• Turkey buries its dead amid growing demands to take on ISIS

    Turkey buries its dead amid growing demands to take on ISIS

    Jun 30, 2016 11:18 PM EST

    ... say Ankara increasingly sees Russia as an important partner, not only in the fight against ISIS. BORA BAYRAKTAR, Istanbul Kultur University: Russia provides balance for Turkey. Turkey always needed a power to balance European and American demands. JANE FERGUSON: Those swings in alliances continue, as Syria's war tests country ...

  • Citing security concerns, Turkey bans Istanbul's gay pride march

    Citing security concerns, Turkey bans Istanbul's gay pride march

    Jun 17, 2016 10:40 PM EST

    In response, parade organizers are speaking out against the ban. They said stopping the parade is illegal, and they promised to take the issue to court.

  • Car bomb strikes police vehicle in Turkey

    Car bomb strikes police vehicle in Turkey

    Jun 07, 2016 03:15 PM EST

    A car bomb exploded near a police vehicle in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others. There were no immediate claims of responsibility, but four people were detained in connection to the blast. This is the fourth bombing to hit Istanbul this year. Tuesday's bombing ...

  • Turkey's president backs off EU deal after prime minister resigns

    Turkey's president backs off EU deal after prime minister resigns

    May 06, 2016 08:07 PM EST

    ... to be welcomed to Turkey. And he was someone who could contain Erdogan’s ambitions. If Davutoglu is not in the picture, it could harm Turkey's relations with the Western world. The EU's condition was that Turkey would revise its anti-terrorism laws (which many view as anti ...

  • First migrants ferried back to Turkey under EU deal

    First migrants ferried back to Turkey under EU deal

    Apr 04, 2016 11:42 PM EST

    ... you! MALCOLM BRABANT: Dozens of protesters gathered at the port in Lesbos to denounce the deportations. MAN: They are being forcibly returned to Turkey, and Turkey is not a safe country. Turkey has not signed the Geneva Convention in full. Only Syrians are enjoying some kind of protection in Turkey ...

  • U.S. orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey

    U.S. orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey

    Mar 29, 2016 03:34 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country. The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik ...

  • News Wrap: Thousands still stranded in Greece despite Turkey migrant deal

    News Wrap: Thousands still stranded in Greece despite Turkey migrant deal

    Mar 22, 2016 12:05 AM EST

    ... GWEN IFILL: In the day's other news: Europe's deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants and begin returning thousands showed no sign today of taking effect just yet. Nearly 50,000 people, many from Syria, are now stranded in Greece. But Greek Prime Minister Alexis ...

  • EU-Turkey deal to delay Europe-bound migrants

    EU-Turkey deal to delay Europe-bound migrants

    Mar 19, 2016 09:59 PM EST

    ... ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR:  Under an agreement between the European Union and Turkey that goes into effect tomorrow, most refugees arriving in Greece from Turkey are expected to be sent back.  In exchange, Europe will accept some Syrian refugees from Turkey and provide billions of dollars to ...

  • Experts weigh in on the outlook for the EU’s migrant deal with Turkey

    Experts weigh in on the outlook for the EU’s migrant deal with Turkey

    Mar 19, 2016 12:27 AM EST

    ... major European-Turkish agreement on how to cope with the refugee crisis. Jeffrey Brown has the story. JEFFREY BROWN: Under the deal agreed to today, Turkey will take back Syrian refugees now in Greece, Europe will accept some refugees now in Turkey, and Turkey will get financial and closer travel ...

  • News Wrap: EU, Turkey agree on migrant deal; riots flare in Brazil

    News Wrap: EU, Turkey agree on migrant deal; riots flare in Brazil

    Mar 19, 2016 12:17 AM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Good evening. I'm Judy Woodruff. On the "NewsHour" tonight: The most wanted fugitive from November's Paris terrorist attack is captured in a Brussels shoot-out. Then: The European Union reaches a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees coming in by the thousands ...