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