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Turkish military retaliates to PYD fire in northern Syria
The Turkish military has continued to shell the positions of Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria for the fourth day, stating that it was retaliating to fire coming from the region.
Turkey expresses unease over France reaction to shelling of PYD
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has expressed unease over France's reaction to the Turkish military's intervention against Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD), diplomatic sources have said.
Syrian hospital strikes kill 50, cast doubt on ceasefire hopes
Hopes for a ceasefire in Syria were fading on Feb. 16, after dozens were killed in air strikes on hospitals that France branded war crimes and Syria's president said implementing a truce would prove "difficult."
US, UK 'Could Possibly' Nominate Bulgaria's Georgieva to UN Top Job - Sunday Times
Seeking to counter Irina Bokova, the Bulgarian government's official candidacy for UN chief, Washington and Berlin might nominate "possibly even another Bulgarian", the Sunday Times has opined.
Kurdish-backed forces take parts of town, edge closer to Turkish border: Monitor
The Kurdish-backed Syria Democratic Forces have taken control of around 70 percent of Tal Rifaat, a town between Aleppo city and Azaz near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights conflict monitor said on Feb. 15.
Valentine's Day celebration with Riccardo Maccaferi
Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul hosted a truly magical Valentine's Day dinner filled with surprises, including Italian performer and musician Riccardo Maccaferri from the world famous musical "Romeo and Juliet" taking the stage.
Underground city comes to surface
The details of an underground city unearthed in late 2014 in Turkey's touristic town of Cappadocia in the Central Anatolian province of Nev?ehir have come to the surface, as excavations at the site continue.
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Poland's ex-FM: Jeremic among best candidates for top UN job
Former Polish Foreign Minister Radek Siroski has said he has "a very high opinion of Vuk Jeremic as a politician and minister."
Ankara announces figures after latest ops in under-curfew towns
The Interior Ministry has published figures about the latest operations targeting outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in curfew-declared towns of Turkey's southeast on Feb. 14.
50 kilos of explosives found in Turkish border town
The Turkish gendarmerie has found four abandoned bags stuffed with 50 kilograms of plastic explosives in the southeastern district of Akçakale, which is across the border from Syria's Tal Abyad, which is under Democratic Union Party (PYD) rule.
Gendarmerie officials on patrol duty in the Bakacak region of ?anl?urfa's Akçakale noticed the four abandoned backpacks in a field.