• Turkey’s president says women not equal to men

    Turkey’s president says women not equal to men

    Nov 24, 2014 07:47 PM EDT

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruffled feathers Monday when he said women and men are created differently, and women can’t be expected to do the same work as men.

  • Turkey to allow coalition use of its bases for fight against Islamic State group

    Turkey to allow coalition use of its bases for fight against Islamic State group

    Oct 13, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

    ... Turkey. U.S. officials confirmed Saturday that Ankara had agreed to train Syrian moderate forces on Turkish soil. A Turkish government official said Sunday that Turkey put the number at 4,000 opposition fighters and said they would be screened by Turkish intelligence. Also Sunday, officials confirmed that Turkey agreed ...

  • Why is Turkey hesitant to enter the fight against ISIS?

    Why is Turkey hesitant to enter the fight against ISIS?

    Oct 12, 2014 10:16 PM EDT

    ... terms of humans coming from, say, Great Britain or the West and wanting to join forces with ISIS. It seems the key way station is Turkey. Is Turkey stopping that flow? GEOFF DYER: That’s a very hard question to answer. I mean, you get very conflicting reports on that ...

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    Turkey appeals to U.S. to create 'no-fly zone' inside Syria

    Oct 11, 2014 08:50 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's promise to limit U.S. military engagement against Islamic State militants makes it difficult to accept Turkey's terms for joining the fight in neighboring Syria. Turkey and other American allies want the U.S. to create a no-fly zone inside Syrian territory. Yet ...

  • Turkey, Kurd tensions worry U.S. in fight for Kobani

    Turkey, Kurd tensions worry U.S. in fight for Kobani

    Oct 09, 2014 01:15 PM EDT

    ... that drawing Ankara into the war could open a new line of attack against a Kurdish movement that has for decades sought greater autonomy inside Turkey. At the same time, Americans officials fear Turkey could simply choose to remain out of the fray, and let two of its enemies — the ...

  • Why is Turkey reluctant to fight the Islamic State?

    Why is Turkey reluctant to fight the Islamic State?

    Oct 03, 2014 11:52 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: We reported earlier on today's reported beheading of another hostage by the Islamic State group. This comes as its terrorists continued to advance on and shell the besieged Kurdish town of Kobani, along Syria's border with Turkey. The militants' push is happening despite continued airstrikes ...

  • Turkey votes to join foreign military operations in Iraq, Syria

    Turkey votes to join foreign military operations in Iraq, Syria

    Oct 02, 2014 05:13 PM EDT

    ... parliament that he was in support of fighting the Islamic State and terrorism, but "tons of bombs dropped from the air will only delay the threat and danger." "Turkey is not a country in pursuit of temporary solutions nor will Turkey allow others to take advantage of it," he added.

  • Islamic State fighting near Syria-Turkey border sparks panicked exodus

    Islamic State fighting near Syria-Turkey border sparks panicked exodus

    Sep 23, 2014 01:06 AM EDT

    ... United Nations, the situation on the ground appears more desperate. The militants killed 40 Iraqi soldiers on Sunday. And fighting near Syria's border with Turkey has sparked yet another crisis. By the thousands, Syrian refugees kept pouring over the border into Turkey today, trying to escape fighting near a ...

  • Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey after Islamic State attacks

    Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey after Islamic State attacks

    Sep 20, 2014 09:40 PM EDT

    Thousands of Syrian Kurds have fled to Turkey since Friday after Islamic State fighters attacked dozens of villages, and are said to be planning attacks on a north Syrian border town, according to a Reuters report. About 60,000 residents have left their homes as Islamic State fighters moved closer ...

  • Kerry in Turkey to seek support for coalition against Islamic State

    Kerry in Turkey to seek support for coalition against Islamic State

    Sep 12, 2014 04:02 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide coalition destroy the insurgent threat. Turkey sits on the front line ...