ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkey's integrated air defense system known as the “Steel Dome,” which he described as a watershed moment for the country and its defense industry. “These systems are a show of strength for Turkey,” Erdogan said at an event ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, officials said. At least 29 people were injured. The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi, sent shocks ...
... assisting wildlife caught among the fires. Unseasonably high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds have been fueling the wildfires. The General Directorate of Meteorology said Turkey recorded its highest ever temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southeastern Sirnak province on Friday. The highest temperatures ...
... a long-running insurgency in Turkey. The Turkish officials said Turkey expects the SDF to follow through on its commitments under the agreement, adding that Turkey would be “following” the situation.The situation in Syria has increased tensions between Turkey and Israel. In April, Israel struck five cities in Syria ...
The discussions, set for Friday in Istanbul, will involve officials from Britain, France, Germany, and the EU's foreign policy chief.
... Kurdish identity, Kurdish culture, Kurdish language, and other things. It's not what many Kurds want, but it is a huge step forward from the Turkey that I knew in the 1980s and 1990s. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, Jim Jeffrey, the U.S, of course, has had a complex relationship ...
... for these steps to continue, and for Türkiye to take the initiative to release Kurdish prisoners,” he said, using the government's preferred spelling for Turkey. PKK officials previously said that in order to continue the disarmament process, they want to see Turkey take steps to end “the regime of ...
... bases in the area. The Iraqi government in Baghdad announced last year an official ban on the separatist group, which has long been prohibited in Turkey. On Tuesday, Turkey's intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, traveled to Baghdad to discuss the peace process and other security issues with Iraqi Prime Minister ...
... south. Water-dumping planes and some 300 firefighters were mobilized, the regional emergency service said. Tourists were evacuated from one campground in the area. In Turkey, forest fires fanned by strong winds damaged some holiday homes in Izmir's Doganbey region and forced the temporary closure of the airport in ...
In our news wrap Monday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party says it's laying down its weapons and disbanding after reaching a peace deal with Turkey, the prime minister of India is warning Pakistan that his country will retaliate against any further attacks and California Gov. Newsom is putting pressure on local governments across the state to...
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