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1 more soldier dies, 4 wounded in al-Bab

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement on Monday that one soldier died and four were wounded in clashes with Islamic State...

EU describes massive purge of Turkish academics as ‘worrying’

The EU Commission has reacted to the dismissal of more than 300 academics from Turkish universities by a government decree issued last week, describing...

Erdoğan says Raqqa and Manbij next targets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that after taking control of al-Bab, Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army forces will continue on...

[UPDATE] 2 more Turkish soldiers die in northern Syria

One Turkish soldier was killed in clashes with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in the al-Bab area of northern Syria...

German Left Party says Turkey has blocked visit to HDP co-chairs since November

Bernd Riexinger, co-chair of the German Left Party (Die Linke), said on Friday that attempts of German politicians to visit arrested pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

German court retains partial ban on poem insulting Erdoğan

A German court has decided to keep a partial ban in place on a poem by comedian and TV host Jan Böhnermann despite a...

Turkey recalls spying imams from Germany

As a result of investigations into imams who spied on Gülen movement sympathizers in Germany, Turkey has decided to recall some of the imams...

Turks and Ukrainians to cross borders with only ID cards

Turkey and Ukraine have agreed to allow their respective citizens to cross mutual borders with only identity cards, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said...

TSK denies Russian claim about wrong coordinates of Turkish troops in al-Bab

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) released a statement on Friday in which it denied Russian claims that three Turkish soldiers were mistakenly killed in...

Russia says Turkey provided coordinates for strikes that killed 3 Turkish soldiers

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russian air strikes that accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria were launched based on coordinates provided to...

Fight against ISIL tops CIA director’s agenda during visit to Ankara

US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo paid a visit to Ankara on Thursday where he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime...

US VP Pence hails ‘new day’ in relations in call with Turkish PM

The office of the Turkish Prime Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that US Vice President Mike Pence told Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım...

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