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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a news conference following the talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool

Erdogan Hopes US ‘Immediately’ Reverses Decision to Arm YPG Fighters in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 10, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey today slammed as unacceptable a US plan to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters whom Ankara considers terrorists. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped a US decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting ISIS in Syria will be changed by the time he visits...

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A supporter of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waves a Turkish flag during a pro-government protest in Cologne, Germany July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Berlin Would Bar Turkish Death Penalty Referendum on German Territory

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2017 | World

The German government said on Friday it would bar Turks from voting on any Turkish referendum on reintroduction of the death penalty anywhere within its borders – a measure proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after July’s failed army coup attempt....

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool

Putin, Erdogan Re-Affirm Pact on Syria

by Thaer Abbas | May 3, 2017 | Middle East

Russian and Turkish heads of state re-affirmed on Wednesday their commitment on cooperating to end the conflict in Syria. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin both formed a pact on Syria. They met on Wednesday in the Russian Black Sea...

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Female fighters of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) stand at attention at a military camp in Ras al-Ain January 30, 2015. (Photo by Rodi Said/Reuters)

Erdogan Says Turkey, US Can Turn Raqqa into ISIS ‘Graveyard’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara and Washington can join forces to turn ISIS’ de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria into a “graveyard” for the jihadists. “The huge America, the coalition and Turkey can join hands and...

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A Syrian man runs for cover amid the dust and smoke following a reported regime air strike on the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on April 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ABDULMONAM EASSA

Opposition Clashes in Ghouta Allow Regime Advancement

by Said Abdul Razzak and Caroline Akoum | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara – While opposition factions were busy fighting each other on Friday, Syria’s regime forces and their allies succeeded to advance in the Qaboun district at the outskirt of Damascus. Fierce clashes ripped through several towns in the rebel-held...