... threats to rise." FIKRI ISIK, Defense Minister, Turkey (through translator): We have important developments in the region. There is a serious struggle against terrorism inside Turkey and on the other side of the border. Turkey is in the position of making preparations for all kinds of possibilities. HARI SREENIVASAN: And ...
ANKARA, Turkey — Defense Secretary Ash Carter, arriving in Turkey Friday, said he will tell Turkish leaders that it's important to respect Iraqi sovereignty. But he stopped short of saying that he will press the Turks to remove any forces that are operating in Iraq without Baghdad's invitation. Carter ...
... is a clear terrorist organization, and also PKK is accepted by the Western countries as one of the major terrorist organizations in the region. So Turkey is fighting with PKK. PYD and YPG are providing logistics for PKK inside Turkey. That’s why it is also again unacceptable for Turkey ...
... HARI SREENIVASAN: The United States warned Turkey today over its military drive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Turkish tanks and planes are backing Syrian rebels in attacks on the Kurds, who are supported by the U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the Turks need to focus on ...
Turkey opened a third bridge connecting Istanbul's Asian and European sides on Friday. The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge stretches across the Bosphorus Strait, which flows between the two continents. The $3 billion bridge is part of $200 billion worth of construction initiatives pushed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Spanning ...
... which has been under government siege since 2012. Secretary Kerry accused the Syrian army of forcing them to surrender. A suicide truck bombing in Southeast Turkey killed at least 11 police officers today. Another 78 people were wounded. It happened at a checkpoint just steps from a police station near ...
ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Turkish authorities to be patient with the U.S. legal system as Turkey seeks the return of a cleric accused of masterminding last month's failed military coup. Biden, who met with Turkish officials in Ankara on Wednesday, said that ...
A suicide bomber attacked a Kurdish wedding party in Turkey near the country's border with Syria on Saturday night local time, killing at least 51 people and wounding 69 others. Of the 69 people wounded in the detonation, which took place in the town of Gaziantep, 17 were in ...
... HARI SREENIVASAN: In the day's other news: Turkey announced plans to release some 38,000 prison inmates to make room for people rounded up after last month's failed coup attempt. Prisoners with two years or less left on their sentence will qualify for early release, but the ...
... our country won't be divided," one of Erdogan's supporters, Haci Mehmet Haliloglu, told Reuters. The mass detainments and shuttering of media outlets in Turkey in the weeks following the coup has put western governments on edge and raised concerns that Erdogan could use the coup to expand his ...
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