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Iraqi PM Warns Turkey to not Enter Its Territory

Iraqi PM Warns Turkey to not Enter Its Territory

As to Turkey’s deployment to Iraqi border, Iraqi PM Haider Abadi has said “We do not want to fight Turkey. God forbid, even if we engage in war with them, the Turks will pay a heavy price. Whenever a country fights a neighboring country, there will be no winner, both will end up losing,"

2 November 2016

Iraq: Turkey Did Not Join Mosul Operation

Iraq: Turkey Did Not Join Mosul Operation

Iraqi army has denied the claims that the Turkish army had joined the Mosul operation.

25 October 2016

PM Yıldırım: We Provide Support for the Peshmerga

PM Yıldırım: We Provide Support for the Peshmerga

Stating that the peshmerga forces demanded support, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has noted that the Turkish forces in Bashiqa supported these forces against ISIS.

24 October 2016

PYD Co-Chair Müslim: YPG Never Attacked Turkey, Turkey Would Never Fight ISIS

PYD Co-Chair Müslim: YPG Never Attacked Turkey, Turkey Would Never Fight ISIS

PYD co-Chair Salih Müslim has stated that Turkish Air Forces have been hitting areas resided by civilians in airstrikes and made other remarks on the Mosul operation, relations with Assad, and what had been going on in Aleppo.

21 October 2016

Russia Expresses Concern Over Turkey’s Offensives into Syria

Russia Expresses Concern Over Turkey’s Offensives into Syria

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov has declared that they are worried about the operations that Turkey launch against the YPG in northern Syria.

21 October 2016

Erdoğan on Iran-backed Forces: Bring It On

Erdoğan on Iran-backed Forces: Bring It On

President Erdoğan has spoken of why Turkey is against the Mosul operation, warned Iran-backed forces reportedly to participate in the operation.

18 October 2016

Barzani: There Must Be Consensus Between Baghdad, Ankara

Barzani: There Must Be Consensus Between Baghdad, Ankara

Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government President Barzani has said that there won’t be a demographical change in Mosul in post-ISIS period.

17 October 2016

Erdoğan: We Will Participate in Both Mosul Operation, Negotiations

Erdoğan: We Will Participate in Both Mosul Operation, Negotiations

President Erdoğan has said Turkey will participate in Mosul operation and as for Syria, Erdoğan told “Sorry but we will go into it and we’ve done it”.

17 October 2016

Iraqi PM Abadi Responds to Erdoğan on Twitter

Iraqi PM Abadi Responds to Erdoğan on Twitter

Iraqi PM Abadi has responded to President Erdoğan, who said Turkish troops won’t leave Bashiqa, on Twitter: We will liberate our land through the determination of our men and not by video calls”.

12 October 2016

Turkey, Russia Sign Agreement for Turkish Stream Project

Turkey, Russia Sign Agreement for Turkish Stream Project

Meeting of Erdoğan with Putin, who came to İstanbul for World Energy Congress started at 5:10 p.m. and lasted around 1 hour and 40 minutes.

11 October 2016

Russia: We Will Set Up a Permanent Navy Base in Syria

Russia: We Will Set Up a Permanent Navy Base in Syria

The Russia’s Vice Minister of Defense Pankov has announced in his speech at the Federation Council that they will set up a permanent naval base in Syria’s city of Tartus.

10 October 2016

Israel Intercepts Women’s Boat to Gaza

Israel Intercepts Women’s Boat to Gaza

Women’s Boat to Gaza initiative has announced that they have been surrounded by Israeli naval forces in international waters.

US: Turkish Troops in Iraq are Illegal

US: Turkish Troops in Iraq are Illegal

Iraq Coalition spokesperson Dorrian in his statement has said “Turkish troops in Iraqi lands are not deployed with an official approval by the Iraqi Government”. Iraq had also stated that Turkey’s presence in Bashiqa camp in Mosul was invasive.

Iraq Accuses Turkey of ‘Being Invasive’, Wants It Out

Iraq Accuses Turkey of ‘Being Invasive’, Wants It Out

Iraqi Council has decided that “Turkey is considered ‘invasive force’ and do what is necessary to take Turkey out of the Iraqi lands”. The council will apply to UN Security Council to make it happen.

Person Trying to Storm Israeli Embassy Shot, Stopped

Person Trying to Storm Israeli Embassy Shot, Stopped

An attacker trying to storm the Israeli Embassy with a knife has said in his first testimony, “I did it to stop the bloodshed in the Middle East”.

21 September 2016

Truce in Syria Extended for 48 Hours

Truce in Syria Extended for 48 Hours

The 7-day truce that started on September 12, Monday in Syria has been extended for another 48 hours.

15 September 2016

Truce in Syria Begins

Truce in Syria Begins

A truce plan for Syrian war prepared through joint efforts by the US and Russia to last 10 days came into effect as of yesterday at 7 p.m.

13 September 2016

Erdoğan, Putin Discuss Aleppo Truce

Erdoğan, Putin Discuss Aleppo Truce

President Erdoğan and Russia’s Leader Putin have discussed the Syrian war and a truce in Aleppo, ahead of the Feast of Sacrifice.

9 September 2016

Çavuşoğlu Statement on Mosul, Raqqa Operations

Çavuşoğlu Statement on Mosul, Raqqa Operations

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu has stressed the importance of the Raqqa and Mosul operations. “If there is no ground operation it is not possible to destroy or even stop DAEŞ (ISIS) with airstrikes alone.”

8 September 2016

Deputy PM Canikli on Euphrates Shield: Four Soldiers, 16 FSA Members killed

Deputy PM Canikli on Euphrates Shield: Four Soldiers, 16 FSA Members killed

Deputy Prime Minister Canikli has announced that four soldiers, 16 FSA members, and approximately 110 members of ISIS and the YPG have been killed as of the 15th day of the operation in Syria.

8 September 2016

Russia Reacts to Turkey’s Offensive in Syria

Russia Reacts to Turkey’s Offensive in Syria

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared that it is worried of Turkey’s further advancement into Syria and that the operation contravenes international law.

7 September 2016

3 Soldiers Killed in ISIS Attack on Turkish Tank

3 Soldiers Killed in ISIS Attack on Turkish Tank

Three soldiers have been killed and four injured in a rocket attack on a Turkish tank in southern Al-Rai.

7 September 2016

Putin: We Were Expecting Turkey’s Syria Operation

Putin: We Were Expecting Turkey’s Syria Operation

“We saw the problems that Turkey was facing because of the events in Syria,” said Russian President Putin. “One does not need to be an analyst to understand what is going on.”

6 September 2016

Erdoğan: YPG Has Not Withdrawn East of Euphrates

Erdoğan: YPG Has Not Withdrawn East of Euphrates

President Erdoğan, speaking about the Jarablus operation and the YPG, has said: “They now tell us that they [YPG] have withdrawn to the East of Euphrates. We say, ‘No, they have not’. The confirmation that they have passed to the East of Euphrates depends on our assessment”.

2 September 2016

Russia on Jarablus Operation

Russia on Jarablus Operation

Russia has made a statement on Jarablus operation that “The risk that the situation in the conflict zone might become more unstable is disturbing us. The ethnic conflict between Arabs and Kurds might be fueled”.

Turkey Launches Operation on ISIS in Syria

Turkey Launches Operation on ISIS in Syria

A campaign has been launched by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces on ISIS in Jarablus region in Aleppo in Syria.

‘Energy’ Emphasis in Joint Statement of Erdoğan, Putin

‘Energy’ Emphasis in Joint Statement of Erdoğan, Putin

President Erdoğan and Russian Leader Putin have held a joint press statement. In the statement, natural gas agreements, Turkish Stream and agreements concerning nuclear energy have come to the fore.

Articles of Probe Into Bilal Erdoğan in Italy Blocked

Articles of Probe Into Bilal Erdoğan in Italy Blocked

BBC Türkçe, gazeteport and Diken news sites' articles of probe into Bilal Erdoğan in Italy have been blocked.

Counter Forum: “What Is It That UNESCO Protects?!”

Counter Forum: “What Is It That UNESCO Protects?!”

A counter forum is being held on grounds of lacking of trust in the discourse of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on ‘’ common heritage’’ , ‘’ impartiality’’ and ‘’protection’’.

Sur Not Discussed in UNESCO Meeting

Sur Not Discussed in UNESCO Meeting

UNESCO World Heritage Committee in its 40th meeting has not opened the decision draft regarding the Sur district of Diyarbakır which is on the World Heritage List to discussion of members at all and passed it the way it way.

Çavuşoğlu, Lavrov Meet

Çavuşoğlu, Lavrov Meet

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu meeting with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov in Sochi said Erdoğan-Putin meeting may be realized in August.

Putin: Turkey Apologized, Relations Will Recommence

Putin: Turkey Apologized, Relations Will Recommence

Contrary to Presidential statement, Russian Leader Putin emphasizing Turkey has apologized to Russia expressed that the relations will normalize between the two countries.

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