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People rush to the blast scene after a car bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, Turkey August 18, 2016. Kamilcan Kilic/Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS

Bomb Attacks Kill Seven, Wound 224 in Southeast Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 18, 2016 | Middle East

Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants rocked on Thursday eastern Turkey, killing seven members of the security forces and wounding 224 people, officials and security sources said, as Kurdish rebels launched a new campaign of attacks targeting areas that are not...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif (L) as they meet at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, August 12, 2016 © REUTERS/ Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace

Ankara Aims at Promoting Relations with Tehran

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 18, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey is heading towards boosting relations with Iran, as tensions started to diminish between the two countries over Turkey’s support to the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. On Tuesday, Ankara sent a delegation headed by Rifat...

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U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

Focus Turns to Business as Turkey Raids Companies Linked to Gulen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 18, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish police issued 187 arrest warrants against businessmen and ordered their assets seized as authorities raided some 200 homes and workplaces on Thursday, a sign that the investigation into last month’s failed military coup shifted towards the business...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are pictured during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Ozan Kose

Germany Tries to Reconcile with Turkey after Extremist “Hub” Accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Germany on Wednesday tried to rein back the heated controversy created by its latest spat with Turkey, its crucial partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Germany rushed to mitigate the aftermath of the tiff after Ankara lashed out over a leaked government report...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sitting Beside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan

Germany Accuses Turkey of Supporting Islamist Groups, Turkey Slams Allegations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

A leaked confidential report from the German government has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of deliberately supporting and financing Islamist organizations across the Middle East, such as those fighting in Syria. The report written by the...