Ankara: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has rejected a proposal to deploy French troops on the Syrian border. France's proposal was to create a safe zone to reduce tensions with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey's security concerns, and called on France to take back French jihadist militants jailed in Syria. International efforts have been made to dissuade NATO member Turkey from ...

Turkey's top diplomat on Friday, January 10, said Washington was its only interlocutor in northeastern Syria and urged France to repatriate its jihadist nationals jailed in the country. The remarks by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan came as Washington tried ...

With 33 dead in four days and 29 in intensive care after drinking bootleg liquor in Istanbul, the politically-charged debate over Turkey's soaring alcohol taxes has swung back into the spotlight.

A top official of the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria (Rojava) on Wednesday asked the United States and France to deploy troops along Syria’s northern border with Turkey.

France must take back its jihadist nationals from Syria, Turkey's top diplomat said Friday, insisting Washington was its only interlocutor for developments in the northeast where Ankara is threatening military action against Kurdish fighters.

Fidan said that Turkey would only take France's views on Syria seriously if Paris was willing to operate independently in Syria - without US support - by conducting military operations ...

Turkey on Friday accused France of ignoring Ankara's security concerns in Syria by not repatriating French jihadists but leaving them to be guarded by a group Ankara views as a terror threat.

Political observers and community leaders are watching closely to see if instruction will be followed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military ...

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey's own security concerns, and called on France to take back its jihadist nationals jailed in Syria. Paris and Washington ...

Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.