Kurdish People's Protection

One week and 3.5 contention points with Washington

Turkey-U.S. relations, which have already been on a rough patch primarily because of Washington's partnership with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, loaded additional stress on three - possibly four - fronts in only a week's time. First contention point popped when the U.S. Joints Chiefs of Staff Gen.

Turkish, Russian diplomats to meet in March 29 for security

Turkish and Russian diplomats will meet in Moscow on March 29 to discuss cooperation in the fight against terror and organized crime. 

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov is expected to lead the Russian delegation at the meeting, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on March 23.