Latest News from Turkey

Israel deal 'about to be concluded'

Turkey and Israel are close to a deal on normalizing ties more than five years after relations were downgraded, a senior Turkish official said on Feb. 16.

Turkish media reports said high-level Turkish and Israeli delegations held a second round of talks in Geneva earlier this month.

Germany's Merkel backs no-fly zone in Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Feb. 15 backed a call from Turkey for a no-fly zone over parts of Syria, saying it would alleviate the situation of displaced Syrians.

Bulgaria FM Calls for NATO Operation along Border with Turkey

NATO should "have a land operation" along the Bulgaria-Turkey and the Greece-Turkey borders if its recently launched mission in the Aegean proves successful, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on Tuesday.

PYD aims to create refugee influx to gain territory: Turkish security officials

Security officials have stated that Turkey began shelling positions of Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD) militias due to the fear that the PYD's capture of Azaz, a critical town in the Syrian conflict, could spark a new refugee influx towards the Turkish border.

Iranian, Turkish women to cooperate in fight for women rights

An Iranian women's group has proposed to work together with Turkish women in their fight for women's rights, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave a speech on female empowerment on Feb. 8 at a conference titled "Women, Moderation and Development" in Tehran. 

Turkey risks boosting economic ties with Tehran

Iran's official news agency announced yesterday that the country exported a crude shipment to Europe for the first time since reaching a landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

Can this equation change?

A total failure: this is the current point we are at as far as the Syrian policy, based on the assumption that the Bashar al-Assad regime would be toppled in a matter of days when the turmoil started.

Let's recall: in those days, it was not enough for our rulers to be a regional power; we were about to take our place in the competition among global powers.

Will the Turkish army be deployed in Syria?

Unless Turkey is directly attacked by Syrian forces, it is not very likely that the Turkish army will be deployed in Syria.

Saving Syrian strays, one adoption at a time

Stray animals are among those also affected by the civil war in Syria. Thanks to volunteers, these animals find home in Europe after treatmentSyrian Rawaa Kilani saves stray animals injured during her country's civil war through an adoption program that provides treatment and loving homes for these abandoned animals. 

Turkey's high stakes gamble

Turkey has raised the stakes in Syria by beginning to shell the Syrian Kurdish Peoples Defense Units (YPG) in an effort to deter the group from capturing more territory along the Turkish border. Although pro-government media is drumming up support for this action, one does not need much imagination to realize that average Turks are worried about where this is all leading to.

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