Ban Ki Moon

The United States and Russia has announced in a written statement Feb. 27 as date for Syria cessation of hostilities. 

Military actions, including airstrikes by Syria, Russia and the U.S.-led coalition, will continue against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Nusra Front and other "terrorist" groups, the statement read. 

A couple of days before the G-20 Summit in Antalya, I met with famous American economist Jeffrey Sachs in Istanbul. Professor Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at the University of Columbia, has more than one hat.  

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras landed in New York, early Sunday to take part in the 70th United Nations Annual Assembly. During his 6-day stay in the US, the Greek PM hopes to gain the support of the US in an effort to promote a better deal for the enormous Greek debt.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held several phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi President Fuad Masum on July 26 and informed them about recent cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in Syria. 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu will attend a meeting on countering the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in London next week, British Ambassador to Ankara Richard Moore said via Twitter yesterday, Jan. 14. That tweet was in reference to my piece titled ?Turkey should not be excluded from anti-terrorism league? in the Hürriyet Daily News on Jan. 13.

A march to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change drew thousands to the streets of New York City Sunday, with similar protests taking place around the world.

More than 300,000 people marched through the streets of NY in what organizers called the largest climate-change demonstration in history.