• How was Turkey's ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections?

    How was Turkey's ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections?

    Nov 01, 2015 10:20 PM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: Turkey's ruling party appears to have regained control of Parliament. In national elections today, the Justice and Development Party, known as AKP, won slightly less than 50 percent of the vote, thought to be enough either to win a majority of seats or to control a ...

  • Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay

    Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay

    Oct 21, 2015 03:01 PM EDT

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to personally thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for his military support.

  • Ankara bombings roil 'unprecedented' political tensions in Turkey

    Ankara bombings roil 'unprecedented' political tensions in Turkey

    Oct 11, 2015 09:31 PM EDT

    ... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which is waging a military campaign against Kurdish fighters in the southeast part of the country. Yesterday's bombings came as Turkey is also partnering with the U.S. campaign against ISIS militants in neighboring Syria and Iraq. Turkish president Erdogan said today national parliamentary elections ...

  • Risking journey to Greece, more than 20 migrants drown off Turkey

    Risking journey to Greece, more than 20 migrants drown off Turkey

    Sep 16, 2015 12:37 AM EDT

    ... does salvation mean to you? ABED ALLMUGHARBEL: Salvation means start a new life, find a new hope, not to stay stuck here in Izmir in Turkey and going back to Lebanon and live a miserable life. MALCOLM BRABANT: In this corner of Turkey, we have not been able to discover ...

  • As EU steps up controls, refugees wish for open land borders from Turkey

    As EU steps up controls, refugees wish for open land borders from Turkey

    Sep 15, 2015 12:27 AM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: Tens of thousands of refugees and migrants continued their long journeys today in Europe, as the continent's leaders met to chart a path forward and the two-decade-old free travel policy among European Union nations was put on hold. From Izmir, Turkey, special correspondent Malcolm ...

  • Kurdish fighters ‘confused’ by U.S. allegiance with Turkey

    Kurdish fighters ‘confused’ by U.S. allegiance with Turkey

    Aug 13, 2015 11:30 PM EDT

    ... the YPG in northern Syria working with the United States and the coalition actively fighting ISIS and succeeding … and at the same time you have Turkey, which just opened fire on the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers’ Party separatists), their sister group in Iraq and Turkey.” The Syrian Kurdish militia considers ...

  • Assailant detained in attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey

    Assailant detained in attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey

    Aug 10, 2015 02:56 PM EDT

    ... the Turkish government has stepped up operations against Islamic State fighters and Kurdistan Workers Party militants in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, the U.S. military has deployed six F-16 jet fighters to Turkey’s southern Incirlik air base to assist in the battle against the Islamic State group. Follow @NewsHourWorld//

  • News Wrap: Turkey strikes new round of Kurdish targets

    News Wrap: Turkey strikes new round of Kurdish targets

    Jul 29, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

    ... we will continue to take our precautions and this process will continue until terrorism elements lay down their arms and until they get out of Turkey and until public order is absolutely restored. JUDY WOODRUFF: Also today, Turkey's cabinet officially approved an agreement to allow the U.S.-led ...

  • News Wrap: Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels after soldier death as NATO meets on Islamic State

    News Wrap: Turkey strikes Kurdish rebels after soldier death as NATO meets on Islamic State

    Jul 28, 2015 11:23 PM EDT

    ... on the Islamic State threat in Turkey, after a string of attacks. Representatives from 28 nations gathered at NATO headquarters for the special session, at Turkey's request. Afterward, the alliance's secretary-general spoke to reporters. JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary-General: All allies stand in solidarity with Turkey. We ...

  • NATO backs Turkey’s campaign against militants

    NATO backs Turkey’s campaign against militants

    Jul 28, 2015 03:13 PM EDT

    ... challenge that the international community must fight and tackle together.” Turkey requested the meeting after increased attacks and threats of attacks in parts of southern Turkey along the border with Syria. In one recent incident, militants killed 32 Turkish citizens in the town of Suruc. Turkey also has experienced a ...