Two deadly blasts rocking the Turkish capital of Ankara last saturday are a reminder that a country pursuing a double-standard policy on terrorism will eventually make itself a victim of terror attacks.
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.
Newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was entangled in an angry row with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, hours after scoring a resounding electoral victory on his promise to reunify Cyprus.