As crackdown continues, Turkey investigates Kurdish party leader
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party. The move comes as
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Turkey looking to end Russian gas dependence
A Russian warship firing warning shots against a Turkish fishing boat Sunday was the latest sign bilateral tensions continue to
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Turkey refuses to withdraw troops from Iraq
Turkey is refusing to withdraw forces deployed to Iraq, despite Baghdad’s call for Ankara to do so immediately. Ankara insists
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Moscow’s allegations against Ankara ratchet up tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has challenged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prove allegations that Turkey is facilitating oil
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Turkey braces for economic repercussions after downing of Russian jet
The news that a Turkish fighter jet downed a Russian plane Tuesday could signal a further slump in Turkey’s already
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Turkey tightening media crackdown as EU looks on
Concerns over media freedom in Turkey are growing with the opening of a trial against a journalist who is facing
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In Turkey election campaign, Erdogan unusually low-key
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was widely expected to take a lead role in campaigning for the AKP, the political
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Turkey facing isolation in bid to designate Kurdish group as terrorists
Turkey’s National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to
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Erdogan seizes on Ankara bombing errors
Three senior Turkish security officials have been suspended following the nation’s deadliest terrorist attack Saturday in the capital, Ankara. Their
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