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In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at an Iranian prison known for keeping political prisoners and ...
... 16s. We have procured F-16s from the United States. But, instead, certain political decisions are being made, resulting in the imposition of sanctions upon Turkey. This is not very becoming of two friendly countries such as the U.S. and Turkey.We have spoken to the Republicans, and we ...
... issue to push the United States to sell him the F-35 fighter jet. Dr. Salim Cevik, German Institute for International and Security Affairs: So, Turkey wants fighter jets more than anything else. Malcolm Brabant: Turkey's aging air force needs the F-35 Lightning. The country was kicked off ...
... energy needs, and Russia's atomic agency is building Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Sinan Ulgen of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank characterized Turkey's diplomatic policy as being "pro-Ukraine without being anti-Russia." "Turkey believed that it did not have the luxury to totally alienate Russia ...
Turkish officials say a deal on a U.N. plan to unblock the shipment of Ukrainian grain and to allow Russia to export grain and fertilizers will be signed in Istanbul on Friday.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey can still “freeze” Sweden and Finland’s membership in NATO unless the two countries take steps that meet Ankara’s security demands, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Last month, Turkey lifted its objection to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance but warned that it ...
Some of those extraditions actually include journalists. And the U.S., for one, has refused some of Turkey's extraditions demand in the past. But, still, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made this agreement today, and he said it reiterated NATO's core principle that countries that meet the alliance ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting there had been no steps taken to alleviate Turkey’s ...
... was met with a "positive attitude" by the Swedish and Finnish delegations. He added that talks would continue once the Nordic governments had responded to Turkey's demands. Turkey also expects the extradition of 28 "terrorism" suspects from Sweden and 12 from Finland, Kalin said, adding that there was "no ...
... or YPG. Turkey views the group as an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK which is listed as a terror group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. The PKK has waged an insurgency against Turkey since 1984. Tens of thousands of people have died ...
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