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Daren Butler

Daren Butler

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Turkey peace call may boost Erdogan's domestic and Syria goals

Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed chief's peace call, giving

Turkey peace call may boost Erdogan's domestic and Syria goals
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|World

Turkey's economy grows 3.2% in 2024, exceeding forecast

Turkey's economy grew 3.0% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing full-year growth to 3.2%, official data showed on Friday, exceeding forecasts

Turkey's economy grows 3.2% in 2024, exceeding forecast
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Who is Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader urging peace with Turkey?

The 75-year-old militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has spent a quarter of a century in jail after leading his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to take up arms against

Who is Abdullah Ocalan, the Kurdish militant leader urging peace with Turkey?
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to conflict with Turkey

Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to disarm and disband on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year

Jailed Kurdish militant leader calls for end to conflict with Turkey
US|World

U.S.-Turkey ties now have significant momentum, Senator Murphy says

There is significant momentum in relations between the United States and Turkey upon which the two NATO allies can capitalise, U.S.

U.S.-Turkey ties now have significant momentum, Senator Murphy says
MidEast|News|World

Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries

Turkey closed its main border crossings into northwest Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from Syrians angered by

Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
MidEast|News|US|World

United States asking Turkey to prevail on Iran to de-escalate tensions, envoy says

The United States is asking Turkey and other allies that have ties with Iran to persuade it to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, the U.S. ambassador to

United States asking Turkey to prevail on Iran to de-escalate tensions, envoy says
MidEast|World

Turkish lawmakers discuss Mideast in closed session after Erdogan's Israel claim

Turkey's lawmakers held a closed-door session on Tuesday to discuss the spread of war in the Middle East, a week after President Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish lawmakers discuss Mideast in closed session after Erdogan's Israel claim
Europe|World

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies

The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an

Gulen, the powerful cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dies
World

Turkey steps up strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara attack

Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in

Turkey steps up strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara attack
Political|World

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Ocalan back in spotlight in Turkey

Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, jailed 25 years ago, is again a focus of attention in Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan's nationalist ally raised the

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Ocalan back in spotlight in Turkey
World

Turkey looks to end Kurdish PKK conflict as regional instability grows

Growing regional instability and changing political dynamics have prompted the first bid in a decade to end Turkey's 40-year conflict with Kurdish

Turkey looks to end Kurdish PKK conflict as regional instability grows
MidEast|World

Turkey unseats Kurdish mayors in crackdown after peace proposal

Turkey dismissed the pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just two weeks after President Tayyip

Turkey unseats Kurdish mayors in crackdown after peace proposal
Europe|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Rebels' capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey

Doctor Mehdi Davut smiles as he describes his planned return to his homeland Syria for the first time in eight years to see how his aid

Rebels' capture of Aleppo stirs Syrian homecoming hopes in Turkey
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test

Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of

Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test

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