Syria cease-fire off to rocky start amid reports of fighting CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY: The cease-fire in northern Syria got off to a rocky start Friday, as Kurdish leaders accused Turkey of violating the accord with continued fighting at a key border town while casting doubt on provisions in the US-brokered deal with... Women 19 Oct, 2019
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire CEYLANPINAR: Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the centre of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a US-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours... Women 18 Oct, 2019
Turkey's Erdogan wins presidential election, opposition yet to concede New powerful presidency comes into effect after polls Lira strengthens slightly on unofficial results Turkey faces growing economic woes, security threats ANKARA: Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey's presidential election on Sunday, the... Women 25 Jun, 2018
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan Turkey holds early presidential, parliamentary elections New powerful presidency comes into effect after polls Erdogan facing strong challenge from opposition's Ince Turkey has growing economic woes, security threats ISTANBUL:... Women 24 Jun, 2018
Erdogan catches Turkey off guard by calling early elections ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan caught Turkey off guard on Wednesday by calling early elections for June, in a move that could cement his grip on power a year ahead of schedule. Erdogan announced that parliamentary and presidential... Women 19 Apr, 2018
Turkish troops and allies say they besieged Syria�s Afrin BEIRUT: Turkish troops and allied opposition fighters have begun a siege of the Syrian Kurdish-held northern town of Afrin, the Turkish military said Tuesday. The military said in a brief statement that the siege of Afrin, the main town in the... Women 13 Mar, 2018
More deaths in Syria bombing campaign near Damascus BEIRUT: Syrian government warplanes supported by Russia continued their relentless bombardment of the rebel-controlled eastern suburbs of Damascus for a sixth day Friday, killing five people, opposition activists and a war monitor reported. The death... Women 23 Feb, 2018
Police struggle in hunt for gunman in Istanbul slayings ISTANBUL: Turkish police struggled Monday to track down a gunman who attacked New Year's Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, most of them foreigners. Close to 70 more were wounded. The attacker, armed with a... Women 02 Jan, 2017
Turkey slams Clinton for hinting support to Syrian Kurds ANKARA: Turkey's prime minister has criticised US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for comments during a debate suggesting that she would consider providing arms to support to Kurdish fighters in Syria. The United States considers the Syrian... Women 11 Oct, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan blames child bomber for attack that killed 51 GAZIANTEP: A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on Saturday that killed at least 51 people, the president said. The attack was the deadliest in a series of bombings in... Women 22 Aug, 2016
Turkey blames IS for wedding party attack that killed 50 ISTANBUL: Turkey's president on Sunday blamed the Islamic State group for the bombing of an outdoor wedding party in the southeast that killed 50 people and wounded dozens of others. The attack late Saturday in Gaziantep, near Turkey's border... Women 21 Aug, 2016
Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States: US officials WASHINGTON: A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed military coup, US officials told Reuters. The asylum... Women 10 Aug, 2016
