Turkey

Iraq to send troops along border to stop Turkish ‘violations’

Sep 18, 2018 09:34

Iraq has announced plans to deploy troops along the border with Turkey in an effort to defend the frontier against any “violations” of its territory and airspace.
Russia, Turkey agree to create buffer zone in Syria's Idlib

Sep 18, 2018 02:54

The leaders of Turkey and Russia say they have agreed to create a demilitarized buffer zone to separate Syrian government troops from Takfiri terrorist groups in the Northwestern Province of Idlib, as Ankara seeks to prevent a full-scale operation by the Damascus government against thousands of terrorists in the militant-held region.
Turkey to create joint bank with Iran to help trade in local currencies

Sep 18, 2018 01:40

Turkey is reportedly looking into a plan to establish a joint bank with Iran to help both countries’ trade in local currencies as US pressures to restrict their access to the dollar are already mounting.
Turkey's S-400 purchase from Russia matter of 'national decision’: NATO chief

Sep 16, 2018 02:29

Secretary General of the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg has described as a matter of “national decision” Turkey’s plan to purchase the advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile system, regardless of strong opposition and warnings from the United States.
Turkey detains hundreds of workers protesting over labor conditions at new airport

Sep 16, 2018 02:14

Turkish police have attacked a protest rally held over labor conditions and arrested hundreds of workers at Istanbul’s new airport, a labor union says.
Tehran Summit: Putting the last nail in the coffin of terrorists in Syria

Sep 14, 2018 16:31

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the final statement, released on Friday, emphasized their strong and continued commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic as well as to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and highlighted that they should be respected by all.
Erdogan blames US for 'heinous economic attack' on Ankara

Sep 14, 2018 07:27

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the United States of launching what he called a "heinous economic attack" on Turkey after the national currency lira hit a record low following US sanctions.
Turkey gives Fethullah Gulen's foster son 30-year jail term

Sep 14, 2018 02:22

A court in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sanliurfa has handed down a 30-year jail term to the foster son of the US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Russia to brief UN Security Council on results of Tehran Summit on Syria

Sep 11, 2018 02:43

Russia says it will brief other members of the United Nations Security Council on the results of a trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia, and Turkey, which was held last Friday in Tehran to discuss the latest developments in Syria.
Erdogan: Idlib liberation battle could pose risks to Turkey, Europe

Sep 11, 2018 02:30

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned against what he called “the security and humanitarian risks” of an upcoming Syrian army operation to liberate Idlib Province, which holds the largest concentration of militant groups, including those backed by Ankara.