Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship

ANKARA, Turkey — Two years have passed since a devastating earthquake shattered Turkey’s southern region, but for Omer Aydin and many other of its survivors the memory and the suffering remain fresh. While struggling with a third winter in the cold inside a shipping container-like temporary housing unit, the single father of three is grappling […]

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Syria’s interim leader holds talks with key ally Turkey on his second international trip

ANKARA — Syria’s interim president was in the Turkish capital on Tuesday for talks expected to focus on Syria’s economic recovery as well as the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country that Turkey considers to be a security threat. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was appointed interim president last week, appeared to have […]

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Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor amid crackdown on opposition

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and replaced an elected pro- Kurdish mayor with a state appointee on Wednesday, escalating a recent government crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices. Critics say the crackdown follows significant losses by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party […]

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What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey’s 40-year Kurdish conflict

ANKARA, Turkey — Talks between politicians from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and jailed Kurdish leaders have been gathering steam as they try to end 40 years of fighting between the state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The latest peace effort comes at a time of heightened instability and fundamental changes reshaping the region. These […]

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Where Turkey stands as opposition insurgents advance in neighboring Syria

ANKARA, Turkey — As forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad make swift and significant advances in Syria, Turkey is watching closely for any spillover. Turkey, which shares a 911-kilometer- (566 mile-) long frontier with Syria, has been a main backer of opposition groups aiming to topple Assad since the outbreak of the Syrian civil […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad can be achieved to end more than a decade of tensions between their two neighboring countries, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists on his return from trips to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, […]

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Turkish media report explosion and gunfire at premise of a state aerospace company

ANKARA, Turkey — Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey’s state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The two attackers — a man and a woman — were also killed, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Yerlikaya did not say […]

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Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day on Thursday following an attack on the premises of a key defense company which killed at least five people, the state-run news agency reported. The National Intelligence Organization targeted numerous “strategic locations” used by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, […]

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