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Meeting between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators in Istanbul

Russia and Ukraine agree to swap prisoners but no ceasefire after Turkey talks

12:01pm May 15, 2025

The negotiations took place a day later than planned amid low expectations for a breakthrough, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump opted not to go to Turkey.

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As Russia and Ukraine prepare for possible direct talks, cue President Trump

4:34pm May 13, 2025

There are lots of unknowns ahead of potential direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.

The PKK Kurdish militant group will disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey

3:00am May 12, 2025

The Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm, after four decades of armed conflict. It comes days after it convened a party congress in northern Iraq.

Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey

3:16pm March 01, 2025

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political breakthrough for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

History has never ended, but are we at a crossroads again?

6:00am December 20, 2024

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

Islamist Rebels Guard Abandoned Iranian Embassy In Damascus

Who's been funding the HTS rebels now in control of Syria?

4:27pm December 19, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their takeover possible?

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Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad

2:32pm December 18, 2024

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.

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Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets after a deadly attack on defense company

10:44am October 23, 2024

Turkey’s air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria in apparent retaliation for an attack at a state-run defense company that killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others.

Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Pennsylvania

8:01am October 21, 2024

The reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey was in his eighties.

A conspicuously dressed-down shooter won Olympic silver. Then he went viral

10:23am August 01, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Five-time Olympian Yusuf Dikec shot his way to silver with regular eyeglasses and a hand in his pocket. His casual style impressed viewers and had many jokingly wondering whether he might be a hitman.