Tag: Turkey

Russia has accused Turkey of deploying mercenaries in Libya as the country falls into a protracted proxy war orchestrated from…

A “lost ancient kingdom” from between 900-600BC has been discovered by archaeologists by chance in Turkey. Hieroglyphs in a stone…

The European Union has agreed to launch a military mission in the Mediterranean near the Libyan coast to enforce a…

Turkish leaders have condemned Mustafa Akinci, the president of Turkish Cyprus, over an interview with a UK newspaper in which…

The US has reportedly axed a clandestine intelligence programme with Turkey that has helped Turkish commanders target the Kurdistan Workers’…

Greece says it wants to build a floating barrier to hamper migrants crossing the Aegean Sea. A 3km fence off the…

Iranian singer Amir Tataloo, who has a large following on social media and is an outspoken critic of the regime…

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has lifted a 991-day ban on Wikipedia. In December, a 10-to-six majority on the court ruled in…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s veteran leader, Vladimir Putin, have called for a Libyan ceasefire. The two populist…

Turkey has formally deployed troops to Libya in support of the encircled UN-recognised government in Tripoli, which is under siege…

Turkey is sending its Syrian allies to Libya to support the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) which has been…

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said his country cannot handle more refugees as thousands are displaced by the offensive on…

A media watchdog says Turkey has jailed almost as many journalists as China, along with Saudi Arabia and Egypt.  China…

The US ambassador to Libya says growing Russian support for rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s offensive to seize Tripoli is…

The US ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, has been summoned to Ankara over the US Senate’s resolution calling the slaughter…