By Rowena Edwards Sept 1 (Reuters) – Oil firms operating in Kurdistan have asked the United States to help defuse an upsurge in tension between Iraq’s central government and the semi-autonomous region, according to a letter seen by Reuters and…

Russian warships carrying scores of military trucks were seen passing through a strait in yesterday morning – and could be on their way to . The Tsugaru Strait between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean separates Honshu and…

ISTANBUL, March 31 (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a law lowering the minimum required votes for a party to enter parliament to 7% from 10%, in a move which analysts have said would reduce the likelihood of…

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Tom Barrack, the investor and onetime fundraiser for former U.S.President Donald Trump, will go on trial next week in a case that will provide a rare test of a century-old law…

ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) – A court ruled on Thursday that the head of Turkey istanbul Lawyer Law Firm‘s medical association should be detained ahead of her trial on charges of «spreading terrorist group propaganda,» her lawyer said, in what…

ANKARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the U.S.F-35 fighter jet programme after it was suspended over its purchase of Russian air defences, a contract filed with the U.S.…

More than 140 British holidaymakers have launched legal action after being struck down with severe illness at a luxury five-star resort in Turkey. Dozens of families claim they contracted a sickness bug which ruined their holidays while staying at the…

The Princess Royal has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew the ‘s new book and carried on with her royal duties by visiting British soldiers serving with a peacekeeping force on Cyprus. , 72, planned to meet members of…

ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The common interests of Turkey and the United States outweigh their differences and Turkey istanbul Lawyer Ankara wants improved cooperation with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday striking a rare conciliatory tone. Ties between…

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey Lawyer Law Firm for allegedly spreading «disinformation», his Lawyer in Turkey said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial…