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The Syrian Orphans Keep Coming, But There's Not Enough Space

12:28pm January 21, 2016

by Carmen Gentile

Most Syrian refugees are children, and many have lost parents. One result is a huge demand for the few places available in orphanages that have been set up in neighboring Turkey.

A woman complains inside her house in Nusaybin, Turkey, on Dec. 25. Tens of thousands of civilians in southeast Turkey have been caught in the middle as government forces and Kurdish militants battle.

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Surrounded By Troubled Neighbors, Turkey's Conflict At Home Escalates

10:41am January 09, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's army and Kurdish factions are battling regularly in the southeast part of the country, displacing thousands. The resumption of fighting has largely been overshadowed by regional turmoil.

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ISIS New Year's Eve Bombing Plot Foiled in Turkey, Officials Say

8:39am December 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The attackers were targeting Ankara, according to the chief prosecutor's office, two months after a pair of suicide blasts killed more than 100 people at a peace rally.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual year-end news conference in Moscow on Thursday.

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Putin Speaks: Trump Is 'Absolute Leader' In Race; U.S. An Ally Against ISIS

11:07am December 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

ISIS "is posing a threat to everyone," Russian President Vladimir Putin says. At his year-end news conference, Putin also said FIFA's Sepp Blatter should win the Nobel Peace Prize.

A Turkish boat (in the foreground) escorts the Russian naval destroyer Smetlivy, in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, in July 2012.

Russian Destroyer Fires Warning Shots At Turkish Ship In Aegean Sea

11:45am December 13, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Russian Defense Ministry said it used small arms fire after the Turkish ship failed to change course despite visual signals and flares. Russia summoned Turkey's military attaché over the incident.

When Russia began its bombing campaign in Syria, Russian officials said it would be a short-term air operation. Since then, things have gotten messier. In his state of the nation speech Thursday, President Putin reminded Russians that it took nearly a dec

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With Few Signs Of Progress, Russia's Putin Warns Of Long Fight In Syria

7:04pm December 04, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

"Terrorists in Syria pose a special threat," Putin says. "Many people there are from Russia, and if they win in Syria, sooner or later they will come to Russia as well."

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Russian Defence Ministry officials sit under a display showing the Turkish-Syrian border during a news conference Wednesday in Moscow.

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Russia Accuses Turkey's President Of Profiting Off Trade With ISIS

11:16am December 02, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Russia has previously alleged Turkish involvement in illegal oil trade with Islamist militants. Now Russian military officials are claiming that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is personally involved.

President Obama listens to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a bilateral meeting in Tuesday in Paris.

Obama On Climate Change: 'I Actually Think We're Going To Solve This Thing'

5:24pm December 01, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In a press conference in Paris, Obama said that climate change is probably the hardest kind of problem for politicians to solve, yet despite the hurdles, he's optimistic.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a media conference Monday at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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Turkey Says It Will Not Apologize For Downing Of Russian Jet

1:00pm November 30, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country was defending its airspace. "Protection of Turkish airspace, Turkish borders is a national duty," Davutoglu said.

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Turkey Releases Recording Of Warnings To Russian Plane

5:43pm November 26, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Turkey says audio from the cockpit supports its position that Turkish pilots repeatedly warned a Russian military plane that it was violating Turkish airspace before shooting it down.