Turkey

Turkey’s democracy is on trial once again. It went unnoticed by the majority of Western media that the leaders of the second largest opposition party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),…

Turkey has detained at least 12 suspects in a new crackdown on Islamic State (ISIS) and has increased security measures in Ankara after the U.S. embassy said it would be remained closed on…

Turkey has pressed the German government to extradite a Syrian Kurdish politician, the former co-chair of a Syrian Kurdish political party linked with the militia Ankara is fighting in…

On Feb. 24, the U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed upon a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria without delay. During a daily department press briefing on Feb. 27, U.S.…

Turkish air strikes killed at least 36 militants linked with the Bashar al-Assad regime who entered Afrin to support the Kurdish militia in the northwestern Syrian enclave of Afrin against…

Established last year to review the cases of more than 100,000 sacked public workers, Turkey's government-appointed commission reached a decision over 6,400 applications and reinstated only…

The Turkish military has detained two Greek soldiers who mistakenly crossed Turkey-Greece border while carrying out their patrol duty, the Greek army said on Friday. "There was no fighting…

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli said so far now 41 soldiers and additional 116 allied rebels were killed in the offensive against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's five-day trip to African countries aims to expand Turkey's influence in the rapidly developing continent and diversify its economic engagement amid strained…

Turkey's state broadcaster on Thursday faced accusations of imposing censorship reminiscent of a military coup after admitting it had banned over 200 songs - 142 in Turkish and 66 in Kurdish…