Russian Defense Ministry on Monday blamed bad weather conditions for the brief violation of Turkish airspace by a Russian aircraft near Syrian border.
The White House said on Monday that the U.S. and its allies are "quite concerned" by Russia's incursion into Turkish airspace, calling the incident a "provocation."
Turkish domestic and foreign politics have been crumbling while the country is heading towards a snap election on November, analysts said.
The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front announced Monday its withdrawal from frontline positions against the Islamic State (IS) militants in Aleppo to protest against Turkey's intentions to impose a buffer zone in that area, according to a statement by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Six F-16 fighters arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Adada province in southern Turkey on Sunday, private Dogan news agency reported.
U.S. aircrafts and drones have arrived in Turkey's southern Incirlik airbase, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevult Cavusoglu said Wednesday, noting that the two countries will soon kick off a "comprehensive battle against the Islamic State (IS) altogether."
Increased attacks have been reported against Turkish police and military targets by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), with reports pilling up as Turkey heightens security measures.
French President Francois Hollande and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated, over phone talks, their common determination to fight against terrorism and to cement security cooperation to halt terrorists' offensive in Syria and Iraq, French presidency said on Monday.
Turkey has put travel ban on 15,000 suspected foreigner fighters, and deported more than 1,500 others who aim to join the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic said Wednesday.
Turkish government will face more hardships in spurring its slowing economy amid regional, global uncertainties and domestic political risks that set to increase with upcoming elections in June, Turkish analysts said.
Eleven foreign doctors and medical students crossed into Syria via Turkey last week to help treat Islamic State (IS) militants, private Dogan News Agency reported on Sunday.
Turkey said on Sunday that three British teens allegedly trying to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria were detained in a Turkish airport and sent back to Britain.
Turkey said on Thursday that it had detained an intelligence agent working for a country in the U. S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) for helping three British girls cross into Syria through Turkey.
The termination of all contracts with Turkish firms by Libya's interim government in Tobruk on Sunday is a price Ankara has to pay for its ill-thought-out foreign policy, analysts believe.
The agreement between Turkey and the United States on a long-anticipated deal to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters does not signal that Turkey has given up on demands for no-fly zones or safe zones in Syria, Turkish analysts said.
The lingering problems in relations between Turkey and Egypt added yet another trouble in ties, this time over TV networks broadcasting online to Arab nation via Turkey.
Turkish businessmen have started to feel the impact of Russian economic crisis especially in the field of tourism, suitcase trade and exports, Turkish industry chambers and tourism professional said here on Saturday.