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Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif at a joint press conference following a meeting in Ankara on August 12, 2016. (AFP)

Turkey, Iran FMs Discuss Latest Developments in Syria

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart on the latest developments in Syria, revealed Turkish diplomatic sources. They said that Cavusoglu and Mohammed Javad Zarif met on the sidelines of the emergency...

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Members of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). (AFP)

Ankara Reveals Old Plan to Liberate Raqqa by Arab Forces

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jun 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Ankara officially revealed for the first time some details of its proposals to liberate Syria’s Raqqa city from ISIS. The plan relies on Arab forces instead of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said during a...

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Turkey says EU ties could be revived if migrant deal implemented. (AFP)

Ankara: EU Ties May Be Restored if Migrant Deal Implemented

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | World

Ties between Turkey and the European Union could be revived if the bloc implemented the terms of a deal aimed at limiting the flow of migrants, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday. Turkey has received only 790 million euros ($857 million) of a...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin – RTSM1UY

Coordination Mechanism between Ankara, Moscow on Syria

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Few hours after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that his country will establish a strong mechanism along with...