Turkish and U.S. troops began joint patrols in northern Syria on Thursday aimed at averting clashes between Turkey and Washington's Kurdish allies, but Turkey pressed on with a new threatened offensive nearby to crush the Kurds. Turkish military advances into northern Syria over the past two years have put U.S. forces
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Turkey’s lira weakens after September inflation, dollar rally
Turkey's lira weakened more than one percent on Thursday, a day after data showed that annual inflation had hit nearly 25 percent in September, vastly exceeding expectations, and as the dollar held at a six-week high. Inflation surged to nearly 25 percent in September from a year earlier, data showed on
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to impose secure zones east of Euphrates in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will take action east of the Euphrates river in Syria and impose secure zones as it has done in the northwest of the country, President Tayyip Erdogan said in comments broadcast on Turkish media on Monday. Earlier this year, Turkey carried out a military operation to seize
Merkel to discuss Syria with Erdogan during his visit next week
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss challenging topics including the situation in Syria with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Germany next week, a spokesman for the German government said on Friday. Russia and Turkey told a weekly meeting of the U.N. Syria humanitarian taskforce in Geneva
