Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in northwest Syria is now only “a matter of time” after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault. CBC | World News
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‘Catastrophe’ looms as displaced Syrians flee toward closed Turkish border
Syrian families have been fleeing their homes and pushing toward a closed border with Turkey as government troops backed by Russia seek to regain control of the last opposition enclave in the country. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country’s east. CBC | World News
Read More »Death toll stands at 22 in Turkish earthquake with 1,000 hurt
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured, officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkish company says jets used illegally in Ghosn escape
A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in ex-Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG Jet said an employee falsified records and Ghosn’s name did not appear on any documentation related to the flights. CBC | World News
Read More »‘I don’t have a home right now’: Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter talks activism, basketball
Compared to the real-life dangers Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter contends with for speaking out against his home country’s authoritarian regime, boxing out seven-footers for rebounds may seem inconsequential by comparison. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump meets with Turkish President Erdogan, no breakthrough on mounting differences
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the Turkish president that his country’s purchase of a Russian missile defence system was a “very serious challenge” for the United States but that he hoped the NATO allies would be able to resolve that dispute. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia warns Syrian-Kurdish YPG must pull back or face Turkish army
Russia warned Syrian-Kurdish YPG forces on Wednesday they face further armed conflict with Turkey if they fail to comply with a Russian-Turkish accord calling for their withdrawal from the entire length of Syria’s northeastern border with Turkey. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian couple released from Turkish detention without charges
A Canadian couple who were detained by Turkish authorities near the Syrian border in July on suspicion of trying to join ISIS are on their way home to Canada after being released without charge, CBC News has learned. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian forces take Kurdish-held town of Manbij as Turkish offensive enters 7th day
Syrian government forces have entered the centre of the once Kurdish-held northern town of Manbij, about 30 kilometres south of the Turkish border, and raised the national flag, Syrian state media say. CBC | World News
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