Russia-Turkey

Turkey sentences five men to jail over murder of Russian envoy

Turkish court sentences five men to life in jail for aiding and abetting gunman who murdered Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara.

Putin and Erdogan agree to coordinate actions in Syria

Russian President and Turkish counterpart meet in Moscow in the wake of US decision to withdraw forces from Syria.

Putin: Conditions exist for end of Syria war

Russian President visits Turkey, agrees with Erdogan on de-escalation zone in Syria's Idlib province.

Netanyahu: Civilized world must come together to fight terror

Prime Minister Netanyahu condemns assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey.

Russia 'has evidence' Turkey invaded Syria

Foreign Minister Lavrov says Turkish troops have entered Syrian territory as part of a 'creeping expansion' on the border.

Advanced Russian plane spies on Turkey from Syria

Russian plane joins fleet in Latakia, can spy hundreds of kilometers into Turkey from Syrian airspace.

Russia says Turkey is about to invade Syria

Russian defense ministry warns it has 'serious grounds' to think Turkey is making 'intensive preparations for an armed invasion.'

Putin's revenge: Turkish tourist industry collapsing

More than 1,300 hotels along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts are up for sale as Russian sanctions bite.

Website of Russian embassy in Israel hacked by Turks

Turkish hacker group claims responsibility for hacking Russian embassy website in Tel Aviv. Website now up and running again.

Turkey arrests three Russians as suspects in Tuesday's bombing

Turkey has arrested three suspects, all of whom are Russian and allegedly have ties to ISIS.

Putin vows never to reconcile with 'Islamized' Turkey

In angry speech Russian president hints Ankara downed Moscow's jet in a deal with the US, says Erdogan overseeing a 'creeping Islamization.'

Putin-Erdogan 'peace talks' collapse

Scheduled summit to head off Russia-Turkey crisis canceled in advance, nipping chances of rapprochement in the bud.

Russia finds black box of jet downed by Turkey

Putin orders to open black box of fighter jet shot down by Turkey with foreign experts, to clear up case that has sundered bilateral ties.

Russia crisis may cost Turkey $9 billion

Turkish deputy PM reveals depth of fallout after Russian jet downed, warns if sanctions continue 'all dissuasive measures will be taken.'

Turkey expresses condolences over death of Russian pilot

Turkish Foreign Minister expresses condolences for the death of a Russian pilot when one of its warplanes was shot down.

Erdogan: Prove Turkey bought oil from ISIS and I'll resign

Turkish President says he would be ready to quit office if allegations by Russia that Turkey traded oil with ISIS jihadists were proven.

Turkey PM urges Russia to give up 'baseless' claims on ISIS oil

Ankara sidesteps claims Turkey has vested interest in ISIS oil stores as relations with Moscow continue to stall.

Putin: Turkey shot down Russian warplane to protect ISIS oil

Moscow reiterates stance that Ankara has vested interests in keeping ISIS oil stocks protected as tiff over downed plane continues.

Erdoğan to Putin: Don’t play with fire

Turkey's Erdoğan wants a meeting with Putin, but Putin refuses to meet before he apologizes for downing a Russian warplane on Tuesday.

Russia halts visa-free regime for Turks

Russia announces it is halting a visa-free regime for Turkish visitors, another sanction following Turkey's downing of Russian plane.

Putin: Americans knew flight path of plane downed by Turkey

Russian President claims Russia had given prior information to the United States of the flight path of the plane downed by Turkey.

Turkish army: We didn't know the downed plane was Russian

Turkey's army says it did not know the warplane it downed on the Syrian border was Russian, adds it tried to rescue the pilots.

Erdogan, Obama agree on need to reduce tensions

Turkish, American Presidents agree on the need to reduce tensions after Turkish forces shoot down a Russian plane.

Turkey summons Russia envoy over border bombing

Turkey summons the Russian ambassador after Russian war planes hit Syrian territory very close to the Turkish border.

Putin Mends Fences In Istanbul

Syria Will Not Disrupt Lucrative Russo-Turkish Trade Relations

While the Syrian crisis has strained relations between Russia and Turkey, neither side can forego the trade relations.

Russia: No Patriots For Turks

Patriot Missile Dispute Reveals Russian Suspicions About Ankara

The dispute over the deployment of Patriot missiles on the Turkish-Syrian border exposes Russia's fears.