Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Friday announced the lifting of a flight ban to northern Iraq's Erbil city. Speaking to media in capital Ankara, Yildirim said: "We had closed down our airspace following northern Iraq's referendum. We are opening our airspace as of today." An...

 Egypt opened its largely sealed border with the Gaza Strip on Friday for two days, Palestinian authorities said. In just the third such opening this year, the crossing between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt's Sinai region will be open Friday and Saturday for humanitarian cases,...

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday about the importance of strong bilateral relations, the White House said, amid tensions over Turkey's military actions in parts of Kurdish-controlled northern Syria. "The two leaders committed to...

A famous Turkish singer and actress has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a performance in 2016, the Hurriyet newspaper said Thursday. Singer Zuhal Olcay was accused of changing the lyrics of one of her songs by substituting...