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... Kurds within Turkey. The group is considered to be a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. Previous peace efforts between Turkey and the PKK have ended in failure — most recently in 2015. Kiper reported from Bodrum, Turkey. Associated Press writer Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey ...
... delegations is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on October 25 to discuss the matters in detail.” Top officials from both countries thanked Qatar and Turkey for their role in facilitating the talks that led to the ceasefire. The fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has severely disrupted people's lives ...
... of State Marco Rubio, met with al-Sharaa on Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Erdogan sees a key role for Turkey Erdogan has sought to position his country as a point of stability in a tumultuous moment. He believes Turkey can play an essential role ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday formally inaugurated Turkey's integrated air defense system known as the “Steel Dome,” which he described as a watershed moment for the country and its defense industry. “These systems are a show of strength for Turkey,” Erdogan said at an event ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, officials said. At least 29 people were injured. The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi, sent shocks ...
... assisting wildlife caught among the fires. Unseasonably high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds have been fueling the wildfires. The General Directorate of Meteorology said Turkey recorded its highest ever temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit) in the southeastern Sirnak province on Friday. The highest temperatures ...
... a long-running insurgency in Turkey. The Turkish officials said Turkey expects the SDF to follow through on its commitments under the agreement, adding that Turkey would be “following” the situation.The situation in Syria has increased tensions between Turkey and Israel. In April, Israel struck five cities in Syria ...
The discussions, set for Friday in Istanbul, will involve officials from Britain, France, Germany, and the EU's foreign policy chief.
... Kurdish identity, Kurdish culture, Kurdish language, and other things. It's not what many Kurds want, but it is a huge step forward from the Turkey that I knew in the 1980s and 1990s. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, Jim Jeffrey, the U.S, of course, has had a complex relationship ...
... for these steps to continue, and for Türkiye to take the initiative to release Kurdish prisoners,” he said, using the government's preferred spelling for Turkey. PKK officials previously said that in order to continue the disarmament process, they want to see Turkey take steps to end “the regime of ...
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