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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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