Turkey warns on Syrian Kurdish militia, welcomes US weapons pledge
Turkey opened an offensive in northern Syria in August last year, sending tanks and warplanes across the border to support Syrian rebels fighting both Islamic State and the YPG.
Jun 23, 2017, 20:43 PM IST
Turkey welcomes US pledge to take weapons from Kurds after Islamic State defeat
Turkey regards as a "positive step" a US pledge to take back weapons supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria after the defeat of Islamic State and said its implementation was essential, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday.
Jun 23, 2017, 13:49 PM IST
Turkey has no plans to reassess military base in Qatar: Minister
Turkey`s defence minister said on Friday his country had no plans to review its military base in Qatar and that any demand for its closure would represent interference in Ankara`s relations with the Gulf state.
Jun 23, 2017, 13:14 PM IST
United States tells Turkey it will take back weapons from Kurdish militia: Turkish sources
In a letter to Turkey's Defence Minister Fikri Isik, Mattis said the United States had informed Turkey about the weapons it had given the YPG and that it would provide monthly lists of the arms supplied, the sources said in a statement.
Jun 22, 2017, 15:29 PM IST
Turkey detains 21 workers over mass army food poisoning
Turkey on Sunday detained 21 employees of a catering firm after more than 700 soldiers required medical attention in an outbreak of food poisoning in the west of the country.
Jun 18, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills 42 near Syria town taken from Islamic State
A suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels just outside the Syrian town of Al-Bab Friday, killing 42 people in a major blow just hours after they hailed its capture from the Islamic State group.
Feb 24, 2017, 16:05 PM IST
Turkey says '100 IS fighters' left in Syria's Al-Bab
Turkey said today fewer than 100 Islamic State jihadists were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has seen the bloodiest clashes of Ankara's half-year campaign inside the conflict-torn country.
Feb 22, 2017, 17:37 PM IST
Turkey sees change in United States stance towards operation in Syria's Raqqa: defence minister
Turkey's defence minister said on Wednesday there had been a slight change in the stance of the United States towards an operation on Syria`s Raqqa.
Feb 22, 2017, 14:27 PM IST
Turkey's Erdogan Tayyip blames Kurdish militants after car bomb kills 13, wounds 55
The blast, a week after deadly twin bombing targeted police in Istanbul, is likely to further outrage a public angered by a series of attacks this year - several claimed by Kurdish militants, others by Islamic State - and a failed coup in July.
Dec 17, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
