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February 01, 2019

Official: UN team to listen to Khashoggi murder audio

An advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a United Nations human rights expert will listen to the audio ...

January 31, 2019

Prosecutors: Prison for man who firebombed Turkish consulate

Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 20-month prison sentence for a man who threw home-made firebombs at the Turkish consulate ...

January 31, 2019

US hopes Turkey buys Patriot, drops Russian missile pledge

A senior U.S. official says Washington hopes Turkey will choose the Patriot air defense system over a Russian system that has ...

January 30, 2019

UN urges rival Cypriots to start negotiations on peace deal

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday urging Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to agree on ...

January 30, 2019

Turkey: US Consulate translator convicted of terror charge

A Turkish citizen who worked as a translator for the U.S. Consulate in Adana was convicted on terror charges Wednesday but ...

January 29, 2019

France backs Cyprus' search for gas amid Turkey opposition

France's president says his country fully backs Cyprus' sovereign right to search for gas off the island nation's coast amid ...

January 29, 2019

Bomber behind fatal 1983 Paris airport attack dies

A former member of an Armenian militant group who carried out a fatal 1983 bombing attack on Orly Airport in Paris has died.

January 29, 2019

UN rights envoy at Saudi consulate in Istanbul for Khashoggi

A United Nations human rights expert visited the vicinity of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul Tuesday as part of an ...

January 29, 2019

Human rights court: Turkey didn't cooperate on murder case

Europe's top human rights court has ordered Turkey to pay a fine to the relatives of a murdered Turkish Cypriot family after ...

January 28, 2019

UN rights envoy comes to Turkey to study Khashoggi killing

A U.N. human rights expert has arrived in Turkey for a weeklong visit over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

January 26, 2019

Protesters storm Turkish base in north Iraq, teenager killed

Angry protesters stormed a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Saturday, burning Turkish military vehicles and leading ...

January 26, 2019

Syria wants Turkish withdrawal to revive security agreement

Syria called on Turkey on Saturday to withdraw its troops from Syria's northern territories and end support for armed ...

January 25, 2019

Turkey: Gas search off Cyprus after arrival of 2nd drillship

Turkey's foreign minister says his country will begin a search for natural gas in waters off neighboring Cyprus after it ...

January 25, 2019

Erdogan: Turkey can go it alone to establish Syria safe zone

Turkey's president warned on Friday that Ankara can go it alone in establishing a safe zone in northeastern Syria if talks ...

January 25, 2019

UN human rights expert to visit Turkey over Khashoggi murder

The United Nations is dispatching a human rights expert to Turkey over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The U

January 25, 2019

Kurdish lawmaker on hunger strike released from Turkish jail

A Turkish court has ordered the release of an imprisoned pro-Kurdish lawmaker who has been on hunger strike.

January 24, 2019

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Greek island of Rhodes

Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 has struck off the Aegean Sea resort island of Rhodes

January 24, 2019

Turkey: time for world probe into Saudi writer's death

Turkey's foreign minister says the time has come for an international investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist ...

January 24, 2019

AP PHOTOS: Camels wrestle in traditional Turkish event

Braveheart, Crazy Hasan, The Conqueror and Black Diamond were among the furry, hump-backed contestants in this year's annual ...