES ISLAMIC STATE IN AREA TARGETED BY TURKE
US-backed Syria force denies Islamic State in area targeted by Turkey... READ MORE›
GREECE MOVES TO CANCEL TURKISH SOLDIER'S ASYLUM
The eight soldiers fled Turkey in a military helicopter and landed in the Greek northeast town of Alexandroupolis during the failed coup on July 15, 2016... READ MORE›
TURKEY EXPECTS SWIFT CAMPAIGN AGAINST U.S.-BACKED KURDS IN SYRIA
Turkish soldiers stand on tanks in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey January 22, 2018... READ MORE›
TURKEY SAYS RECOGNIZING JERUSALEM AS CAPITAL WOULD CAUSE CATASTROPHE
Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TURKEY'S ERDOGAN WAGES A DANGEROUS WAR ON MANY FRONTS
Reports suggest Turkish air and artillery strikes have damaged villages and killed civilians there, in addition to killing dozens of Syrian Kurdish fighters... READ MORE›
IRANIANS FEAR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, BUT UNITED AGAINST TRUMP
NL2N1MO0DH Who the hell is Trump to threaten Iran and Iranians?... READ MORE›
TRUMP SPEAKS WITH ERDOGAN ABOUT 'MESS' IN MIDDLE EAST
Trump speaks with Turkey's leader about 'bringing peace to the mess' in Middle East... READ MORE›