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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the International Istanbul Law Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, October 17, 2016. REUTERS

Erdogan: ‘Euphrates Shield’ Progresses towards Al Bab…Turkey Ready to Liberate Raqqa with Conditions

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his call for a “terror-free zone” in the northern part of war-torn Syria on Saturday. He asserted that Turkey had a “goal” of forming “a 5,000-square-kilometer terror-free zone” surrounding Raqqa. Backed by...

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Turkish MP: Five Meetings held with Assad to Normalize Relations

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 25, 2016 | Interviews

Ankara – Turkish former diplomat and current vice president of the Turkish Vatan (patriotic) Party, Ismail Haqqi Pekin, said that several meetings were held between Ankara and Damascus to normalize relations. In exclusive comments to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Pekin...

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 28, 2015.Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin via Reuters

Yildirim: Turkey will Work with Iran to Resolve Syrian Crisis

by Said Abdul Razzak Taha Abdul-Wahed and Adel AlSalmi | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Moscow, London-Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday that a solution to the Syrian crisis would come through the maintenance of the unity of Syrian territories and the participation of all Syrian people in determining the future of their...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey to Draft New Constitution Following Failed Coup

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-The Turkish government has approved a step to draft a new constitution in the wake of the recent failed coup. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim said that political parties had found enough common ground to draft a new constitution. In a press conference...