President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister suggested Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic…
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador Friday, in the latest escalation of a dispute…
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
Middle East
May 30, 2019
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
Turkey on Wednesday released a NASA scientist with dual US-Turkish citizenship whose nearly three-year detention had soured relations, but the…
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest
Zafer Guzey is employed three days a week at a studio for string instruments. Sitting hunched over on a wooden…
Turkey to offer Sudanese land for agricultural investment in 2019
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Turkey to offer Sudanese land for agricultural investment in 2019
Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bakr Pakdemireli announced on Tuesday that Turkey would offer Sudanese agricultural land for sale to…
White House adviser Hassett: U.S. monitoring Turkey situation ‘very closely’
Middle East
August 14, 2018
White House adviser Hassett: U.S. monitoring Turkey situation ‘very closely’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday the Trump administration is monitoring the financial situation…
Erdogan vows to defy US ‘threats’ over detained pastor
Middle East
August 11, 2018
Erdogan vows to defy US ‘threats’ over detained pastor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Saturday at US “threats” over a detained American pastor which has escalated tensions…
Muslim leaders call for international protection force for Palestinians
Middle East
May 19, 2018
Muslim leaders call for international protection force for Palestinians
Muslim leaders called on Friday for an international force to be deployed to protect Palestinians after dozens of protesters were…
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
Middle East
January 5, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned that bilateral legal accords with the United States were “losing validity”, lashing out…
Turkey doesn’t rule out contact with Assad
Middle East
November 24, 2017
Turkey doesn’t rule out contact with Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out possible contact with President Bashar Assad in a sign that his…