Turkey’s top security body on Tuesday recommended extending the state of emergency imposed since a failed July 2016 coup for a seventh time, despite mounting calls from Ankara’s partners to lift it. The state of emergency was introduced five days after the July 15 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
The presidents of Turkey and Iran on Tuesday vowed to press on with their alliance alongside Russia over Syria, the Turkish presidency said, after Ankara backed strikes by the US and its allies against a number of Syrian targets. “The two leaders emphasized the importance of continuing the joint efforts ...
