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Turkey: PKK releases three kidnapped journalists

The team from Turkey's state-run news agency were seized by members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK in the south-east of the country

Syria

Turkey rules out unilateral ground intervention in Syria

Turkey is shelling Kurdish militia in Syria, but it has ruled out any unilateral ground intervention there. It comes as Russia asked the UN Security

Turkey

Turkey says militants are using US-supplied weapons against civilians

Erdogan turns up the heat on Obama after this week's deadly suicide bombing in the centre of Ankara.

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Ankara bombing: Turkish PM lays flowers at the scene

Accusations and denials grip Turkey as the country reels from its fourth deadly bombing since last June.

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Turkey grows tense after bomb attacks

Istanbul is a tense city now after Wednesday’s car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara. The city’s famous Taksim square would normally be

Turkey

Turkey 'will boost military response' after Ankara bombing

Wednesday’s car bomb attack only a few hundred metres from the parliament in the capital Ankara was a strike at the heart of the Turkish government

Turkey

Turkish army says six officers killed by bomb near Diyarbakir

A handmade bomb detonated by remote control is believed to have been used in an attack on a Turkish military convoy in the mainly Kurdish southeast

Turkey

Ankara blast: Witness describes narrow escape

The explosion which targeted an army convoy was witnessed by an Ankara resident. Noury had only seconds before driven past the scene of the blast and

Turkey

Erdogan claims Turkey's "right to retaliate" after Ankara bombing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

Turkey

Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara

A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people. Officials said a vehicle laden with explosives detonated as military buses passed close to Turkey's military headquarters.

Turkey

Erdogan: Turkey will 'give as good as it gets' against Kurdish forces

Turkey’s president has insisted that the country’s military will not stop shelling Kurdish positions in Syria in response to cross-border fire. It

Turkey

Politics invades the pitch in Turkish football

Football. is Turkey's most popular sport. But, with the ongoing clashes in the largely Kurdish southeast, the pitch is being invaded more and more frequently by politics.

Syria

Turkey mulls ground operation in Syria

Turkey’s foreign minister said some countries wants boots on the ground in Syria. But he said the offensive must be carried out jointly, like the

Germany

Assad criticises Munich deal saying it's 'unenforceable'

Syrian President Assad expresses doubts over Munich deal to the country's top lawyers

Syria

Turkey urged to stop assaults on Kurdish militias in Syria

France calls on Turkey to halt assaults on Kurdish militia Saudi Arabia prepared to participate in Syrian ground offensive Obama and Putin agree

Turkey

Turkish military shells Kurdish-backed positions in Syria for second day

The Turkish army shelled positions held by Kurdish-backed fighters in northern Syria for a second day on Sunday (February 14), killing two fighters

Turkey

Turkish forces attack Syrian and Kurdish positions in northern Syria

Turkey has confirmed its armed forces have struck at Syrian army and Kurdish positions north of Aleppo, well on the Syrian side of its border with

Turkey

Turkey threatens to unleash refugees on Europe

As Syrians continue to pour out of the battered city of Aleppo aid agencies are delivering much needed supplies to those fleeing the carnage. Tens

Turkey

Turkey blames US for 'sea of blood' in region

Turkey lashes out at the US for refusing to acknowledge the Syrian Kurdish PYD party as a terrorist organisation.