‘No longer possible to trust the Syrian government’: Turkey
By Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA — Rising Middle East power Turkey said on Monday it would galvanize a global campaign to halt Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s repression of his people, adding that Damascus...
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By Lee Berthiaume OTTAWA — The Canadian government has been quietly engaging Syria’s opposition and pro-democracy movement, including facilitating several meetings with Foreign Minister John Baird and...
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Peter Goodspeed: As Syria faces war, international leaders impose sanctions...
As Syria teeters on the brink of civil war, after eight months of protest, repression and bloodshed, the international community is praying stiff sanctions might avert a disaster. This week the...
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Turkish PM Erdogan calls for 'coward' Assad to step down
By Fulya Ozerkan Richard Johnson/National PostClick on this image to see an interactive map of Syria that shows the locations of this week's major events. ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
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Turkey hits Syria with major sanctions as military losses mount
Richard Johnson/National PostClick on this image to see an interactive map of Syria that shows the locations of this week's major events. By Douglas Hamilton and Tulay Karadeniz BEIRUT/ANKARA — Syria’s...
View ArticleTurkey threatens France with sanctions over Armenian genocide bill
By Philippe Rater PARIS — Turkey piled pressure on France Tuesday to drop a proposed law making it illegal to deny the Armenian genocide, warning its adoption will spark a diplomatic crisis and have...
View ArticleTurkey united against France’s Armenian genocide bill: A ‘grave, unacceptable...
ANKARA — Turkey is increasing pressure on France on all fronts as French lawmakers prepare to debate a draft law making it a criminal offence to deny the Armenian genocide on Thursday. The planned...
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Turkey admits 35 killed in air strike were civilians, not militants
ANKARA — Turkey’s ruling party spokesman said on Thursday initial reports into a Turkish air strike in northern Iraq overnight showed the 35 people killed were smugglers whom the military mistook for...
View ArticleChances of Syria war engulfing wider region growing, but Turkey wading in...
Analysis The potential for Syria’s revolt-turned-civil war engulfing the wider region seems to be growing by the day. Turkey and Syria continue to trade daily shell fire since five Turkish civilians in...
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Bomb blasts targeting leftist peace rally calling for more democracy in...
ANKARA, Turkey — Two bomb explosions targeted a peace rally Saturday by leftist and Kurdish activists in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing 86 people and wounding 186, the country’s health minister...
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Turkish police use tear gas on mourners at site of two bombings that killed...
ANKARA, Turkey — Scuffles broke out Sunday in the Turkish capital as police used tear gas to prevent pro-Kurdish politicians and other mourners from laying carnations at the site of two suspected...
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Large explosion near military headquarters in Turkish capital kills at least...
ANKARA, Turkey — Assailants on Wednesday exploded a car bomb near vehicles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital, killing at least 18 people and wounding some 45 others, officials said....
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Turkey: Syrian linked to Kurdish rebel group orchestrated deadly suicide...
ANKARA, Turkey — A Syrian national with links to Syrian Kurdish militia carried out the suicide bombing in Ankara that targeted military personnel and killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens of...
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Explosion on main boulevard of Turkey capital leaves 27 dead and at least 75...
WARNING: Graphic photos lower down in this story ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A car bombing in Turkey’s capital has killed at least 27 people and wounded around 75 others on Sunday, officials said. The blast...
View Article‘The snakes…can bite you’: Turkish president warned on Friday of another...
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned Europe that it, too, could fall victim to attacks by Kurdish militants following a terror attack in Ankara that killed 37...
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Some 6,000 people detained in Turkey in crackdown on alleged coup plotters,...
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s justice minister says some 6,000 people have been detained in a government crackdown on alleged coup plotters and government opponents. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in a...
View ArticleVideos from Turkey show military takeover of broadcasters and a capital...
CCTV and on-the-ground video emerging from Turkey captured key flashpoints of the failed coup, demonstrating the dramatic moments when it appeared the military had gained control of the country. Friday...
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Policeman shot dead after assassinating Russian ambassador to Turkey,...
Warning: Graphic images Burhan Ozbilici / Associated PressAn unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec....
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UN unanimously supports Russian-Turkish efforts to end conflict in Syria as...
BEIRUT — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as a...
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Turkey puts 500 people on trial for failed coup — and many are facing life in...
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey put nearly 500 people on trial Tuesday on charges of leading last year’s failed coup, parading dozens of the men into a courthouse as protesters threw stones and shouted...
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