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Trump demands Syria ceasefire from Erdoğan, orders sanctions on Turkey

US President Donald Trump spoke directly to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Syria while announcing a series of...

Volkswagen postpones final decision on Turkey investment due to Syria incursion

Volkswagen has postponed the final decision whether to build a car plant in Turkey, the company said, amid international criticism of the country’s military operation in...

UN working group on arbitrary detention says use of ByLock is freedom of expression

The United Nation Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued an opinion stating that use of a smart phone application known as ByLock,...

US Treasury presenting Trump with retaliatory options against Turkey: report

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who last week warned that the US would impose sanctions if Turkey proceeded with a military strike in northern Syria, said...

NATO secretary defends position after criticism of being soft on Turkey’s Syria incursion

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday defended his stance on Turkey’s attack on Kurdish militants in northeastern Syria as he came under pressure from some members...

Turkish troops take control of Tal Abyad, Ras al-Ain in Syria: minister

Turkish troops have taken control of the Syrian border towns of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Monday, according to the...

Turkish markets tumble under threat of US sanctions: report

The lira broke past the 5.93-per-dollar mark on Monday even as lenders sold more than $1 billion worth of foreign exchange, according to two people familiar with...

EU gov’ts agree on limiting arms exports to Turkey after Syria incursion

European Union governments agreed on Monday to limit arms exports to Turkey over its offensive in northern Syria, stopping short of a bloc-wide embargo on a...

Erdoğan signals Turkish troops will enter Kurdish-held Kobane, Manbij

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled that the Turkish army will enter the Kurdish-held Syrian cities of Manbij and Kobane as part of a military...

Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria already displaced 200,000 people, WHO says

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria has already displaced 200,000 people since last week, Voice of America reported. WHO said...

Germany sees no legal justification for Turkey’s Syria incursion: report

Germany does not see a legal justification for Turkey’s operation against Kurds in northern Syria, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said on Monday, according to...

EU council condemns Turkey’s incursion into northeast Syria

The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union on Monday condemned Turkey’s military action in northeast Syria, which it said undermines the stability and security of the...

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