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US making contradictory statements on YPG: Turkish FM
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu on Feb. 19 accused the United States of making contradictory statements about the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, which the Turkish government blames for the deadly attack that killed at least 28 people in Ankara on Feb. 17.
Turkish FM pleased US convinced of 'PYD's unreliability'
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has expressed his elation after his U.S. counterpart apparently agreed that Syria's Kurds are "unreliable," while calling on Washington to display maturity by correcting its "mistake" about their relationship with groups that are defined as "terrorists" by Ankara.
Merkel-Hollande to Tsipras: Greece will not be expelled from Schengen zone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Friday reassured Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that Europe will not seal its borders with Greece, at least until the March 6 EU summit, according to government sources.
Internet cafe in western Turkey risks closure over hosting stray cats
A municipality in the western province of Bolu has cited "having stray cats inside" as justification for issuing a closure warning to a local Internet cafe, but its owner has vowed not to throw the cats out onto the street.
Bolu Municipality police officials stated that having cats inside the cafe was one of the reasons to warn the Internet cafe run by Olcay Özkök with closure.
Migrant crisis 'should not be wasted': UK envoy
The migrant crisis which has revived the stagnant relationship between the European Union and Turkey "should not be wasted," British Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore has said in an interview with Do?an News Agency.
Relatives remember Ankara bomb victims
Relatives have told stories of victims of a deadly attack that killed at least 28 while targeting vehicles carrying Turkish military personnel at the heart of the Turkish capital on Feb. 17.
Plans for Erdo?an's birthday celebration notice to schools probed by CHP
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has submitted a parliamentary question addressed to Education Minister Nabi Avc? over whether he gave permission for a notice demanding that students from local schools march in celebration of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's birthday at the presidential palace.
Italy names Turkish president's son in money laundering investigation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's son is under investigation in Italy for money laundering in connection with a 2013 corruption scandal that rocked the Turkish political establishment, according to Italian media reports.
Turkey and UK have 'huge potential' in finance
Britain's ambassador to Turkey has praised the economic ties between his country and Ankara, saying the U.K. "has a lot to offer to Turkey in terms of partnership."
Richard Moore was speaking during a two-day economic conference that gathered experts and academics from the banking and insurance sectors in Istanbul on Feb. 18.
Turkish military continues shelling PYD targets in northern Syria
The Turkish military shelled Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD) targets in northern Syria on Feb. 19, continuing to respond to fire coming from the region over the past week.
Turkish artillery units stationed in the K?r?khan district of the southern province of Hatay shelled the PYD's strategic targets five times in Syria's Afrin province.
Turkish PM visits scene of Ankara attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu visited the scene of a Feb. 17 car bombing targeting a military convoy in Ankara that killed 28 people.
Bomb-laden car halted in southeast Turkey's Diyarbak?r
A vehicle laden with 500kg of explosives, Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition, was apprehended by gendarmerie officials in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r late on Feb. 18, the Governor's Office has stated, just two days after a car bomb targeting military personnel shuttles killed 28 in the capital Ankara.
Russia accuses Turkey of helping jihadists recruit fighters
Russia is accusing Turkey of helping jihadists recruit fighters from the Caucasus and Central Asia to fight in Syria, according to a letter sent to the UN Security Council.
Number of detained suspects in Ankara bombing rises to 17
The number of suspects detained over the Ankara car bomb attack has risen to 17, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor has announced.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Harun Kodalak also said the incident had now "almost been solved."
"We have almost solved the incident. Necessary statements will be made by our statesmen soon," Kodalak said.
Number of detained suspects in Ankara bombing rises to 20
The number of suspects detained over the Ankara car bomb attack has risen to 20 on Feb. 19, according to sources from the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Police have conducted operations in Ankara, Adana, Bolu, Tekirda?, ?zmir, Istanbul, Diyarbak?r and Gaziantep provinces and detained a total of 20 suspects following the deadly attack.