World Jul 23 Syria asks Turkey for defense support after weeks of sectarian violence Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.
World Jun 30 Wildfires burn in Turkey as scorching temperatures grip Europe Data from European forecasters suggests other countries are set to broil further in coming days — with new highs expected on Wednesday — before rain brings respite in some areas later in the week.
World May 15 NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe.
World May 15 Putin spurns meeting with Zelenskyy, but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks will proceed Few had expected Putin to show up in Turkey, and his absence punctured any hope of significant progress toward ending the 3-year-old war amid peace efforts in recent months by the Trump administration and Western European leaders.
World May 12 Kurdish militant group PKK will disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey The PKK Kurdish militant group says it will disband and end its armed struggle as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict.
World May 09 Kurdish militant group PKK says it reached ‘historic’ decisions during its congress In February, the PKK’s jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, called on his group to convene a congress to dissolve itself and disarm to end the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives since the 1980s.
World Mar 19 Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, an Erdogan rival, as crackdown on opposition escalates Turkish police arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.
World Feb 27 Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges his PKK militant group to disarm to make peace with Turkey Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
World Feb 06 Turkish earthquake survivors struggle with loss and hardship in two years since disaster Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary "container cities."…
World Jan 21 Hotel fire at ski resort in Turkey leaves at least 66 dead and 51 injured Turkey's interior minister says a fire that broke out at a hotel at a popular ski resort has killed at least 66 people and injured at least 51 other people.