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US court says Turkey must face charges in 2017 Kurdish protest assault case

A federal court in Washington, DC, denied a request Thursday by Turkey to dismiss a civil suit by protesters who are seeking damages after they were...

Turkish government calls EP conference on Kurds ‘scandalous’

A conference held at the European Parliament (EP) on Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds has angered the Turkish government, which called it “scandalous,” saying...

Turkey expects Russia to stop Syrian gov’t attacks on Idlib: minister

Turkey expects Russia to stop the Syrian government’s attacks in the northwestern region of Idlib immediately, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Thursday, adding that Ankara...

Libya’s GNA denies reports of Syrian extremists fighting in their ranks: Anadolu

A spokesperson from Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency that reports suggesting that Syrian extremists were fighting among...

Italy’s biggest bank cuts more of its stake in Turkey’s Yapı Kredi: report

UniCredit, Italy’s biggest bank by assets, took a further step on Wednesday in a strategy to streamline its structure, announcing the placement of a 12 percent...

Turkey failed to fulfill key commitments of Idlib agreement: Russia

Ankara has failed to fulfill several key commitments of the agreement it reached with Moscow on normalization of the situation in Syria’s Idlib province, Russian Foreign...

Erdoğan defends saluting Ukrainian honor guard with ‘Glory to Ukraine!’: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has defended greeting a Ukrainian honor guard with the phrase "Glory to Ukraine!", a recently adopted national salute that was also...

US backs Cyprus in east Mediterranean energy duel with Turkey: report

The US backs energy-based partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean that bolster political cooperation and prosperity and is urging against “provocative actions" that undermine stability, a government official...

US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report

The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, four US...

Turkey will respond to EU’s ‘adverse steps’ in east Med if Turkish Cypriot rights ignored: Çavuşoğlu

Turkey will respond to the European Union’s “adverse steps” in the eastern Mediterranean if the Turkish Cypriots’ right to explore for and exploit hydrocarbon resources is...

Heavy clashes in Syria’s Idlib have displaced half a million civilians: UN

A regime offensive in Syria's last rebel enclave has caused more than half a million civilians to flee, one of the biggest waves of displacement in...

Ankara trying to keep Syria peace efforts alive with Russia: Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Ankara and Moscow are trying to keep peace efforts for Syria alive despite Syrian government advances and a deadly...

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