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Turkey drops Kabul airport plans amid Taliban victory in Afghanistan: report

The Turkish government has dropped plans to take over the airport in Kabul after NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan and amid turmoil following the Taliban’s...

Taliban takeover leaves Iran and Turkey fearing refugee influx

The Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan has left regional heavyweights Iran and Turkey with a headache -- both countries may see an opportunity to...

Turkey welcomes ‘positive messages’ from Taliban

Turkey said on Tuesday it welcomed the "positive messages" to the international community given by Taliban fighters following their seizure of power in Afghanistan,...

3 Yazidi fighters dead in Turkish strike on Iraq: report

Three Yazidi fighters, including a local chief of Iraq's powerful Hashed al-Shaabi coalition, were killed Monday in a Turkish airstrike on northwest Iraq, Agence...

Taliban says it considers Turkey an ally

Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has said the militant group considers Turkey an ally. According to a report by the Independent's Turkish service, Yaqoob, the son...

Turkey’s Erdoğan says could meet Taliban leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday said he could meet with the leader of the insurgent Taliban group in an attempt to help...

Members of US Congress express concern about Turkey’s drone program

Twenty-seven members of the US Congress have voiced concern over Turkey’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program in a letter sent to Secretary of State...

Turkey pushes back at US plan to resettle Afghans

Ankara has criticized a US plan to use third countries such as Turkey to resettle thousands of Afghans who risk being targeted by Taliban...

Turkey issues diplomatic note to Greece over killing of Turkish national

Turkey on Sunday delivered a démarche to Greece to protest the death of a Turkish national by shots fired from Greece on an islet in...

[ANALYSIS] Will the Black Sea turn into a Russian lake?

Fatih Yurtsever*   Since the end of the 18th century, the Black Sea has been a political and military battleground between Turkey and Russia. The pressure...

US slaps sanctions on Syria armed group with Turkey links

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a Syrian armed group that killed a Kurdish politician amid Turkey's 2019 incursion, vowing to keep...

EU warns Erdoğan over push to open Cyprus ghost town

The EU on Tuesday told Turkey to reverse plans to open up the Cypriot ghost town of Varosha, announced during a controversial visit by...

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