Turkey a vital energy partner, EU says
Turkey is a fundamental partner in the drive to ensure the European energy sector is well supplied and free from dominance, the European Commission said. Members of the European Commission Continue Reading
Ibrahim Khalil crossing to Turkey reopens
Iraq’s main crossing with Turkey reopened yesterday after 22 days of closures that choked off commerce and left thousands of trucks and people stranded at both sides of the border.So Continue Reading
Turkey’s Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on Civilians
A major Turkish military operation to eradicate Kurdish militants in Turkey ’s restive southeast has turned dozens of urban districts into bloody battlefields, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians and Continue Reading
Turkey Moves to Clamp Down on Border, Long a Revolving Door
The Turkish Coast Guard has stepped up nighttime patrols on the choppy, wintry waters of the Aegean Sea, seizing rafts full of refugees fleeing war for Europe and sending them Continue Reading
Israel, Turkey reach preliminary agreement to restore diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to normalize relations, including the return of one another’s ambassadors to both countries, an Israeli official said Thursday. The deal comes five Continue Reading
Turkey shuts key Kurdistan border crossing
The main border crossing between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurdistan region remains closed for a second day, as Turkey ramps up a military offensive apparently aimed at Kurdish militants in Continue Reading
Iraq Demands Withdrawal of Additional Turkish Troops
Iraq’s government on Saturday demanded that Turkey immediately withdraw additional military personnel deployed to train Iraqi Kurdish fighters near the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul . “This is considered as Continue Reading
Turkey row leaves Russia stuck with abandoned gas pipes worth billions
Gas pipes worth 1.8 billion euros ($1.95 billion) are to be left stranded on the shores of the Black Sea after Russia’s decision to suspend work on the Turkish Stream Continue Reading
Russian pipeline through Turkey on hold
Talks between Moscow and Ankara on building a natural gas pipeline through Turkey to Europe are suspended, Russia’s energy minister said. Russian energy company Gazprom proposed the so-called Turkish Stream Continue Reading
Exclusive: Russia may freeze Turkish Stream gas project – Gazprom sources
Russia may freeze work on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project for several years in retaliation against Ankara for the shooting down of a Russian air force jet, two sources Continue Reading