Tayyip Erdogan

LONDON/ANKARA/ATHENS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible ceasefire in neighboring Libya, where Ankara supports the internationally recognized government. The visit …

Kanter did not travel to London for a game in January over fears for his safety Boston Celtics' Turkish-born centre Enes Kanter will play against the Toronto Raptors in Canada on Christmas Day - his first match outside of the US for more than a year. Kanter…

The forces of Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have released a vessel with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend in the Mediterranean Sea. Ahmad al-Masmari, a spokesman for Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army, said on Monday the…

Turkey, Russia talk Syria as thousands flee bombing

Turkey can't handle a fresh wave of Syrian migrants, Erdogan warns

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Turkey's President Erdogan wants to move refugees into a "safe zone" in Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country cannot handle a "new refugee wave" from Syria. Tens of thousands of people…

Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved a security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya's internationally-recognised government last month, state media reported, an agreement that could pave the way for military help from Ankara. Turkey has been …

About 50,000 people are fleeing Syria's northwest region of Idlib to Turkey, its president has said, denouncing Muslim nations for not supporting his plan to resettle refugees in other parts of northern Syria. Turkey currently hosts some 3.7 million Syrian r…

Washington (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he wants an explanation from Ankara over threats to close two strategic military bases used by the United States in Turkey. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday threatened to close t…

Libya's UN-supported government has been held hostage by "terrorist militias" in the capital, Tripoli, Egypt's leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said. The comments came as the Libyan army denied reports of the imminent fall of Tripoli to forces led by renegade com…