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Interview with Tunisia’s post-Arab Spring president

In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki discussed a host of issues, including the rapid changes currently convulsing the Arab world, Turkey’s recent failed coup attempt, Turkish support for Syrian refugees and the EU's failure to fulfill its...

Turkey has right to combat threats in Syria and Iraq

President Tayyip Erdogan warned Iraq's prime minister he should "know his limits" after he criticized Turkey's military presence there and said the Turkish army, shaken by a failed coup bid, had not lost so much standing as to take orders from him. NATO member Turkey shares a 1,200 km...

Turkish justice minister to visit US for Gulen's arrest

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag will meet US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Oct. 26 and 27 to discuss Turkey's official request for the provisional arrest of terrorist leader Fetullah Gulen. "I am heading to the U.S. on Oct. 25. We have a meeting with the Attorney General on Oct. 26...

Israel official halts construction in Arab East Jerusalem

Deputy mayor of Israel's Jerusalem municipality, Meir Turjeman, has announced the suspension of all construction activity in Arab parts of the city, Israeli Radio reported. The move, announced Monday night, came in response to a Sunday shooting attack in East Jerusalem in which two Israelis...