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The article states that Kurdish fighters fighting the militant jihadist organization Islamic State (ISIS) from the U.S. government-allied Syrian group the People's Defense Units (YPG) accused Turkey of shelling their positions in Syria on July 27, 2015. According to the article, Turkey agreed to permit U.S. jets to utilize Turkish air bases to strike ISIS positions in Syria, and Turkey was also launching airstrikes against ISIS targets ahead of a scheduled July 29, 2015, meeting of the group the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The article states that the Turkish government agreed in late July 2015 to permit U.S. armed forces to utilize the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey to send fighter jets and armed drone aircraft to attack fighters of the militant organization Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, based in Syria. According to the article, U.S. president Barack Obama and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to the broad parameters of the deal on July 22, 2015.

The article states that the Turkish government placed blame on the militant organization Islamic State for a suicide bombing that killed at least 31 people and wounded over 100 in the Kurdish border town of Suruc, Turkey, in mid-July 2015. According to the article, the target of the attack was a Suruc cultural center where about 300 members of socialist youth groups were meeting. The article presents comments from Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

The article discusses potential political uncertainty in Turkey following the failure of the ruling party the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to retain a majority in the Turkish parliament following the results of the June 7, 2015, parliamentary elections. According to the article, the results thwarted Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans to shift Turkey to a strong presidential system of government. The article examines the potential impact of relations with Turkey among allies such as the U.S. and partners such as the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The article states that the Turkish political party the Justice and Development Party (AKP) fell short of maintaining its majority in the Turkish parliament in the June 7, 2015, election. According to the article, the result was detrimental to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempts to consolidate power, particularly his desire to shift Turkey from a parliamentary system to a presidential system of government, and would result in a coalition government. The article discusses electoral support for the pro-Kurdish political party the People's Democratic Party (HDP).

The article discusses Pope Francis' characterization of a 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Turks as genocide. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called the Pope's words historically inaccurate and unacceptable. Pope Francis, who has sought to encourage better relations between Christians and Muslim, made his remarks within the context of contemporary persecution of Christians by Muslims.

The article discusses Muslims Uighurs who flee China and concerns their exodus creates among Chinese officials. Many Uighurs leave China to escape discrimination. The Chinese government fears Uighurs who depart for Turkey and elsewhere could become radicalized abroad and then cause unrest upon their return to China. Chinese authorities claim hundreds of Uighurs are fighting alongside the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.

The article discusses the declining performance of Turkish bank Asya Katilim Bankasi AS. News media in Turkey have accused the bank of funding political opposition to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is embroiled in a dispute with expatriate cleric Fethullah Gülen. The bank has seen its deposit base shrink, stock price decline, and profits vanish. Paul Rawkins of ratings firm Fitch Ratings blames politics for the bank's ill fortune.

The article reports that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq exported one hundred million dollars worth of Kurdish crude oil to Turkey, an act which the Iraqi government, with U.S. support, has treated as a challenge to its sovereignty. Topics include Iraq's assertion that the Kurdish oil is stolen goods, the oil market in the Middle East, autonomy efforts by the KRG, and an oil shipment on the United Leadership tanker.

The article reports that U.S. Internet companies including Google Inc. claim telecommunications firms in Turkey have been effectively censoring them in late March 2014 by impersonating their servers, thus blocking users' access to them. Google's YouTube video Website and Twitter Inc.'s microblogging service, both of which have been used by political opponents of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were among Websites targeted during local elections in Turkey.

The article discusses media restrictions imposed by the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan days before key local elections in Turkey scheduled for March 30, 2014. Access to the Twitter microblogging service and YouTube Internet-video Website was blocked within the country. Further information is presented about political strife between Erdogan and followers of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric and one-time Erdogan ally who lives in the U.S.

The article discusses the impact of political and financial volatility in 2014 on Turkey's real-estate market. Rising interest rates have caused a decline in apartment sales. In January 2014 home sales fell 39% according to real-estate developer Emlak Konut GYO. A sharp decline in the lira against the U.S. dollar has prompted some landlord to reduce their tenants' rents.

The article discusses Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's administration changes within Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) as of December 2013. Topics include the corruption investigation involving Erdogan and his political and business allies, the effect of the cabinet changes on Turkey's financial market, and criticisms of Erdogan by cleric Fethullah Gulen.