Peter Kenyon

For the first time, Iran joins the U.S. and more than a dozen other world and regional powers to discuss ending the civil war in Syria. Iran is the Syrian regime's major backer.

The White House and Pentagon resist calls for a defended "safe zone" inside Syria. Migrants in Turkey have their own worry: What if a safe zone became a place to put refugees?

The EU wants Turkey to keep more Syrian migrants from flooding into Europe. But the Syrians don't want to stay in a country that won't give them work permits or citizenship.

A British journalist was found dead in an Istanbul airport restroom. The Turks say the cause of death was suicide, but colleagues at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting say Jacky Sutton would not take her own life.

Today marks 90 days since the United Nations Security Council endorsed the landmark nuclear accord agreed between Iran and six world powers (the U.S., Britain, France, Germany China and Russia.)

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will unfold in a series of steps that include nuclear cutbacks made ...

Turks haven't responded to last week's double bombing the way others might. Rather than being shocked, they worry it's a return to an all too familiar past, and it's left them as divided as ever.

Sunday is the so-called "adoption day" for the nuclear deal with Iran. It's the day that Iran will begin sharply curtailing its nuclear program as part of the agreement reached this summer.

Turkey is gripped by grief after a weekend bomb attack killed nearly 100 people. The country faces parliamentary elections in two weeks, but many Turks wonder if any party can bring calm to Turkey.

The final report into the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines MH-17 is being released in the Netherlands. It confirms that the plane was shot down by a missile, but doesn't place blame.

Nearly 100 people died in bombings targeting a peace rally this weekend in the capital of Ankara. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has laid the blame for the attack with the Islamic State.

Turkey claims Russian military planes violated its airspace as regional tension increases over the Russian operations in Syria.

In a televised interview Sunday — his first comments since the campaign was launched last week — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Russia's air campaign against "terrorists" must succeed.

In a remote mountain village high above Turkey's Black Sea coast, there are villagers who still communicate across valleys by whistling. Not just whistling as in a non-verbal, "Hey, you!" But actually using what they call their "bird language," Turkish words expressed as a series of piercing whistles.

The village ...

Turkey has taken in more Syrians than any other country, by far. But under a policy dating back to 1951, it doesn't offer asylum to refugees and expects them to be permanently resettled elsewhere.

The Greek island of Lesbos has been transformed from a dream vacation spot to a haven of a different sort — for Syrians and Iraqis, a place free from the horrors of war back home. From here, those who've survived the crossing from Turkey can try to press further on ...

Migrants in Turkey are increasingly worried about their prospects of settling in Europe. Many vow to keep going, despite the uncertainty and risk.

David Miliband, now the president of the International Rescue Committee, recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos, where thousands of migrants are arriving by boat from Turkey.

The prospect of tighter border controls in Germany, Hungary and elsewhere in Europe hasn't curbed the flow of migrants seeking passage from the Middle East, mainly via Turkey and Greece.

Turkey has been cracking down on journalists — especially local Turkish reporters. Advocates for press freedom rank Turkey as having the greatest number of jailed journalists in the world.

Turkey's president told voters to be ready for a re-run of parliamentary elections on Nov. 1. The hope is the ruling party regains its majority as conflicts flare with the Kurdish minority and ISIS.