Turkey

3 arrested over killing of pro-opposition Naji al-Jarf in Turkey

Three people have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Syrian journalist in southern Tu...

Jan 11, 2016 10:55 PM EST

Turkish Prime Minister promises legal status to Alevis' place of worship; Religious Affair Directorate says it's 'red line'

Earlier last month, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutglu promised to grant legal status to the 'cem...

Jan 05, 2016 12:40 AM EST

Russia warns Turkey over Aegean warship incident

Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or ...

Dec 13, 2015 09:31 PM EST

Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, U.S. official says

Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold t...

Dec 11, 2015 01:48 AM EST

Russia cracks down on Turkey food imports after jet downed

Russia has increased checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, the agriculture ministry sa...

Nov 26, 2015 10:26 PM EST

U.S. has urged legal reforms abroad to block Islamic State recruits

The U.S. Justice Department has provided specific suggestions to governments in Europe and elsewhere...

Nov 25, 2015 09:51 PM EST

In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools

Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a steppe...

Nov 24, 2015 09:00 AM EST

Russia to propose Syrians launch 18-month reform process - document

Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform proc...

Nov 11, 2015 02:29 AM EST

Investigators '90 percent sure' bomb downed Russian plane

Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the final...

Nov 08, 2015 07:50 PM EST

Turkey returns to single-party rule in boost for Erdogan

Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning t...

Nov 02, 2015 05:59 AM EST

Putin uses Assad visit to talk up Kremlin role as Syria broker

Vladimir Putin used a rare visit to Moscow by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to talk up the Kremli...

Oct 21, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

Syrian rebels say they receive more weapons for Aleppo battle

Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies near Aleppo said on Monday they had received new supp...

Oct 20, 2015 08:52 AM EDT

Small Turkish town haunted by lost sons, hand of Islamic State

In a small teahouse in the conservative southeastern Turkish town of Adiyaman, two brothers would ho...

Oct 15, 2015 08:44 PM EDT

Islamic State is prime suspect in Turkey bombing, as protests erupt

Turkey's government said on Monday Islamic State was the prime suspect in suicide bombings that kill...

Oct 12, 2015 06:42 PM EDT

Bomb attack deepens divisions as Turkey faces bitter election

Aside from a carefully worded statement urging unity, President Tayyip Erdogan was unusually quiet a...

Oct 12, 2015 01:49 AM EDT

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