Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...
ISTANBUL - Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec 10. “From now on, we cannot allow ...
Read moreKey points on the rebel gains that reignited Syria's civil war As Syria plunges into a period of great uncertainty, Turkey could be emerging as the big regional winner after the fall of ...
Unlike Jerusalem, Turkey never wanted Russia in the Middle East or the East Mediterranean. In fact, no country supported the Syrian opposition more than Ankara. Though the West has a fundamental ...
Rebels supported by Turkish air power fired on a Kurdish-controlled city in northern Syria, pitting proxies of the U.S. and Turkey — NATO allies — against each other. By Eve Sampson The ...