Russias Gazprom said on Friday that it approved a request from Turkey to increase daily natural gas supplies from 32mn m3 to 48mn m3 after an attack by PKK militants on a pipeline in eastern Turkey halted gas supplies from Iran. 28 Turkish soldiers were wounded in the attack. The terrorist organisation PKK on Saturday attacked the pipeline once again, causing further disruption of natural gas flow. |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more