Foreign Ministry

AKP's Syrian priorities remain confused

The report by McClatchy, the U.S. publishing company, alleging that Turkish intelligence tipped off the al Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, and led to the recent routing by the group of opposition forces trained in Turkey by the U.S., has seriously ruffled Ankara?s feathers.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgic said the report was an ?ill-intentioned and lowly slander.?

No airstrikes against ISIL from ?ncirlik yet: Turkish FM

Coalition forces have yet to conduct airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets using Turkey?s ?ncirlik airbase yet, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu said on Aug. 13, although Pentagon spokeswoman Commander Elissa Smith said the United States began flying manned counter-ISIL missions from ?ncirlik on Aug. 12.

Turkey says it took part in brokering rare truce in Syria

Ankara contributed to the declaration of a recent 48-hour cease-fire among Syria's warring parties in a frontline area, Turkish officials have claimed.

"Turkey made an indirect contribution in providing the truce," sources from the Foreign Ministry told the Hürriyet Daily News on Aug. 12, noting that Ankara would continue any efforts for truce in Syria.

Turkey key on refugee flow, fighting ISIL: UK ambassador to Turkey

It is wrong to fault Turkey for its actions in the battle against ISIL, UK Envoy to Ankara Richard Moore says, while also praising its welcoming of refugees Turkey is undertaking important responsibilities in terms of the refugee flow it has received and foreign fighters, according to U.K.

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