Turkey

Civilians Flee As Turkish Forces Strike Kurds In Northern Syria

8:37pm October 10, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The attack that began Wednesday has uprooted civilians in the area. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insists that the Trump administration did not "greenlight" the incursion.

A Turkish army officer prepares to unload a tank from a truck to its new position on the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, on Tuesday.

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Turkish Forces Launch Military Attack Against Kurds At Syrian Border

2:48pm October 09, 2019

The incursion comes after the White House announced that U.S. forces would stand aside as Turkey launched the military operation in Northern Syria.

President Trump's plan for the Turkish-Syrian border contradicts recommendations from top officials in the Pentagon and the State Department. In this 2017 photo, a U.S. officer from the coalition against ISIS speaks with a fighter from the Kurdish People'

Former Trump Envoy: Syria Withdrawal Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unprecedented'

4:18pm October 08, 2019

"You can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," says Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the fight against ISIS.

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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo in Baghouz, Syria, in March after the SDF declared the area free of Islamic State militants.

In Major Policy Shift, U.S. Will Stand Aside As Turkish Forces Extend Reach In Syria

1:14pm October 07, 2019

by Scott Neuman

A White House statement late Sunday said Turkey would soon go ahead with a military operation in the country's Kurdish-dominated north and that U.S. forces "will no longer be in the immediate area."

Women protest against women's murders in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 23. Signs say "We are not silent" and show Emine Bulut, whose killing by her ex-husband was captured on video that was widely shared on social media.

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'We Don't Want To Die': Women In Turkey Decry Rise In Violence And Killings

8:02am September 15, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

"Domestic violence never happens because there's a problem with the woman. The men are killing. They are the problem," says a rights activist in Istanbul.

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Amid Complaints Of Housing, Job Shortages, Turkey Orders Refugees Out Of Istanbul

7:23am August 06, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's hosting of millions of Syrian refugees has generated a backlash, and the government says too many are living in Istanbul. Some have been ordered to leave within two weeks.

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A Russian cargo plane carrying parts of Russia's S-400 missile defense system landed at a military air base near Ankara, Turkey, on Friday.

Turkey Accepts Russian S-400 Missile System, Rankling U.S. And NATO

2:26pm July 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

In response, the Pentagon is expected to announce that Turkey will be barred from receiving the new F-35 fighter.

Ekrem Imamoglu, a mayoral candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, at a polling station in Istanbul on Sunday. He won the election in March, and won again on Sunday in a new election.

Opposition Candidate Wins Again In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election

1:43pm June 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

After results of the March election, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Carter Center says former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has broken his hip. He had surgery at a medical center in Americus, Ga.

Former President Jimmy Carter Suffers Broken Hip

5:24pm May 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The Carter Center said the former president was preparing to go turkey hunting when he fell in his home. It added that he is now "recovering comfortably" after undergoing surgery.

Ekrem Imamoglu spoke to supporters last month after he was declared the winner of the Istanbul mayor's race. The country's election authority has now announced that the race must be re-run, according to state media.

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Opposition Candidate's Victory Tossed Out In Istanbul Mayor's Race

6:07pm May 06, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Turkish election authorities have cancelled a major election victory for the country's main opposition party, according to Turkish state media. The Istanbul mayor's race will be re-run on June 23.