Thursday, 13 August, 2015 , 11:36 AFP — Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday met the main opposition leader for decisive talks that will likely determine if the country forges a coalition government or heads to snap polls.

Thursday, 13 August, 2015 , 10:48 AFP — Kurdish forces in northern Iraq who are fighting Islamic State (IS) militants were attacked with chemical weapons a few days ago, the German defence ministry said on Thursday.

Thursday, 13 August, 2015 , 10:15 AFP — Turkish premier Ahmet Davutoglu will meet the main opposition leader Thursday for decisive talks that will likely determine if the country forges a coalition government or heads to snap polls.

Thursday, 13 August, 2015 , 10:07 AFP — Kurdish forces in northern Iraq who are fighting Islamic State militants were attacked with chemical weapons a few days ago, the German defence ministry said on Thursday.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 21:27 AFP — US warplanes Wednesday carried out their first air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish base, kicking off a key new phase in the campaign against the jihadists.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 20:41 AFP — The United States has begun to carry out air strikes against the Islamic State group using manned jets launched from a base in Turkey, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 18:03 AFP — Turkish police and protesters engaged in violent clashes on Wednesday at the funeral of a senior Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) figure killed a day earlier, reports said.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 16:51 AFP — Turkey is ready to begin operations against Islamic State (IS) jihadists along with its NATO ally the United States after a "pause" for coordination purposes, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 15:39 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday vowed there would be "no concessions" in Turkey's relentless offensive against Kurdish militants, as its southeast was hit by new deadly violence.

Wednesday, 12 August, 2015 , 13:33 AFP — One Turkish soldier and two suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed on Wednesday in clashes in the southeast that erupted when the Kurdish rebels attacked a military post, the army said.