Turkey

Turkey strikes at Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after deadly military base attack

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers.

Blinken makes stops in Turkey, Greece as he tries to prevent expansion of Israel-Hamas war

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday during the opening stops of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission as fears grow that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may expand into a broader conflict.

Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying for Israel

By Associated Press

The report comes weeks after the head of Israel's domestic security agency said his organization was prepared to destroy Hamas "in every place," including in Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar.

Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the alliance’s summit meeting in July that Sweden had agreed “to support actively the efforts to reinvigorate Turkey’s EU accession process.”…

Blinken caps off frantic Mideast visit with limited progress on Gaza ‘humanitarian pauses’ support

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The top U.S. diplomat hopes that pauses in the war would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza and the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the militants' deadly Oct. 7 incursion, while also preventing the conflict…

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

The delay on Tuesday comes as Hungary remains the main hurdle to Sweden's admission into NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a protocol to Turkey's parliament on Monday to approve its admission.

Turkey’s Erdogan takes key step toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO admission

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

All 31 NATO allies must endorse Sweden’s membership. Turkey and Hungary have yet to ratify it.

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg presses Turkey to advance Sweden’s membership application

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's membership in the military organization. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said three months ago that he would help hasten the process in the Turkish parliament.

WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. shoots down armed Turkish drone in Syria

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria, in a rare use of force by one NATO member against another.

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced.