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Turkey will not stop Syrian refugees from crossing European borders: report

Turkey has decided to no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe by land and sea, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday, in anticipation...

Pakistan may procure Chinese helicopter if Turkish deal fails: report

Pakistan will procure the Chinese-built Z-10 attack helicopter if Turkey and the United States fail to deliver on their orders of the T-129 and AH-1Z, respectively,...

UK expresses concern over businessman Kavala’s rearrest

The UK has expressed concern over a Turkish businessman’s continued detention, urging Ankara to ensure his right to a fair trial. A Turkish court on Feb. 18...

Turkey asks Russia to open north Syrian airspace for its armed drones

Turkey and Russia are discussing opening Russian-controlled airspace in Syria's Idlib region for armed and unarmed drones, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying...

Turkey’s priorities in Idlib are to reach ceasefire, prevent migration influx: minister

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Thursday said talks on Syria with Russian officials in Ankara would produce results in a couple of days, adding that...

3 Turkish soldiers killed but Syrian gov’t casualties much higher: Erdoğan

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Thursday said the latest developments in military activity in Syria’s Idlib region were favorable to Ankara, adding that Syrian regime...

Economic confidence climbs for fifth consecutive month in Turkey: report

Economic confidence in Turkey climbed for the fifth straight month in February, reaching the highest level since April 2018, the Ahval news website reported. The Economic Confidence...

Kremlin says Putin has no plans to meet with Erdoğan on March 5: report

The Kremlin said on Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had no plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 5 to discuss the...

Turkish-backed rebels enter key Idlib town, Syrian gov’t forces launch bid to retake: report

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels reentered the key northwestern crossroads town of Saraqeb lost to government forces earlier this month, but fierce fighting raged on in its outskirts...

2 more Turkish soldiers killed in Syria regime attacks in Idlib: ministry

Turkey's Defense Ministry said early on Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an airstrike on Turkish forces...

Exiled Turkish journalists welcomed by Virginia House of Delegates

The Virginia House of Delegates welcomed two Turkish journalists in exile, Abdülhamit Bilici and Adem Yavuz Arslan, after Delegate Mark Sickles gave a one-minute speech on...

Turkey-backed forces accused of cutting water to Syrian Kurdish-held region

Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces have stopped a pumping station in Ras al-Ain from providing water to hundreds of thousands of people including internally displaced...

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