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US threatens more Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed
AFP, Published on 17/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned Thursday the United States would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not soon release a jailed American pastor.
Erdogan backs ally Maduro after 'assassination bid'
AFP, Published on 07/08/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday spoke by phone with Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, passing on his best wishes after what Caracas said was a drone "assassination" bid backed by Colombia.
Turkey hails 'goal against fascist virus' after Ozil quits Germany side
AFP, Published on 23/07/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkish ministers on Monday warmly applauded the decision of Turkish-origin German footballer Mesut Ozil to quit the national team on the grounds of racism, with one senior minister hailing "a goal against the virus of fascism."
Turkey to lift state of emergency next week
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» ANKARA - Turkey will next week lift the state of emergency introduced after a failed 2016 coup and which granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government greater powers to detain suspects, his spokesman said on Friday.
Turkey's Erdogan begins new term with expanded powers
AFP, Published on 09/07/2018
» ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for his second term as head of state on Monday, taking on greater powers than any Turkish leader for decades under a new system condemned by opponents as a one-man regime.
Europe fights to save Iran nuclear deal after US pullout
AFP, Published on 09/05/2018
» PARIS: European powers scrambled Wednesday to save a landmark deal curbing Iran's nuclear programme after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the agreement and reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
Turkey snubs French mediation offer with Kurdish militia
AFP, Published on 30/03/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkey on Friday rejected a French offer to mediate with the Syrian Democratic Forces which is dominated by a Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara, a presidential spokesman said.
Over Turkey objections, Trump grants arms to Syrian Kurds
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria's Kurdish fighters "as necessary" to recapture the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists.
Turkey and the EU: The end of the road?
AFP, Published on 18/11/2016
» ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to call a referendum on the future of Turkey's EU membership bid, while Brussels accuses Ankara of "backsliding" on key commitments.
Two Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in Syria
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» ISTANBUL - Two Turkish soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday in a rocket attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria, in the first deadly attack on Ankara's armed forces to be blamed on the jihadists in Turkey's cross-border incursion.