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"Avoid Escalation Of Tensions": Russia Cautions Turkey Over Syria Strikes
Russia Tuesday said it hoped Turkey would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use of force" in Syria, where Ankara has carried out air strikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters.
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Russia Missile Deal Related To Sovereignty, No Backtrack: Tayyip Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that NATO-member Turkey would take delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defence system in July - a deal that has created tensions with the United States.
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Russia Strikes Back At Syrian Rebels Who Downed Fighter Jet, Killed Pilot
Syria's former al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility Saturday for the downing of a Russian warplane in northern Syria, apparently using a surface-to-air missile.
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Turkey PM Binali Yildirim Wants 'No Permanent Enmity' With Neighbours
New Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said he wants to have no permanent tensions with the country's neighbours after serious ruptures with Egypt, Israel, Russia and Syria in recent years, in comments published today.
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Turkey Says Russian Jet Violated Its Airspace Again, Warns Of Consequences
Turkey warned of consequences on Saturday after saying a Russian SU-34 jet had violated its airspace despite warnings, once more stoking tensions between two countries involved in Syria's war, but Russia denied that there had been any incursion.
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Turkey Accuses Russia Of Playing Up Military Threat After Downed Jet
Turkey accused Russia today of playing up a military threat from Ankara that does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month.
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Turkey PM Accuses Russia Of Seeking 'Ethnic Cleansing' In Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today accused Russia of pursuing a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in Syria and strengthening ISIS terrorists, in the latest escalation of tensions between Ankara and Moscow.
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Turkey Slams Russian Missile Launcher 'Provocation'
Turkey's foreign minister has called on Russia to end "provocative acts" after Turkish media captured images of a Russian soldier apparently pointing a missile launcher as his warship navigated through the Bosporus on its way to the Mediterranean.
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Turkey Cannot Be 'Brought To its Knees' By Russia: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey's prime minister says his country can't be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Russia Approves Sanctions Against Turkey Over Downed Plane
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev today signed a government order approving a raft of sanctions to be imposed on Turkey over the downing of a Russian warplane.
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Barack Obama Urges Turkey to Reduce Tensions With Russia, Stresses Support
US President Barack Obama urged his Turkish counterpart today to reduce tensions with Russia while stressing US support for its NATO ally's security.
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Barack Obama Urges Lower Tensions Between Russia, Turkey
President Barack Obama is calling for a reduction in tensions between Turkey and Russia following Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian warplane.
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Kazakhstan Urges Russia, Turkey to Probe Jet Downing, Restore Ties
Russia's close ally Kazakhstan today urged Moscow and Istanbul to create a bilateral commission to jointly investigate the downing of the Russian bomber jet by Turkey which has strained relations between the two countries.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Russia Tightens Control Over Turkish Food Imports: Minister
Russia said today that it would reinforce control over Turkish food imports citing frequent violations of safety standards, as tensions surged with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
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"Avoid Escalation Of Tensions": Russia Cautions Turkey Over Syria Strikes
Russia Tuesday said it hoped Turkey would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "any excessive use of force" in Syria, where Ankara has carried out air strikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters.
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Russia Missile Deal Related To Sovereignty, No Backtrack: Tayyip Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that NATO-member Turkey would take delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defence system in July - a deal that has created tensions with the United States.
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Russia Strikes Back At Syrian Rebels Who Downed Fighter Jet, Killed Pilot
Syria's former al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility Saturday for the downing of a Russian warplane in northern Syria, apparently using a surface-to-air missile.
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Turkey PM Binali Yildirim Wants 'No Permanent Enmity' With Neighbours
New Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said he wants to have no permanent tensions with the country's neighbours after serious ruptures with Egypt, Israel, Russia and Syria in recent years, in comments published today.
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Turkey Says Russian Jet Violated Its Airspace Again, Warns Of Consequences
Turkey warned of consequences on Saturday after saying a Russian SU-34 jet had violated its airspace despite warnings, once more stoking tensions between two countries involved in Syria's war, but Russia denied that there had been any incursion.
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Turkey Accuses Russia Of Playing Up Military Threat After Downed Jet
Turkey accused Russia today of playing up a military threat from Ankara that does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month.
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Turkey PM Accuses Russia Of Seeking 'Ethnic Cleansing' In Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today accused Russia of pursuing a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in Syria and strengthening ISIS terrorists, in the latest escalation of tensions between Ankara and Moscow.
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Turkey Slams Russian Missile Launcher 'Provocation'
Turkey's foreign minister has called on Russia to end "provocative acts" after Turkish media captured images of a Russian soldier apparently pointing a missile launcher as his warship navigated through the Bosporus on its way to the Mediterranean.
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Turkey Cannot Be 'Brought To its Knees' By Russia: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey's prime minister says his country can't be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.
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Russia Approves Sanctions Against Turkey Over Downed Plane
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev today signed a government order approving a raft of sanctions to be imposed on Turkey over the downing of a Russian warplane.
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Barack Obama Urges Turkey to Reduce Tensions With Russia, Stresses Support
US President Barack Obama urged his Turkish counterpart today to reduce tensions with Russia while stressing US support for its NATO ally's security.
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Barack Obama Urges Lower Tensions Between Russia, Turkey
President Barack Obama is calling for a reduction in tensions between Turkey and Russia following Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian warplane.
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Kazakhstan Urges Russia, Turkey to Probe Jet Downing, Restore Ties
Russia's close ally Kazakhstan today urged Moscow and Istanbul to create a bilateral commission to jointly investigate the downing of the Russian bomber jet by Turkey which has strained relations between the two countries.
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Turkey Wants to 'Calm Tensions' With Russia: PM
"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.
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Russia Tightens Control Over Turkish Food Imports: Minister
Russia said today that it would reinforce control over Turkish food imports citing frequent violations of safety standards, as tensions surged with Ankara over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
