Turkey

Turkish prosecutor removed amid spy agency row

ANKARA - Turkey's state prosecution service has removed a prosecutor responsible for summoning the head of the spy agency from the case, state media said on Saturday, in an apparent attempt to resolve a row between the government and the judiciary.

Syria risks civil war, sanctions pointless:Turkey

BRUSSELS - President Bashar al-Assad still has support from Syria's middle class and the opposition is fragmented, raising the risk of a slide into full-scale civil war that inflames the region, Turkey's ambassador to the European Union has warned.

World, Syria, United Nations, 09 Feb 2012

Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds

AMMAN - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and China. | Video

World, Libya, China 08 Feb 2012

Turkey urges aid for Homs, Syria conference

ANKARA - The international community must send a strong message of support to Syrians under artillery attack from government forces, particularly the opposition bastion of Homs, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters.

Turkey's EU minister stands by genocide denial comments

ISTANBUL - Turkey's EU affairs minister repeated on Tuesday his denial that Ottoman Turks had committed genocide against Armenians nearly 100 years ago, in a challenge to Swiss officials who are investigating whether similar comments last month broke the law.

World, 07 Feb 2012

Turkey plans new Syria initiative after U.N. "fiasco"

ANKARA - Turkey is preparing a new initiative with countries who oppose the Syrian government and its bloody crackdown on unrest, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, calling a veto by China and Russia of a U.N. resolution on Syria as a "fiasco."

Attack on Iran "would be disaster," must talk: Turkey

MUNICH - Turkey and Qatar urged the West Sunday not to attack Iran to solve a nuclear row, but to make greater efforts to negotiate an end to the dispute.

World, 05 Feb 2012

Arabs, Turkey criticize veto of Syria resolution

MUNICH - Arab countries and Turkey joined the West on Sunday in criticizing the Russian-Chinese veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution against President Bashar al-Assad.

World, Russia, United Nations, 05 Feb 2012

Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds

ARBIL, Iraq - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

World, Iraq 02 Feb 2012

Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds closer

ARBIL, Iraq - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

World, Iraq 01 Feb 2012
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Arabs back Syria opposition; Homs bombardment resumes

CAIRO/AMMAN - Syrian forces resumed their bombardment of the city of Homs Monday after Arab countries called for U.N. peacekeepers and pledged their firm support for the opposition battling President Bashar al-Assad. | Video