
Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to normalise relations, including the return of ambassadors to both countries, an Israeli official said on Thursday. The deal was reached during a recent meeting in Switzerland between the incoming head of Israel’s
by Reuters18 Dec 2015, 12:17 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the climate talks in Paris, said that Moscow has evidence showing that Turkey shot down the Russian Su-24 fighter jet last week to protect illicit oil shipments from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Edwin Mora1 Dec 2015, 8:40 PM PST0

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, struck a confrontational note in a Thanksgiving Day interview with CNN, refusing to apologize for his forces shooting down a Russian warplane along the Syrian border this week. In fact, Erdogan said Turkey would take the same actions again, under similar circumstances.
by John Hayward27 Nov 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

Thursday on CNN in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government will not apologize for shooting down a Russian fighter jet that violated Turkish airspace near the Syrian border as Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded. Erdogan said, “I
by Pam Key26 Nov 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

Turkish police have raided the headquarters of the newspaper Zaman, a publication known to publish pieces critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Police are demanding to search the building and, according to witnesses, are equipped with water cannons.
by Mary Chastain11 Nov 2015, 3:21 PM PST0