Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

ISTANBUL - Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec 10. “From now on, we cannot allow ...

Read moreKey points on the rebel gains that reignited Syria's civil war As Syria plunges into a period of great uncertainty, Turkey could be emerging as the big regional winner after the fall of ...

Unlike Jerusalem, Turkey never wanted Russia in the Middle East or the East Mediterranean. In fact, no country supported the Syrian opposition more than Ankara. Though the West has a fundamental ...

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Thousands of Syrians have flocked to Turkey's borders with Syria, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the opening of a border gate "to prevent any congestion and ease traffic".

Cilvegözü (Turkey) (AFP) – Wearing a navy down jacket and carrying a small suitcase, Alikabor looks like any other regular international traveller but early on Monday he was queueing with ...

Originally from Idlib in northwestern Syria, he fled on foot through Turkey in 2013, then caught a boat to Greece and finally reached Germany where he was given citizenship. Early on Monday ...

Wearing a navy down jacket and carrying a small suitcase, Alikabor looks like any other regular international traveller, but ...

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The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has triggered a dramatic reshaping of West Asian geopolitics, with Israel and Turkey emerging as key beneficiaries of the regime’s collapse. The Syrian ...