In Turkey

United States and Turkish officials conducted the first United States - Turkey reconnaissance flight, the Pentagon has said.

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have gone home to parts of Syria cleared of terrorist groups by cross-border Turkish military operations, said the nation's foreign minister on Aug. 23.

Turkey will "resolutely" continue to explore hydrocarbon resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 22.

Continuing its violations of last year's cease-fire agreement, the Syrian regime on Aug. 22 attacked a Turkish military observation post in northwestern Syria with harassment fire, officials told Anadolu Agency. 

Turkish and U.S. defense chiefs on Aug. 21 spoke over a phone call and agreed to launch the first phase of the Syria safe zone plan from today.         

A Turkish military operation against the PKK terror group in three southeastern provinces will continue until every last terrorist is cleared from the area, a top commander said on Aug. 21.           

Turkey "strongly" condemned an air strike on its military convoy heading through Syria's Idlib province on Aug. 19. Defense officials said that the attack was undertaken by the "regime forces" and was a violation of agreements with Russia.

Turkish Armed Forces destroyed PKK terror targets in northwestern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 19.           

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Aug. 19 dismissed three mayors in eastern Turkey over alleged terror links.       

The Joint Operations Center, to coordinate actions in the Syria safe zone, will start functioning from next week, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Aug. 16.