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Turkish police detain six after Russian ambassador shot dead

Turkish police have detained six people over the killing of the Russian ambassador, state media said, who was shot in the back as he gave a speech in Ankara on Monday by an off-duty police officer shouting "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar".

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Turkish air strikes hit 12 targets in north Iraq: military

Turkish warplanes destroyed 12 targets in northern Iraq late on Monday, the military said, striking a region where Ankara says the leadership of Turkey's outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK is based.

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5 killed, 10 injured in explosions in Turkey's capital

Five people were killed and 10 others injured Wednesday in bomb attacks in the Turkish capital Ankara, Ankara governor said.

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EU, Turkey sign deal to stem migrant flows

​The European Union (EU) clinched an agreement with Turkey on late Sunday, offering 3 billion euros (3.18 billion U.S. dollars) in aid and more promising access for Ankara's membership to the bloc, to trade for massive reduction of illegal migrant arrivals.

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Turkey feels blowback from surge of terror in its neighbors

​In the deadly terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 95 people on Saturday in the Turkish capital, analysts see the effect of the fallout from surge of violence and terrorism in Syria and Iraq, both neighbors to Turkey.