Turkey is further boosting security measures along the Turkish-Syrian border in a bid to confront threats from the Islamic State (IS) in Syria by sending military tanks to southeastern Turkey, private Cihan News Agency reported on Thursday.
Syria on Thursday accused Turkey of aiding terrorists in the country, saying that such support has helped prolong the Syrian conflict, the state news agency SANA reported.
Cyprus's President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that much will depend on the stance by the newly-elected President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan over the efforts to reach a solution to the Cyprus problem.
Turkish Armed Forces have launched a large-scale and wide-range military drill with the code name of EFES-2014 in Doganbey gulf of southwestern province of Izmir's Seferhisar district, according to a report here on Thursday.
Armenians held in the capital city of Yerevan on Thursday a high-profile ceremony to mark the 99th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.
The United States on Wednesday announced rewards up to 3 million dollars each for information on three key figures of an alleged terrorist group in Turkey.
Damascus slammed Turkey for shooting down its warplane "in the Syrian territory" on Sunday afternoon, saying it reflected Turkey's involvement in supporting the armed terrorist groups in the war-torn country.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to continue efforts to advance a political solution to the Syria conflict, the White House said on Wednesday.
Turkey's southern Cilvegozu border gate reopened on Thursday just days after two vehicles exploded in Syria's Bab al-Hawa border crossing on Monday, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz has dismissed allegations that his country exported war weapons to Syria in 2013, stressing that Turkish companies exported only sports-related rifles and guns to the war-torn country.
Militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) released on Monday four Turkish soldiers who were kidnapped in southeastern Turkey on Sunday evening, private Dogan news agency reported.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said the Turkish citizens may benefit from the EU visa exemption deal in about three years
Recent remarks by the Turkish officials in which they called for the release of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi raised anger of the Egyptian government.
Turkish troops repelled four armed men on the border with Syria as they tried to enter Turkey illegally to smuggle goods, a military statement said Thursday.
Turkish fighter jets Thursday repelled a Syrian warplane and military helicopter after officials spotted the aircraft approaching the border, the Turkish military said in a statement.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday vowed to improve the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Turkish warplanes shot down a Syrian helicopter on Monday at the border region between the two countries after the helicopter allegedly violated Turkish airspace, said Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.
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