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Turkey's top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group

Mar. 14, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat was in Baghdad for high-level meetings on Thursday, ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expected visit next month and a potential Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militant group that maintains bases in Iraq. The talks between Turkish...

Putin will visit Turkey soon to discuss new Black Sea grain export ideas for Ukraine, minister says

Feb. 05, 2024 07:31 AM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey soon, the Turkish foreign minister said late Sunday. It would be Putin’s first trip to a NATO country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the A Haber...

6 Turkish soldiers killed in an attack on a base in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region

Jan. 12, 2024 15:50 PM EST

ISTANBUL (AP) — Six Turkish soldiers were killed Friday in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. Authorities blamed Kurdish militants. Five died in the assault and another soldier succumbed to his wounds...

Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push

Jan. 06, 2024 15:24 PM EST

CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more. The...