Turkey

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST

Syrian opposition leader casts doubt on Russia peace talks

The new head of Syria's Western-backed political opposition cast doubt on Monday on whether members ...

Jan 05, 2015 11:28 PM EST

Bulgaria detains foreign suspects bound for Syria conflict

Bulgaria has detained three foreigners, wanted in Spain on terrorism charges, who had been on their ...

Dec 17, 2014 04:10 AM EST

Turkey's Erdogan says media raids a response to 'dirty' plot

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday defended weekend raids on media outlets close to a U.S.-b...

Dec 16, 2014 05:14 AM EST

Kurdish deal with Turkey within reach but legal guarantees key: Ocalan

A settlement to end a three-decade insurgency by Kurdish militants in Turkey could be reached within...

Nov 30, 2014 09:18 AM EST

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday...

Nov 29, 2014 07:38 AM EST

China rebukes Turkey for offer to shelter Uighur refugees

China on Friday lashed out at Turkey for offering shelter to roughly 200 Uighurs from the western Ch...

Nov 29, 2014 07:05 AM EST

Pope to urge tolerance in Turkey visit as Middle East wars rage

Pope Francis begins a visit to Turkey on Friday with the delicate mission of strengthening ties with...

Nov 28, 2014 02:38 AM EST

U.S. to continue probe of pipe imports from South Korea, Turkey

U.S. trade officials voted on Wednesday to continue investigations into imports of line pipe from So...

Nov 27, 2014 09:53 AM EST

Syria rebels in south emerge as West's last hope as moderates crushed elsewhere

With moderate rebels facing defeat by al Qaeda in Syria's north, groups holding a corner of the sout...

Nov 13, 2014 08:41 AM EST

Global court says will not investigate Israeli raid on Turkish flotilla

International prosecutors believe Israeli soldiers may have committed war crimes during a raid that ...

Nov 05, 2014 08:08 PM EST

Kurds' battle for Kobani unites a people divided by borders

Cloaked in Kurdish flags, thousands of people lined the roads to cheer on a military convoy headed f...

Oct 31, 2014 09:24 AM EDT

Assad's warnings start to ring true in Turkey

When Sunni rebels rose up against Syria's Bashar al-Assad in 2011, Turkey reclassified its protégé...

Oct 27, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

Turkey's U.S. relations show strain as Washington's patience wears thin

The U.S. decision to air-drop weapons to Kurdish forces in Syria on the same day Turkish President T...

Oct 23, 2014 08:11 PM EDT

East of Kobani, Turkish town appreciates 'peace' brought by Islamic State

Residents of a Turkish border town, an hour's drive from where Islamic State is battling for control...

Oct 23, 2014 10:11 AM EDT

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