Turkey
Another pro-Kurdish mayor replaced as detentions continue in southeast Turkey
Police detained more than 50 people on alleged terror links in southeast Turkey a day after yet another mayor with the People's Democratic Party was replaced with a state-appointed trustee.
Diego Cupolo | Turkish-Kurdish conflict | Jul 14, 2020
Supporters of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party cheer during a campaign rally in Istanbul on March 24, 2019 ahead of the March 31 local elections. Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images.
Erdogan plays out Islamic 'Reconquista' with Hagia Sophia as backdrop
The reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque is a power move by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that betrays not only domestic but regional and even global ambitions.
Cengiz Candar | | Jul 14, 2020
Intel: Eastern Libya invites Egypt to intervene against Turkey-backed offensive
Eastern Libya’s parliament passed a motion approving a possible military intervention by neighboring Egypt to stop an offensive by Libya’s Tripoli-based government in the west.
Jared Szuba | Libya conflict | Jul 14, 2020
Roadside bomb hits Russian-Turkish patrol on key Syrian highway
The Russian military said Tuesday that three Russian troops and an unspecified number of Turkish soldiers were injured in the attack.
Al-Monitor Staff | Syria Conflict | Jul 14, 2020
European Union stiffens tone against Turkey, but calls for dialogue
European diplomats consider the decision of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Hagia Sophia to be a provocation aimed at escalating tensions between Ankara and Brussels.
Rina Bassist | | Jul 14, 2020
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