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Emergency services work at the explosion site in the busy center of Turkish capital, Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 13, 2016. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a car bomb that went off close to bus stops. News reports say the large explosion in the capital has caused several deaths and many casualties. (AP Photo) The Associated Press

Bloody Week in Turkey as PKK Targets Four Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 19, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- A wave of bombings hit Turkey over the past two days, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 220 others. The explosions, which mainly targeted the country’s security forces, were blamed on Kurdish rebels, according to state officials. Turkish...

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Opinion: Turkey Re-evaluates its Vital Interests

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Aug 19, 2016 | Opinion

The other day it was announced that the US vice president Joe Biden would soon be visiting Turkey. The visit will follow frantic Turkish activities in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt. Several issues, I presume, deserve to be scheduled for discussion between...

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. AFP

Turkish FM: Relations with Russia won’t Change our Stance on Assad

by Thaer Abbas | Aug 19, 2016 | Interviews

Ankara- Since the July 15 attempted coup, streets and airports have been crowded. Nothing in Turkey reflects the imposed state of emergency. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu lived the moments of the failed coup like many other politicians, describing them as...

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Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, with bloodied face, sits inside an ambulance after he was rescued following an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria August 17, 2016. Picture taken August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmoud Rslan

Erdogan to Visit Tehran, Moscow Agrees on Ceasefire in Aleppo

by Said Abdul Razzak, Taha Abed el-Wahed and Youssef Diab | Aug 19, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Moscow, Beirut-Tripartite cooperation between Turkey, Iran and Russia over the Syrian crisis will see considerable progress with the scheduled visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iran on Wednesday. Well-informed sources said that Turkey was not...

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Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July 9, 2016. Bundesregierung/Guido Bergmann/Handout via REUTERS

Germany Extols Turkish Security Cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 18, 2016 | World

Germany’s interior minister praised Turkey on Thursday for excellent cooperation in fighting terrorism. The commendation came in an apparent effort to row back from a dispute with Ankara after a leaked government memo directed allegations against Turkey of being...