August 24, 2023 Over 300 migrants arrived on Greek islands in past 3 days, authorities say Greece has reported over 300 migrant arrivals on its islands in the past three days, most of which are in the Balkan nation's east, near the Turkish coast.
August 22, 2023 Turkish foreign minister urges Iraq to label Kurdistan Worker's Party as terrorist group Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday denounced Kurdistan Worker's Party as a mutual enemy of Iraq and Turkey, and urged Baghdad to ban it as a terrorist organization.
August 21, 2023 Iraqi oil minister visits Ankara to address energy issues, including resumption of oil exports Iraq's oil minister has arrived in Ankara for talks on several matters, with a primary focus on reestablishing the flow of oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan oil terminal.
August 21, 2023 Turkey's Erdogan criticizes UN peacekeepers for road blockade in Cyprus, citing bias President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey expressed strong disapproval on Monday over the actions of U.N. peacekeepers, accusing them of hindering the construction of a Cyprus road.
August 21, 2023 Greek patrol rescue nearly 80 migrants that tried to cross Aegean Sea in inflatable dinghies Around 80 migrants were rescued by Greek patrol boats in the Aegean Sea on Aug. 21, 2023. The migrants were coming from Turkey in inflatable dinghies.
August 21, 2023 12 dead in Turkey after bus crashes into roadside ditch A dozen people have died in the central Turkish city of Yozgat after a driver of a bus lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road, and crashed into a ditch.
August 10, 2023 Turkey's defense ministry reports 6 soldiers killed in attacks by Kurdish fighters in Iraq Turkey's defense ministry announced on Thursday that a series of assaults carried out by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq resulted in the deaths of at least six Turkish soldiers.
August 9, 2023 Syrian President Assad accuses Turkey of fueling violence, calls for withdrawal of Turkish forces Syrian President Bashar Assad has criticized Turkey for exacerbating the surge in violence within his war-ravaged country and demanded the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria.
August 9, 2023 Army vet seeks to save Afghan commando stuck in Turkey, living in fear of Taliban Afghan commando who fought alongside U.S. Special Forces teams has escaped his homeland, but has no status as an illegal immigrant in a third country while hoping for U.S. policy change that would protect his life.
August 2, 2023 Swedish Consulate in Turkey targeted in gun attack; employee injured, assailant arrested A Turkish staffer at the Eurasian nation's Swedish Consulate in Izmir has been hospitalized after being wounded in a gun assault at the office.