Tayyip Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey had threatened a military incursion into northeastern Syria to secure the border region from Syrian-Kurdish forces. Turkey regards those forces as a threat because of their links to the P.K.K., which is waging an insur…

The Turkish Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar has said talks with the United States about averting a military intervention in the north of Syria had been "positive". "We witnessed with satisfaction that our partners grew closer to our position. The meetings we…

Shortly before his death in 1955, Albert Einstein co-authored a report on avoiding nuclear war, which led to the Pugwash Conferences, and helped create non-proliferation agreements.Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Michael Gove, now a senior minis…

Shortly before his death in 1955, Albert Einstein co-authored a report on avoiding nuclear war, which led to the Pugwash Conferences, and helped create non-proliferation agreements.Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty Michael Gove, now a senior minis…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Deep differences between Turkey and the United States over the scope and command of a planned “safe zone” in northeast Syria raise the prospect of Turkish military action unless the two countries break months of deadlock in talks this week.…

The United States has warned that any Turkish operation in northern Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer. On Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tu…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will pay a higher price later if it does not do what is necessary in northern Syria today, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday after vowing at the weekend to carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of th…

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be “unacceptable” and the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer. On Sunday, Pre…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, his spokesman says, after India revoked a special status of India-administered Kashmir through a presidential decree. New Delhi's move on Monday came hours …

Turkey will carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates in northern Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Erdogan also said that both Russia and the United States have been notified of the operation. R…