Tag Archives: Turkey

Thursday, 30 March 2017 ANKARA – Turkey has ended the “Euphrates Shield” military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday, but suggested there might be more cross-border campaigns to come. Turkey sent troops, tanks and warplanes to support Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, …

Tuesday, 14 March 2017   Istanbul: A diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the Netherlands deepened as both sides traded bitter accusations after Turkish ministers were blocked from holding rallies to win support for plans to expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan at the weekend twice accused the …

Monday, 13 March 2017   PARIS: France urged Turkey and several EU member states to calm tensions and said there had been no reason to prohibit a meeting on its soil on Sunday between Ankara’s foreign minister and a local Turkish association. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addressed a public …

Monday, 6 February 2017 A meeting of the joint task force of Russia, Turkey and Iran on Syrian ceasefire regime monitoring started in Astana, with experts from the United Nations and Jordan participating in the talks. During the Astana talks that took place on 23-24 January and brought together the …

Friday, 27 January 2017 MOSCOW – Russia hopes that its cooperation with Turkey and Iran on the Syria crisis will be long-term, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, Maria Zakharova, said on today. Russia, Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria’s warring parties this week and agreed …

Saturday, 21 January 2017 ANKARA – The Turkish parliament approved a constitutional reform bill overnight including strengthening the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum expected in the spring which could see President Tayyip Erdogan in office until 2029. Erdogan says the reform will provide stability in …

Thursday, 12 January 2017 Turkey is considering naturalizing some working Iraqi and Syrian refugees along with their families, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday. He added that among the over 3 million refugees the country had taken in were some who possessed “high levels of education, experience and means” …

Monday, 9 January 2017 BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on “everything” in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but said it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set. Assad also said a ceasefire brokered by Turkey …

Wednesday, 4 January 2017 ISTANBUL – Turkish police have detained five Islamic State suspects in the western city of Izmir in connection with the gun attack in an Istanbul nightclub which killed 39 people on New Year’s Day. 14 people had been detained over the attack, which Islamic State has …

Friday, 30 December 2016 ANKARA – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized its NATO allies on Thursday, particularly the US, for not supporting Ankara’s struggle against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria’s al Bab region. Erdogan also accused the US of supplying weapons to Kurdish fighters in Syria. …