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2 Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib hours after Putin, Erdoğan meeting

Two Turkish soldiers died and three others were wounded when Syrian government forces opened fire in Syria's Idlib region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Thursday. In...

Turkey, Russia announce ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region: report

Turkey and Russia announced a ceasefire in northern Syria on Thursday, agreeing to end weeks of heavy fighting that sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears...

Rebels try to reenter strategic Syrian town hours before Erdoğan, Putin meeting

Syrian rebel forces tried to enter the Syrian town of Saraqeb overnight but were repelled, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday, according to Reuters, hours...

US divided over Turkey support in Syria due to Russian missile purchase: envoy

There is no unanimity in Washington over support for Turkey in Syria's Idlib region because of Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 defense system, US Syria...

Prosecutor seeks life sentences for 8 defendants in Russian envoy assassination trial

The prosecutor in a trial concerning the assassination of a Russian ambassador to Turkey has demanded life sentences for eight defendants on charges of attempting to...

Turkey sends 1,000 police to Greek border to halt migrant pushback: report

Turkey is deploying 1,000 special police forces along its border with Greece on Thursday to halt the pushback of migrants towards its territory, Interior Minister Süleyman...

Turkey to file human rights case over Greece’s treatment of migrants: minister

Turkey said on Wednesday it was preparing a case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over Greece’s treatment of migrants and added the EU...

Greece to deport migrants who crossed border after March 1: report

Greece will transfer migrants who arrived in its territory illegally after March 1 to the northern city of Serres and plans to deport them to their...

Germany to allocate €32 million for deterring refugee traffickers in Turkey: report

The disbursement of 32 million euros to Turkey for aid in efforts to deter refugee traffickers was being decided on Wednesday by the German parliament’s budget...

Singapore grounds Turkish Airlines plane due to coronavirus-infected passenger

Singapore’s transport ministry grounded a Turkish Airlines aircraft overnight that had been due to depart from Changi Airport late on Wednesday after one of the passengers...

Turkey remains ‘not free’ according to Freedom House annual report

Turkey remains in the “not free” category in the “Freedom in the World 2020” report published by the Washington-based Freedom House on Wednesday. Freedom House kept Turkey in...

Merkel favors safe zones in northern Syria amid Turkish-Russian standoff: report

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told fellow conservative lawmakers that she is in favor of setting up safety zones in northern Syria where Turkey is in...

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