Turkish Troops

EghtesadOnline: Turkish tanks, reinforced by an aerial bombardment, advanced toward a stronghold of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters on Monday, in an offensive that’s strained ties with Washington and complicated Russian efforts to end Syria’s seven-year civil war.

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to keep troops in Cyprus as future security arrangements turned into the biggest obstacle to a deal on reunifying the Mediterranean island after more than four decades.