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TURKEY VOWS TO 'DROWN' U.S.-BACKED KURDISH FORCE IN SYRIA


Rising tension with U.S. Turkey sent troops into Syria in 2016 to prevent Syrian Kurdish fighters from forming a contiguous entity along its border... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 11

TURKEY VOWS IMMINENT STRIKE ON KURDISH ENCLAVE IN SYRIA


Afrin is controlled by a Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 480

TRUMP, ERDOGAN WORK TOWARD FINDING SYRIA CONSENSUS


Washington is also concerned by rising anti-Americanism in Turkey that Erdogan's government has tolerated since the July coup attempt... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 1

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

14th January, 2018 2814

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

14th January, 2018 7624

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

14th January, 2018 3438

PEGASUS AIRLINES FLIGHT SKIDS OFF TURKISH RUNWAY ON BLACK SEA COAST, PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNHURT


The incident happened on Saturday night at Trabzon airport in northeast Turkey... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 1060

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

13th January, 2018 15195

SYRIAN STATE MEDIA SAYS TURKEY HELPED REBEL ATTACK


Rebel groups launched a counter attack in Idlib on Wednesday after a rapid push by the army and its allies towards the Abu al-Duhur airbase... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 52

TURKEY SUMMONS RUSSIA, IRAN ENVOYS OVER IDLIB VIOLENCE


Believed to be the largest remaining rebel-held area in Syria, hospitals, markets and bakeries across Idlib province have been hit by government air raids... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 48

DONALD TRUMP 'UNDERMINING GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM'


Using Twitter as his social media tool of choice, Trump has regularly insulted media outlets, calling them garbage, sad or failing ... READ MORE

9th January, 2018 153

TWITTER'S 'UNFILTERED' CULTURE A 'DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD FOR SELF-SERVING WORLD LEADERS'


Twitter's 'unfiltered' culture a 'double-edged sword for self-serving world leaders' -- RT World News... READ MORE

9th January, 2018 4

GERMANY INVESTIGATES SHOTS FIRED AT GERMAN-TURKISH SOCCER PLAYER'S CAR


Naki, a former national youth soccer player for Germany, now plays for a Kurdish team in Turkey... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 189

SHOTS FIRED AT KURDISH FOOTBALLER'S CAR IN GERMANY


Naki plays for Amed SK in Turkey and previously played for German clubs... READ MORE

8th January, 2018 215

PLENTY OF SPICE IN NEW YORK TRIAL ERDOGAN WISHES WOULD GO AWAY


Of the nine Turkish suspects, two are presently in US custody Reza Zarrab, 34, and Mehmet Hakan Atilla, 47... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 42

OVER 20 HURT AS MAGNITUDE 5.1 QUAKE JOLTS WESTERN IRAN


A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit western Iran on Saturday, injuring 21 people, state television reported... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 36

DEFENDING CHAMPION SUNDERLAND WINS DAKAR MOTO OPENER


Sunderland, on a KTM, finished ahead of France's Adrien Van Beveren, on a Yamaha, and Pablo Quintanilla of Chile on a Husqvarna... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 0

OVER 20 HURT AS MAGNITUDE 5.1 QUAKE JOLTS WESTERN IRAN


A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit western Iran on Saturday, injuring 21 people, state television reported... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 36

FIVE YEARS ON, KURDS MARCH IN PARIS TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR SLAIN ACTIVISTS


The demonstrators repeatedly chanted Erdogan, assassin, in reference to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 139

GERMAN AND TURKISH OFFICIALS VOW TO END SPAT


The talks in Germany came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met France's Emmanuel Macron... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 56

MACRON SUGGESTS 'PARTNERSHIP' WITH EU FOR TURKEY, NOT MEMBERSHIP


Protests over deteriorating press freedoms and human rights abuses in Turkey greeted Erdogan upon his arrival... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 527

MACRON: NO CHANCE OF TURKEY JOINING EU


At a joint news conference in Paris, Mr Macron said there were differences over human rights since Turkey's purges following a failed coup in 2016... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 2713

ERDOGAN: TURKEY 'TIRED' OF EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS


Turkey applied for membership in the European Economic Community, a precursor to the EU, in 1987... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 6865

TURKEY HOPES TO EXPAND ECONOMIC TIES WITH FRANCE AS ERDOGAN VISITS PARIS


On a visit to Paris seeking to amend ties with Europe, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also looking to boost trade ties with France... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 0

ERDOGAN TO VISIT FRANCE IN HOPES OF REKINDLING RELATIONSHIP WITH EUROPE


Hosting Erdogan forces Macron, who has attempted to boost France's standing on the European and world stages, to again walk a diplomatic tightrope... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 1549

TURKEY SLAMS US VERDICT CONVICTING BANKER IN IRAN SANCTIONS CASE


Turkish banker Hakan Atilla was found guilty in a US court of violating Washington's sanctions against Iran... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 750

TURKISH BANKER FOUND GUILTY IN IRAN SANCTIONS CASE ALLEGEDLY TIED TO ERDOA?AN


Mehmet Hakan Atilla, executive at majority state-owned Halkbank, convicted in case that fueled diplomatic tensions between US and Turkey... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 205

SAUDI ARABIA AND IRAN'S RIVALRY IS KEY TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN 2018


As global and regional powers look to a post-war Syria, the jockeying will begin for a slice of the reconstruction projects in the country... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 255

U.S. COURT CONVICTS TURKISH BANKER IN MULTIBILLION DOLLAR SCHEME TO HELP IRAN EVADE SANCTIONS


Turkey's government has said Caglayan acted within the law, and accused the United States of taking Zarrab hostage'' to damage the country's reputation... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 230

TURKISH BANKER IS CONVICTED IN PLOT TO EVADE IRAN SANCTIONS


On his way back from Africa on Dec. 27, Mr. Erdogan told pro-government reporters on his presidential plane that he expected Mr. Atilla would be acquitted... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 569

Trending News Headlines : La Mer

MUSLIM LEADERS REJECT TRUMP'S DECISION ON JERUSALEM


The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC has rejected the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the group's secretary general announced... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 48401

U.N. RESOUNDINGLY REJECTS U.S. DECISION ON JERUSALEM IN POINTED REBUKE


The Trump administration leaned heavily on countries to help swing votes on a resolution condemning the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 19786

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

21st December, 2017 11840

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

11th December, 2017 11525

ERDOGAN SLAMS UAE OVER FM'S ANTI-TURKISH RETWEET


It was Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Medina against the British plans then, he wrote... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 10598

CAN MUSLIM LEADERS ALTER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION?


MORE FROM AL JAZEERA Turkish president calls Jerusalem a 'red line' as he hosts an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit in Istanbul... READ MORE

14th December, 2017 10442

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

7th December, 2017 9500

ERDOGAN TELLS TRUMP DECLARING JERUSALEM ISRAEL'S CAPITAL IS 'RED LINE' FOR MUSLIMS


Turkey president Erdogan tells Trump declaring Jerusalem Israel's capital is a 'red line' for Muslims... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 8374

DONALD TRUMP EXPECTED TO RECOGNISE CITY AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL IN HOURS AS PALESTINIANS BURN IMAGES OF US PRESIDENT


Jerusalem - live updates Donald Trump expected to recognise city as Israel's capital in hours as Palestinians burn images of US President... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 7302

US VETOES UN RESOLUTION ON WITHDRAWING TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION (WATCH LIVE)


US vetoes UN resolution on withdrawing Trump's Jerusalem decision WATCH LIVE -- RT US News... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 6776

ROHINGYA CRISIS BRINGS TURKEY AND BANGLADESH CLOSER


Turkey and Bangladesh, once at odds, are cooperating to bring aid to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 5998

TURKEY 'TO SEEK UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE' ON JERUSALEM


Turkey is concentrating efforts on passing a resolution at the UN General Assembly against the US decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 5717

HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST YEAR CHANGED THE MIDDLE EAST


It marked Iran's resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 4533

ERDOGAN PLEDGES TO BOOST TURKEY-TUNISIA TRADE TIES


The Turkish president met his Tunisian counterpart, Beji Caid Essebsi, at Carthage presidential palace in the capital Tunis on Wednesday morning... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 4505

TURKEY SUMMONS UAE ENVOY AFTER OTTOMAN INSULT RETWEET


Row over UAE foreign minister retweet insulting Ottoman governor of Medina escalates with Turkey summoning UAE envoy... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 4184

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

12th December, 2017 2508

TRUMP PHONES ARAB LEADERS OVER PLAN TO MOVE U.S. EMBASSY IN ISRAEL TO JERUSALEM


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has cautioned Trump about the hazards of moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 2322

TURKEY BRAIN DRAIN: CRACKDOWN PUSHES INTELLECTUALS OUT


Bulent Somay is one of 1,128 academics who signed a petition in 2016 calling on Turkey's government to cease armed conflict with Kurdish militants... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 2223

FLYNN COULD PROVE TO BE KEY ASSET IN MUELLER'S U.S. CAMPAIGN PROBE, SOURCES SAY


No one should draw the conclusion that this means anything about General Flynn cooperating against the president, Jay Sekulow, another attorney for Trump, said on Thursday... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2192

ERDOGAN PLEDGES NEW PLAN TO PROTECT WOMEN FROM VIOLENCE


Turkey's Family and Social Policies Ministry has investigated 20,000 cases of violence against women, he said... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2125

'US BETRAYAL OF KURDS AN ATTEMPT TO FIX TROUBLED RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & FAILED SYRIA POLICY'


Of course, they have never been fighting against the Syrian government forces... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1967

RECORD HIGH 262 JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED IN 2017: CPJ


A total of 262 reporters jailed in 2017 as media crackdown continues, Committee to Protect Journalists finds... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 1795

BREXIT DEAL COULD BE MODEL FOR EU-TURKEY TIES


Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016, becoming the first country to seek a divorce from the bloc, which includes Germany but not Turkey... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 1637

ERDOGAN HELPED TURKS EVADE IRAN SANCTIONS WITNESS TESTIFIES


On Thursday, Mr. Zarrab said he had also paid bribes to the general manager of Halkbank, Suleyman Aslan, who was critical to their scheme, he said... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1525

TURKEY SACKS 2,766 CIVIL SERVANTS OVER 'TERROR' LINKS


Turkey has arrested or sacked tens of thousands of people from state institutions after a failed coup attempt in July 2016... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 1269

AS GUNS FALL SILENT, RUSSIA TO SHAPE SYRIA'S POLITICAL ENDGAME


Many analysts predict that the upcoming year will witness a phased end to the Syrian conflict -- at least, militarily... READ MORE

29th December, 2017 1258

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

30th December, 2017 1103

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

24th November, 2017 985

THERESA MAY DECLARES THAT ISLAMIC STATE HAS BEEN CRUSHED IN IRAQ AND SYRIA


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22nd December, 2017 945

US ISOLATED AS 128 NATIONS AT UN CONDEMN JERUSALEM DECISION


After the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, tweeted that the United States will be taking names... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 904


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