Tag: Turkey
Turkey mulls sending troops to Libya
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send troops to Libya to shore up the UN recognised Government of National…
Libya’s Haftar army detains ship with Turkish crew
Libya's east-based army has seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew off the Libyan coast, local media reported Sunday.
Turkey arrests 101 soldiers linked with US-based Gulen
In fresh crackdown, Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 101 soldiers for being alleged supporters of the U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah…
Turkey, France qualify for Euro 2020 Finals
Turkey and France qualified for the Euro 2020 finals on Thursday. Turkey, second in Group H, secured nomination with a…
Turkey captures Baghdadi’s wife
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country has captured one of the four wives of the slain leader of…
Turkey halts Syria offensive after US pressure
Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw…
Syria: Trump talks tough, slams sanctions against Turkey
US President Donald Trump on Monday authorized sanctions on Turkey's leaders, reimposed steel tariffs and ended talks on a trade…
Ukraine qualify for Euro 2020 while France, England, Turkey, Portugal wait
Ukraine booked their place in Euro 2020 after squeezing past Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal on…
Syrian government deploys army near Turkish border
Syrian Government forces were on Monday deployed to Kurdish-led areas in North-Eastern Syria following an agreement between the Kurds and…
Invasion of Syria: EU threatens to sanction Turkey
EU threatened sanctions against Turkey on Friday over its offensive in Syria, angrily rejecting President Tayyip Erdogan’s warning that he…
Turkey will send 3.6m refugees to Europe if criticised – Erdogan warns
Turkey will “open the door” and send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe if its undergoing military operation in Syria’s…
Turkey invades Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's army offensive into northeast Syria has started.
Turkey neutralises 109 PKK members nationwide
Turkish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that the country had neutralised 109 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in…
Trump says ‘US had paid Kurds’ in defence of troop pullout from Syria
President Donald Trump has defended his move to withdraw US troops from northern Syria, amid concerns by allies that it…
Russia delivers missile defence system to Turkey, in test of NATO
Russia began delivery of an advanced missile defense system to Turkey on Friday, a move expected to trigger U.S. sanctions…