TurkeyhasdismissedwhatitsaidwereludicrousreportsthatTurkishofficialsmayhavediscussedaplantoseizeawantedU.S.-basedMuslimclericandhandhimovertoAnkarainexchangefor
TrustinbilateralrelationsbetweenTurkeyandtheU.S.issoerodedthatthetwoNATOalliescouldbesubjecttodeeperdiplomaticdisputesalthoughAnkaraandWashingtonrecentlyhavetak
Turkishpolicehavedetained283suspectedIslamicState(IS)militantsinTurkeyinthepast11days,astatementreleasedbySecurityGeneralDirectoratesaidThursday.Thestatementsai
TurkeyanditsWesternallieswouldnotpartwaysdespitearelationshipbeingstrainedtoanunprecedentedlowmainlyoverconflictinginterestsinSyriaandanescalatingwarofwordsover
Turkishjetsandunmannedaerialvehicles(UAV)targetedKurdistanWorkers'Party(PKK)positionsinnorthernIraq,killingeightmilitants,themilitaryannouncedinastatementonTues
TurkishpoliceonMondaydetained39suspectedIslamicState(IS)militantsinIstanbul,localmediareported.Thepolicelaunchedsimultaneousoperationsin15placesacrossthecity,se
TheTurkisharmyisexpandingitsdeploymentinnorthwestSyriawiththegoalofencirclingaKurdishenclaveandreininginRussianstrikesintheIdlibborderprovinceunderadealtoreduce
TheSyrianForeignMinistryonSaturdayurgedfortheimmediatewithdrawalofTurkishforcesfromareastheyenteredinIdlibprovince,accordingtostatenewsagencySANA.Theministrysai
OfficialsfromTurkeyandtheU.S.willmeettoresolvethevisasuspensioncrisis,TurkishDeputyPrimeMinisterBekirBozdagsaidonThursday."Adecisionhasbeenmadebetweenthetwocoun
TurkeyhopestieswiththeUnitedStatescouldreturntonormalsoon,TurkishPrimeMinisterBinaliYildirimsaidonWednesday.TurkishPrimeMinisterBinaliYildirimgesturesashedelive
PresidentRecepTayyipErdoğanhasvowedthatTurkishofficialswillboycotttheUSambassador,deepeningoneoftheworstriftsindecadesbetweentheNatoallies.Erdoğansaidhenolonger
Over140formerTurkishmilitarypersonnelwentontrialMondayinIstanbuloverclasheswithciviliansthatleftmorethan30peopledeadduringlastyear’scoupattempt.34peoplewerekill
TheUSambassadortoTurkeysaidonMondaythedurationofasuspensioninvisaservicesinTurkeywoulddependontalksbetweenthetwogovernmentsregardingthedetentionofTurkishstaffat
TurkeyhasissuedanarrestwarrantforaUSconsulateworker,thesecondinaweek,mediareportssay.Thedetentionofamemberofstaff,aTurkishnational,inIstanbullastweektriggeredad
TheU.S.missioninTurkeyandsubsequentlyTurkishmissioninWashingtonmutuallyreducedvisaservicesafteraU.S.missionemployeewasdetainedinTurkeylastweek,sayingtheyneededt
TheIranian-TurkishrapprochementovertheKurdishissueofindependencecouldpossiblybodewellforSyria,withashiftoftheTurkishstancetowardDamascusexpected,notforthesakeof
ThearrestofaUSconsulateemployeeinIstanbulthisweekisthelatestjolttothedeterioratingrelationsbetweenTurkeyandtheUS,whichhavewitnessedaconstantdeclinesincetheJuly