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Trump says Erdoğan has honored his request not to target the Kurds, calls him ‘a friend’

US President-elect Donald Trump described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “a "friend” on Tuesday and claimed that Erdoğan had respected his request to...

Erdoğan warns no place for ‘terrorist’ groups in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday there was no place for "terrorist organizations" in Syria under its new Islamist leaders, in a...

Erdoğan says ready to intervene to prevent any division of Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the...

Sudan’s army chief welcomes Turkish offer to resolve conflict: FM

Sudan's army chief has welcomed a Turkish offer to resolve the brutal 20-month conflict between his forces and their paramilitary rivals, Agence France-Presse reported,...

Pentagon says ceasefire between Turkey and SDF in northern Syria is ‘holding’

The US Department of Defense has said a ceasefire between pro-Turkish fighters and Syrian Kurds in northern Syria is in place and that the...

Turkey’s energy ministry sends delegation to Damascus

A delegation from Turkey's energy ministry headed to Syria on Saturday to help Syria restore electrical power service following years of civil war and...

More than 30,000 Syrians have returned home, Turkey says

Nearly 31,000 Syrians have returned home since the fall of strongman Bashar al-Assad, Turkey's interior minister said Friday, with the figure rising by about...

EU medical aid flown to Turkey will reach northern Syria on December 31: WHO

Some 50 tons of EU-funded medical supplies that were flown to Turkey from Dubai are expected to enter Syria on December 31, a UN...

Turkey to soon open consulate general in Aleppo

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that Turkey will soon open a consulate general in Aleppo, following the resumption of embassy operations in Damascus...

Turkey to begin maritime talks with Syria, eyes Mediterranean energy exploration

Turkey plans to negotiate a maritime boundary agreement with Syria to boost energy exploration in the Mediterranean, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu announced...

UN envoy warns of ‘dramatic consequences’ over tensions between Turkish-backed groups, Kurdish militants in Syria

UN Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen told Reuters on Monday that escalating tensions between Turkish-backed groups and Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria could...

Ankara to support Syria in tackling electricity shortages

Turkey will dispatch a delegation to Syria to explore electricity cooperation as part of efforts to rebuild the country following the ouster of former...

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