Turkish MPs brawl during debate on jailed opposition lawmaker
ANKARA - A fistfight broke out in Turkey's parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague,...
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- Aug 16
Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation
ANKARA - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish...
- Aug 12
Exclusive-Turkey, Syria could meet at ministerial level if conditions suitable, Ankara says
ANKARA - Turkey and Syria could meet at the ministerial level as part of efforts to normalise ties if suitable conditions are created,...
- Aug 12
Exclusive-Turkey's priority is fulfilling NATO responsibilities, defence minister says
ANKARA - Turkey wants to improve its ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), but its priority is fulfilling its...
- Aug 3
Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were Russians on the flight, Kremlin says
MOSCOW - A family of Russian sleeper agents flown to Moscow in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War were so deep under...
- Aug 2
Analysis-Prisoner swap a legacy boost for Biden but critics see risks
WASHINGTON - The largest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West in decades could help U.S. President Joe Biden burnish his foreign...
- Aug 2
Americans, Russian assassin freed in biggest post-Cold War prisoner swap
MOSCOW/ANKARA/WASHINGTON - U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan returned to the United States on Thursday,...
- Jul 25
Putin meets Syria's Assad to discuss Turkey and Israel
MOSCOW/AMMAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin as Moscow nudges the Syrian leader towards a meeting...
- Jul 22
One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
NICOSIA - Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of part of the...
- Jul 20
Factbox-What are the key issues in the Cyprus conflict 50 years since invasion
NICOSIA - There will be celebrations in the north, and mourning in the south of Cyprus on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of a Turkish...
- Jul 12
Erdogan says Turkey will not approve NATO attempts to cooperate with Israel
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip #Erdogan said on Friday it is not possible for NATO to continue its partnership with the Israeli...
- Jul 12
Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration are complicit in what he called ...
- Jul 4
Turkey's Erdogan offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war; Kremlin rules him out as intermediary
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war,...
- Jul 3
Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
AMMAN/ISTANBUL - Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from...
- Jul 3
Turkey, US in talks on nuclear plant projects, Turkish official says
ISTANBUL - Turkey is holding talks with the United States on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants and small modular...
- Jul 2
Turkey's Erdogan appoints new health and urbanisation ministers
ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan removed his health minister and urbanisation minister, the country's Official Gazette showed on...
- Jul 2
Turkey mediating Somalia-Ethiopia talks on port deal
Turkey has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland...
- Jun 27
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
ANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel on Wednesday and called...
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