US urges Turkey’s Afrin operation to remain limited in scope
The US urged Turkish government to exercise restraint and ensure that its military operations remain limited in scope and duration, however, said it was...
Rockets kill 1, injure 46 in southern Turkey as Turkish ground forces advance in...
A Syrian national was killed and 46 civilians, including 16 Syrians, were injured in cross-border attacks by PYD/PKK terror group in southern Turkey, provincial...
Turkish ground forces move into Syria’s Afrin province with FSA
Turkish ground forces have started to move into Syria’s Afrin province with Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters on Sunday. Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency...
Turkish jets hit 108 Kurdish targets in Afrin, land forces’ involvement imminent
Turkish airstrikes struck 108 targets belonging to Kurdish militants, the army said in a statement on Saturday, hours after it launched an operation against...
Erdoğan says Turkey de facto launches Afrin operation, Manbij is next
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that the Turkish military has de facto launched a ground operation in Syria's northwestern province...
US could seek $37,5 bln over Turkey’s Halkbank’s violation of Iran sanctions
A demand for as much as $37,5 billion could be the opening move for US authorities seeking to punish Turkey’s state-run Halkbank for violating...
Defence Minister: Turkish shelling marks de facto start of Afrin operation
Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Friday that Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region has “de facto” begun with cross-border shelling.
“The operation...
Atilla trial judge orders disclosure of all contacts with Turkish, US officials
New York Federal Judge Richard Berman, who oversaw the cases of Turkish bank executive Mehmet Atilla and gold trader Reza Zarrab for violating US...
Turkish gov’t adamant on targeting Syria’s Afrin as US changes tune over SDF forces
While Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK), top civil and military entity, said on Wednesday that it will take “immediate” and “resolute” steps to protect...
Turkish gov’t continues to accuse Wikipedia of ‘manipulation,’ keeps site’s ban in Turkey
The Turkey's Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) on Wednesday has attacked Wikipedia, charging the online encyclopedia with manipulating the public over recent remarks by the...
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