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Turkey denies 'ludicrous' reports of plan to seize cleric from U.S

TurkeyhasdismissedwhatitsaidwereludicrousreportsthatTurkishofficialsmayhavediscussedaplantoseizeawantedU.S.-basedMuslimclericandhandhimovertoAnkarainexchangefor

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Experts say distrust between Turkey, U.S. jeopardizes ties

TrustinbilateralrelationsbetweenTurkeyandtheU.S.issoerodedthatthetwoNATOalliescouldbesubjecttodeeperdiplomaticdisputesalthoughAnkaraandWashingtonrecentlyhavetak

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Turkey detains 283 suspected IS militants in last 11 days

Turkishpolicehavedetained283suspectedIslamicState(IS)militantsinTurkeyinthepast11days,astatementreleasedbySecurityGeneralDirectoratesaidThursday.Thestatementsai

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Turkey's growing rift with West not expected to result in divorce

TurkeyanditsWesternallieswouldnotpartwaysdespitearelationshipbeingstrainedtoanunprecedentedlowmainlyoverconflictinginterestsinSyriaandanescalatingwarofwordsover

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Turkish jets strike PKK targets in Iraq, killing 8 militants

Turkishjetsandunmannedaerialvehicles(UAV)targetedKurdistanWorkers'Party(PKK)positionsinnorthernIraq,killingeightmilitants,themilitaryannouncedinastatementonTues

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39 IS suspects held in Istanbul

TurkishpoliceonMondaydetained39suspectedIslamicState(IS)militantsinIstanbul,localmediareported.Thepolicelaunchedsimultaneousoperationsin15placesacrossthecity,se

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Turkish army expands deployment in Syria's northwest: rebels

TheTurkisharmyisexpandingitsdeploymentinnorthwestSyriawiththegoalofencirclingaKurdishenclaveandreininginRussianstrikesintheIdlibborderprovinceunderadealtoreduce

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Syria gov't urges for immediate withdrawal of Turkish forces from Idlib

TheSyrianForeignMinistryonSaturdayurgedfortheimmediatewithdrawalofTurkishforcesfromareastheyenteredinIdlibprovince,accordingtostatenewsagencySANA.Theministrysai

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Turkey, U.S. to meet to resolve visa suspension crisis: deputy PM

OfficialsfromTurkeyandtheU.S.willmeettoresolvethevisasuspensioncrisis,TurkishDeputyPrimeMinisterBekirBozdagsaidonThursday."Adecisionhasbeenmadebetweenthetwocoun

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Turkey hopes for quick normalization of soured bilateral ties with U.S.

TurkeyhopestieswiththeUnitedStatescouldreturntonormalsoon,TurkishPrimeMinisterBinaliYildirimsaidonWednesday.TurkishPrimeMinisterBinaliYildirimgesturesashedelive

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Erdoğan says Turkey to boycott US ambassador over visa row

PresidentRecepTayyipErdoğanhasvowedthatTurkishofficialswillboycotttheUSambassador,deepeningoneoftheworstriftsindecadesbetweentheNatoallies.Erdoğansaidhenolonger

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Over 140 Turkish military personnel on trial over deadly 2016 coup clash

Over140formerTurkishmilitarypersonnelwentontrialMondayinIstanbuloverclasheswithciviliansthatleftmorethan30peopledeadduringlastyear’scoupattempt.34peoplewerekill

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US envoy to Turkey: Visa suspension duration depends on talks

TheUSambassadortoTurkeysaidonMondaythedurationofasuspensioninvisaservicesinTurkeywoulddependontalksbetweenthetwogovernmentsregardingthedetentionofTurkishstaffat

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Turkey 'issues arrest warrant for second US consulate worker'

TurkeyhasissuedanarrestwarrantforaUSconsulateworker,thesecondinaweek,mediareportssay.Thedetentionofamemberofstaff,aTurkishnational,inIstanbullastweektriggeredad

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U.S., Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons

TheU.S.missioninTurkeyandsubsequentlyTurkishmissioninWashingtonmutuallyreducedvisaservicesafteraU.S.missionemployeewasdetainedinTurkeylastweek,sayingtheyneededt

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Turkish-Iranian rapprochement over Kurds' issue could be good for Syria

TheIranian-TurkishrapprochementovertheKurdishissueofindependencecouldpossiblybodewellforSyria,withashiftoftheTurkishstancetowardDamascusexpected,notforthesakeof

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US consulate staff arrest pushes Ankara-Washington ties on edge

‍ThearrestofaUSconsulateemployeeinIstanbulthisweekisthelatestjolttothedeterioratingrelationsbetweenTurkeyandtheUS,whichhavewitnessedaconstantdeclinesincetheJuly