Syrian government
Turkey, Germany, France and UK to discuss migration crisis
President Tayyip Erdogan will hold a teleconference on Tuesday with German, French and British leaders to discuss Turkey's standoff with the European Union after it opened its borders to migrants trying to enter the bloc.
Joint coordination centers will be established with Russia for Idlib: Minister
Turkish and Russian military delegations have agreed to establish joint coordination centers and the military activities in Idlib will be managed from these centers, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on March 13.
Turkey to patrol north, Russians south of M4 highway in Idlib: Minister
Turkey's military will patrol to the north of a security corridor being set up around a highway in northwest Syria's Idlib province and Russian forces will patrol the southern side, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 10.
Angry EU diplomats keep mum over Erdogan’s blackmail to keep migrants at bay
European Union ambassadors voiced outrage at a meeting this week over what they see as an attempt by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to "blackmail" the bloc by allowing migrants to mass at Greece's border, diplomatic sources said.
No evidence of murder found in death of ex-UK army officer
The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has concluded that former British military intelligence officer James Le Mesurier, who was found dead in front of his office in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district late last year, died from falling from the terrace of his house, closing the case into his death.
Erdogan says expects Syria ceasefire after Putin talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he expects his talks this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin to result in the rapid achievement of a ceasefire in northwest Syria's Idlib region.
Russia-Turkey agreement dead?
This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, Sputnik reports.
According to him, the situation in the Idlib security zone, where the Syrian army has pushed terrorists of the Hayat Tahrir Ash Sham group to a safe distance from Aleppo after attacking its positions, "represents another moment of truth."
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Erdogan to visit Russia on Thursday
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia on Thursday for a one-day trip, the Turkish presidency said on Monday, amid tensions between Ankara and Moscow over escalating clashes with Syrian government forces in Syria's northwestern Idlib region.
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Erdogan to visit Putin: End or beginning of tensions between Turkey and Russia?
His visit comes in time of heightened tensions between Ankara and Moscow over escalating clashes with Syrian government forces in northwestern Idlib region, the Turkish presidency said today.
Turkey strikes Syrian planes and airports
Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes over Idlib on March 1 and struck a military airport well beyond its frontlines in a sharp escalation of its military operations following the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers last week.
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