Unity Party (PYD)

Soon after a meeting in Beijing with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a press conference that he would maintain Russia's contact with the "Kurdish formations" in Syria that are fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), or DAESH, despite Turkey's objections. By "Kurdish formations" he meant the People'

When the insignia of the People's Protection Units (YPG), a red star on a yellow triangle - a version of the symbol of many left-wing militant organizations around the world - first appeared as badges on the arms of the U.S. Special Forces in Syria in May 2016, the Turkish government was furious about it.

As soon as U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering the formation of safe zones for Syrians trying to escape the six-year-old civil war, there was a reaction from Russia.

Dimitry Peskov, the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the U.S. had not consulted with them on the project, adding that "probably all the consequences ought to be weighed up."

A car bomb exploded next to a public bus in central Ankara on the evening of March 13, killing at least 37 and wounding 125, according to an official statement.

“We are ready for normalization with Israel,” said a top official in Ankara who I met this week. My question was this: Is Turkey considering normalizing its relations with Israel and Egypt, which are the only countries offering stability in the region other than Iran?