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AP10ThingsToSee - In this image from amateur video obtained by a group called Ugarit News, a rebel runs from an explosion, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Qusair, Syria.

Iran's Ambassador to Turkey Alireza Bigdeli urged Turkish media to refrain from publishing articles which may cause problems in Tehran-Ankara ties, IRNA reported.

Head of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces Mouaz al-Khatib reacts as he arrives for the group's meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said, the EU will keep on working with Turkey as well as with all the partners and allies in order to establish peace and stability in Syria.

Minister of Trade and Industry, FranA ois Kanimba requested Turkish businessmen to invest in Rwanda.

The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon.

SPEAKING FREELY Turkey puts a new paradigm in play By Omer Aslan Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.

President Obama welcomed Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to the White House last week with warmth appropriate for the leader of a strategically located ally which is NATO's only Muslim member, enjoys a booming economy, and holds elections which appear democratic.

President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

Turkey, which proudly boasts about having the second largest armed forces in NATO after the United States, is trying to deal with the 934 suicides that have occurred in the Turkish army during the past decade.

Turkish journalists protest by the Syrian Embassy in Ankara on August 31, to demand the release of two Turkish reporters.

A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathisers in the country in recent years.

A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathisers in the country in recent years.

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the Istanbul-Gyeongju World Culture Expo 2013 will be held.

ANKARA, May 23 Medet Unlu, a businessman and prominent figure in Turkey's Chechen diaspora, has been killed in Ankara, according to media reports.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Russia on September 5, TRT Haber reported on Thursday.

Baku is a way for Turkey and the Turkish people to the Caucasus, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis said at the opening ceremony of the Europe-Azerbaijan Society office in Istanbul, Anadolu agency said today.

Syria's main opposition group gathers on Thursday for a landmark conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to discuss peace talks with the regime, as rebels on the ground suffer a massive army onslaught.

The two-day strike by Bulgarian truck drivers at the border ended with the restrictions being lifted.

Turkey, Serbia and BiH are building on political and economic relations to expand peace, stability and co-operation in the Balkans.