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Syrian foreign minister rejects normal ties with Turkey without end to occupation
Syrian foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that Turkey would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement, Reuters reported.
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Turkey ‘not in a position’ to ratify Swedish NATO bid: advisor
Turkey said Saturday it was “not in a position” to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership, despite a series of steps taken by Stockholm to meet Ankara’s demands, Agence France-Presse reported.
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SDF commander warns against Turkey-Syria normalization
Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi warned against a comprehensive normalization between Turkey and Syria, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday.
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Kurdish official blames world's silence over Turkey attacks on Syrian Kurdistan
The head of the Kurdish Democratic Day Party in Syria stated: The self-governing administration is a successful example of democracy in the war-torn Syria, and Turkey does not want to see the existence of another Kurdish region on its borders.
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Turkey in northern Syria
Turkey’s preparations for a further military campaign in northern Syria are intended to shore up President Erdogan’s popularity at home.
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Biden asks Congress to approve F-16 arms deal with Turkey
The Biden administration has asked congressional leaders to approve the sale of advanced weapons and other equipment for Turkey’s fleet of F-16 jet fighters, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets Erdogan at Antalya forum
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, March 12, at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, the office of the Kurdistan presidency announced.<br> Barzani met with Erdogan, as well as other officials from Turkey and Qatar, at the Antalya forum.
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Iran, Turkey presidents discuss stress ties on phone
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Wednesday, December 8, to stress joint and serious cooperation in the fields of economy and fighting terrorism.
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There is no need for Erdogan to resign, we will send him off, Kilicdaroglu said at rally
Tens and thousands of people gathered in Turkey’s southern Mersin province on Saturday for a rally led by main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to call for snap elections over Ankara’s failed economic policies and the plunging lira.
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Daily says Erdogan has no chance in Turkey next election
The Sunday Times has predicted in an analysis that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would postpone the next election as he does not have in the polls.
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SDF fighters killed in Turkish airstrike in northeast Syria
A number of fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed and wounded in a Turkish drone strike in northeast Syria, according to reports on Monday, November 8.
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Turkey heavy artillery targets northern Hasaka
Heavy artillery fired by Turkish forces targeted the outskirts of the town of Tel Tamr, north of Hasaka in northeastern Syria.
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America's presence in Syria is in the interest of US national security: former special envoy
The former US special envoy for Syria said that the US presence in Syria is in the interest of the US national security and that is why most US decision-makers agree to continue to maintain it, especially given the extensive movements of the ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
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US organization worries about possible Turkey attack on Syrian Kurds
The US-affiliated International Commission on Religious Freedom has expressed concern about the consequences of a possible Turkish attack on the Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.
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Turkey eyes five new targets for possible offensive in Syria / Fehim Tastekin
Turkey has ramped up military activity on the ground in Syria following a parliamentary extension of the government's mandate to carry out cross-border operations. Yet, such an operation still seems unlikely without Washington and Moscow’s approval.
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Turkey blames US and Russia, says Ankara would take matters into own hands in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would “do what is necessary for its security” after what it said was a rise in cross-border attacks by People’s Protection Units (YPG).
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Iran deputy FM, AKP deputy head hold talks in Ankara
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs Ali Bagheri Kani held talks with Numan Kurtulmus, deputy chairman of Justice and Development Party, at the headquarters of the party on Thursday in Ankara.
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Erdogan blames U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish forces
Daily Sabah cited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying the United States is supporting Kurdish forces in Syria “much more than expected."
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Turkish civic groups protest abductions, forced disappearances / Sibel Hurtas
Civic groups and legal experts say reports of abduction and forced disappearances of opposition party members are on the rise.
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Ankara summons Swiss charge d’affaires over Syrian Kurds' office in Geneva
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Switzerland's Charge d’Affaires on Tuesday in connection with the opening in Geneva of a representative office of the Syrian Kurdish Self-Defense Forces (YPG), affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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US accuses Turkey and PKK of arming children
The State Department lists, in its annual report, Turkey and the PKK as either using children as soldiers in war or supporting groups that arm children to fight.
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Analyst says Biden should have condemned HDP closure case
U.S. President Joe Biden did not remain faithful to his administration’s goal of running bilateral relations through formal and institutional channel with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by failing to condemn Turkey’s attempt to close the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Aykan Erdemir, senior director of Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Turkey program and a former member of the Turkish Parliament said on Tuesday.
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PKK serving as a means for Turkey to weaken Iraqi Kurdistan: spokesman
The war between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is politically serving to weaken the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said KRG spokesperson Jotiar Adil on June 15.
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Massive Turkey-led logging in Iraqi Kurdistan causes outcry / Fehim Tastekin
Extensive logging led by Turkey in Iraqi Kurdistan has set off an outcry, fueling the already strong anger toward the Turkish military presence in northern Iraq.
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Turkey, France foreign ministers meet in Paris
The foreign ministers of Turkey and France on Monday, June 7, held talks in Paris, in a rare high-level meeting after months of tensions over international crises and French domestic legislation against radical Islamism.
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Turkey court gives new jail sentence to Demirtas
A Turkish court handed another jail sentence to the country's imprisoned Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas on Friday, May 28, his party said.
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PKK will not fight KDP: leading official
Member of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) Zubeyir Aydar said on Wednesday, May 19, that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) does not fight with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) even if the latter wants to.
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Turkey seeking to resolve F-35 issue, says defense industry chief
Turkey will kickstart dialogue with the United States to resolve the F-35 issue between the two NATO allies, according to Ismail Demir, the President Defense Industries.