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Drone kills 112 at Syria army academy as Turkey pounds northeast

Beirut, Lebanon—An attack Thursday on a Syrian military academy killed 112 people, a war monitor said, with state media blaming “terrorist organizations” for the...

Turkey arrests dozens after Ankara attack

Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey on Tuesday arrested dozens of suspected Kurdish militants and their supporters after an attack on the government district in the...

Threats and violence as Turks feud over soaring rents

Cengiz Orsel hung a banner above his woodcarving workshop in Ankara so that everyone would know the astronomical rent increase his landlord is demanding. Instead...

Armenia gets 1st influx of Karabakh refugees

KORNIDZOR,  Armenia—Armenia prepared Monday to welcome a new flood of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees while the leaders of Azerbaijan and ally Turkey were set to hold...

Rushing rivers

People are rescued and evacuated Tuesday by boat during flooding in Kucukcekmece district in Istanbul, a major port and largest city in Turkey. Two...

Turkey’s inflation nears 60%, piling pressure on new economic team

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Turkey’s annual inflation approached 60 percent last month, official data showed Monday, putting pressure on the central bank to further hike interest rates...

Northeast Syria clashes between army, pro-Turkey fighters kill 23: monitor

Beirut, Lebanon - Clashes in Kurdish-held northeast Syria between the army and Turkey-backed armed factions killed 23 people on Sunday after pro-Ankara rebels attempted...

Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey’s villagers

Kneeling in the morning shade under a tree, Osman Arslan brews tea behind a coal-fired power plant that rises above his Turkish Aegean village...

Outcry as Turkish journalist jailed by text message

Twenty journalists remain behind bars in Turkey despite 15 being released last month Istanbul, Turkey—Even in a country which regularly holds the world record for...

Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to 47.83% in July

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s annual inflation climbed in July to 47.83 percent, up sharply from 38.2 percent, official data showed on Thursday, a week after the central...

‘Silk of peace’ weaves new bonds after deadly earthquake in Turkey

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Nearly all the workers lost their houses, the accountant and vet disappeared along with their families, but after the deadly earthquake that devastated...

Turkey quake survivors’ latest menace — dust

The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the...

Turkey unblocks Sweden NATO bid, setting stage for summit

Turkey agreed Monday to allow Sweden to join NATO, setting the stage for the allies to showcase their unity at a summit focused on...

Turkey’s Erdogan unveils new cabinet after inauguration

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unveiled a new cabinet lineup, naming a powerful spy chief as foreign minister and market friendly Mehmet Simsek...
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