U.S. Supports Turkey Playing a Leading Role on Syria Crisis The U.S. is supporting a leading role for Turkey in organizing international pressure on Syria, as the two allies seek to build a coalition able to back the Syrian opposition movement and help broker an end to the violence.
Turkey open to US proposal for 'Friends of Syria' group Turkey said Friday it is open to a US proposal for a new group of international supporters of Syria after UN action failed, and called for gaining urgent humanitarian access to suffering Syrians.
Turkey to discuss steps on Syria in Washington Turkey's foreign minister said Friday he will propose new ways to pressure Syria when he meets with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday.
Turkey to launch new international initiative on Syria Turkey's prime minister announced Tuesday a new initiative with regional players to halt the violence in Syria, saying the veto of a UN resolution had given President Bashar al-Assad a "licence to kill".
Turkey and Iran diverge over Syria Turkey and Iran, regional heavyweights and heirs to imperial pasts, expanded trade in the past decade and papered over their traditional rivalry with diplomacy and rhetoric. Now these neighbors have staked out opposing positions in Syria, where outside players seek to sway an outcome to the bloodshed that could, in turn, alter power balances in the Middle East.
Three Economic Lessons Imported From Turkey I just returned from a week in Istanbul, where I was reporting a piece on what Turkey's burgeoning contemporary art scene tells us about where the country is headed politically
Turkey: Gas flows from Azerbaijan resume ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A technical glitch that halted natural gas flows from Azerbaijan and Iran into Turkey this week has been fixed, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz says.
Turkey urges international help for Syria Turkey called Friday for rapid international action to supply humanitarian assistance to besieged cities in Syria but said the time was not right to begin arming the Syrian opposition. “We are talking about what should be done today,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Washington for consultations with the Obama administration. His visit is part of an international effort to ...
Turkey urges aid for Homs, Syria conference ANKARA (Reuters) - The international community must send a strong message of support to Syrians under artillery attack from government forces, particularly the opposition bastion of Homs, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters. Turkey was ready to host an international conference to support the Syrian people, and to send a message to President Bashar al-Assad to halt an 11-month ...
