Erdogan’s Koza Group Power Grab Spills Into U.K. Courts

Koza Altin Isletmeleri AS sued its parent in British courts to block the Turkish government from taking control of the company after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan started to crack down on suspected sympathizers of a failed army coup. Akin Ipek, a tycoon whose family owns Koza Altin and other businesses in Turkey, claims that dozens of trustees with close ties to Erdogan were unlawfully appointed by the company in a plot to wrest control through orders from government-appointed judges.

Turkey, Russia seek truce in Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday that his country and Russia want a cease-fire in Syria, where the two nations support opposing camps in the conflict. Speaking alongside Sergey Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, in a Turkish resort town, Cavusoglu said, "We are in agreement that a cease-fire is needed so that the tragedy can come to an end."

On Food: Damon talks turkey

If you're intimidated by the idea of cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving, whether because you're new to the job or because you never do it more than once a year and don't really remember the process, here's the secret: it really isn't hard. If you roast chickens, you already know what to do, because it's exactly the same for the big bird as it is for the smaller one.

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Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions that the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.

US, Russia, others making renewed diplomatic push on Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives for a meeting to discuss the crisis in Syria, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other top diplomats will discuss a "multilateral approach" to ending the Syria war after a bilateral approach by Moscow and Washington to ensure a cease-fire collapsed.

Should U.S. pull personnel out of Turkey after coup attempt there?

A powerful California lawmaker wants Congress to consider moving U.S. personnel and military equipment out of Turkey into other Middle Eastern countries in the wake of an attempted coup in Turkey in July. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the Republican chair of a House subcommittee on emerging threats, said the relationship between Turkey and the United States had changed over the past decade and that Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could no longer be counted on as an ally.

Turkey Ready to Join US in Liberating Raqqa

Fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces prepare to fire a mortar shell towards positions held by Islamic State fighters in northern province of Raqqa, Syria, May 27, 2016. Turkey would be ready to join any future operation proposed by the United States to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Obama to juggle issues during final trip to Asia

President Barack Obama faces thorny talks about the fight against the Islamic State group, climate change and human rights when he sets off this week across the Pacific for an eight-day valedictory tour through Asia. Coming five months from the end of Obama's term, the White House has planned the trip as a moment to highlight his administration's seven-year effort to expand U.S. influence Asia, including his push for massive free-trade and a landmark climate agreement with China.

Turkey: IS has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border

Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's prime minister and a Syrian opposition group reported. Also on Sunday, Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes launched a wide offensive in the northern city of Aleppo, capturing areas they lost last month and besieging rebel-held neighborhoods, state media and opposition activists said.

The Latest: German leader hopeful of calming Turkey tensions

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she's hopeful after meeting the Turkish president that Turkey will soon lift a ban on German lawmakers visiting their country's military personnel at a Turkish air base. Merkel met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday at the Group of 20 summit in China.

Biden welshes on promised meeting with Syria heckler

Vice President Joe Biden did not meet with the man who interrupted his speech at a recent campaign rally for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, despite giving his "permission" to do so in front of crowd in Parma, Ohio. While speaking Thursday, Biden momentarily put his speech on hold as he addressed a heckler who repeatedly yelled that his friend died in recent combat in Syria.

Syria, Brexit on Obama’s agenda in China

U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China on Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey -- two essential U.S. allies -- as each leader confronts widespread internal strife back home. It's the second day of high-stakes diplomacy for Obama, who arrived here Saturday to an inauspicious welcome: no red-carpeted stairs for Air Force One and open quarreling on the tarmac between Chinese and U.S. officials over press access.

11 soldiers reported killed in Turkey

Launching his final tour through Asia, President Barack Obama arrived in China on Saturday planning to spotlight U.S.-Chinese cooperation on climate change. The emerging partnership between the two biggest carbon... Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations' participation in last year's Paris climate change agreement.