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EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
Middle East
November 6, 2018
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
BERLIN (AP) — The official overseeing the European Union’s future enlargement says that, in the long term, it would…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
Middle East
November 6, 2018
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
Turkey’s Erdogan: Khashoggi killing ordered at Saudi ‘highest levels’
Middle East
November 3, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan: Khashoggi killing ordered at Saudi ‘highest levels’
The order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the “highest levels” of the Saudi government, Turkish President Tayyip…
Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces fired howitzer shells across the border into Syria’s Ayn al Arab region on Wednesday,…
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the…
Erdogan opens new ‘Istanbul Airport’, Turkey’s biggest
Travel
October 30, 2018
Erdogan opens new ‘Istanbul Airport’, Turkey’s biggest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan opened a new $11.7 billion airport outside Istanbul on Monday that officials say…
Syria says Turkey not implementing Idlib deal: report
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Syria says Turkey not implementing Idlib deal: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government has accused Turkey of failing to meet obligations set out in an agreement with…
Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Saudi, Turkish prosecutors discuss Khashoggi killing
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor has arrived at the main courthouse in…
Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest
Travel
October 28, 2018
Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world’s biggest
ISTANBUL (AP) — Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held plenty of grand opening ceremonies in his 15 years at Turkey’s helm.…
Four-nation Syria summit calls for lasting Idlib ceasefire
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Four-nation Syria summit calls for lasting Idlib ceasefire
The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany on Saturday called for a political solution to Syria’s devastating seven-year…