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Turkey government 'manufactures' enemies, opposition tells AFP


Friday, 1 August, 2025 , 02:31 AFP A senior leader of Turkey's beleaguered main opposition party accused the government of fabricating enemies in a politically motivated crackdown to reassert control after its election defeat last year, in an interview with AFP.

Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C


Wednesday, 30 July, 2025 , 17:05 AFP A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50C.

US citizen child repatriated from Syrian camp: State Dept


Tuesday, 29 July, 2025 , 22:22 AFP An American citizen child has been repatriated from a camp in northeast Syria for "unification" with family, the US State Department said Tuesday.

Turkey's glaciers fall victim to climate change


Tuesday, 29 July, 2025 , 05:55 AFP Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast: "There were glaciers 10 years ago," he recalled under a cloudless sky.

Turkey, Bulgaria battle wildfires amid Mediterranean heatwave


Monday, 28 July, 2025 , 15:49 AFP Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey and Bulgaria on Monday as a deadly heatwave went into a second week around much of the Mediterranean.

Turkey battles wildfires as heatwave grips Med


Monday, 28 July, 2025 , 14:37 AFP Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave across much of the Mediterranean, with wildfires leading to at least 14 deaths in the country in the past week.

Paris to host Syria talks on integrating Kurds


Friday, 25 July, 2025 , 17:50 AFP Syria, France and the United States said they agreed Friday to convene "as soon as possible" talks in Paris to integrate the autonomous Kurdish administration into the Syrian state.

Syria rejects Kurd bid to keep weapons: government source


Thursday, 24 July, 2025 , 17:37 AFP Syria has rejected Kurdish demands to keep their weapons, a government source said Thursday, as a new round of talks on the Kurds' integration into the state was set to begin.

Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm


Wednesday, 23 July, 2025 , 01:10 AFP Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish farmers have gradually returned with their flocks after decades of armed conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish army.

South Syria violence deepens fears among minorities


Tuesday, 22 July, 2025 , 12:59 AFP A surge of violence in southern Syria has exacerbated fears among minority communities and exposed what analysts say is the Damascus authorities' intent to rein in the Druze population.