Turkey refuses to extradite fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is being tried in abstentia on charges of running a death squad, Turkey’s deputy PM was quoted as saying Wednesday, a day after Interpol issued an alert for his arrest.
Iranian officials have begun meeting with representatives from six major world powers in Turkey over Tehran’s suspected military nuclear programme, amid persistent speculation that Israel might bomb Iran’s nuclear installations.
As the West and Russia work towards possible consensus on the deployment of UN observers to Syria, François Picard's panel discusses what the international community should and can do about a standoff that has already lasted a year, cost 10,000 lives and left tens of thousands displaced.
As the West and Russia work towards possible consensus on the deployment of UN observers to Syria, François Picard's panel discusses what the international community should and can do about a standoff that has already lasted a year, cost 10,000 lives and left tens of thousands displaced.
Lanah Kammourieh speaks to John McCain. The Republican senator, who has returned from visiting Syrian refugee camps in Turkey, gives us his take on the negotiated ceasefire, but also stands by his call to arm the Syrian opposition.
Marc Perelman speaks to Ian Lesser, Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center at the German Marshall Fund. They discuss the role Turkey has been playing since the violence began in Syria over a year ago. The Turkish government is particularly worried about the refugees arriving across the border from Syria.
Is prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan doing too much or not enough? Turkey's star power in the region could be put to the test as Ankara talks tough on Syria and gets set to host Iran nuclear talks.
Is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan doing too much or not enough? Turkey's star power in the region could be put to the test as Ankara talks tough on Syria and gets set to host Iran nuclear talks.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (pictured) has cut short a trip to China because of Syrian border fire, which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described as “a clear violation” on Monday. Davutoglu was supposed to return later in the week.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) accused Damascus of infringing its border on Monday after Syrian forces fired into a refugee camp inside Turkey. Erdogan threatened “necessary measures” in response to the violation.
