• WATCH: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey

    WATCH: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey

    Nov 24, 2020 05:12 PM EDT

    ... House holiday tradition. Watch the turkey pardon live in the video player above at 2 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, Trump pardoned the annual Thanksgiving turkey in a White House ceremony. The two pardon candidates, turkeys from Iowa, arrived in Washington and are staying at an upscale hotel near the ...

  • Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

    Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

    Nov 10, 2020 06:03 PM EDT

    ... allies Turkey and the United States have been at odds over the past years over a number of issues, including on policy over Syria and Turkey’s decision to purchase Russia’s advanced anti-aircraft missile systems, which prompted Washington to expel Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter program ...

  • Death toll from Turkey earthquake rises to 116 as rescuers finish searches

    Death toll from Turkey earthquake rises to 116 as rescuers finish searches

    Nov 04, 2020 02:41 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake. All but two of the victims were killed in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. Two ...

  • 70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71

    70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71

    Nov 01, 2020 06:40 PM EDT

    ... AFAD said nearly 6,400 personnel had been activated for rescue work and hundreds of others for food distribution, emergency help and building damage control. Turkey is crisscrossed by fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. In 1999, two powerful quakes killed some 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey. Earthquakes ...

  • News Wrap: Deadly earthquake rattles Turkey, Greece

    News Wrap: Deadly earthquake rattles Turkey, Greece

    Oct 30, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... a small tsunami into a coastal district near Izmir, triggering street flooding in the streets. And the earthquake could be felt as far away as Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, some 300 miles from Izmir, and in Greece's capital, Athens. Seismologists predict the shallow depth of the quake's ...

  • Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island

    Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island

    Oct 30, 2020 03:42 PM EDT

    Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said the earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16.5 kilometers (10.3 miles) and registered at a 6.6 magnitude. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, with an epicenter ...

  • Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    Oct 30, 2020 02:48 PM EDT

    ... bracing for slimmed-down festivities after the government told people not to meet in groups of more than six. Richard Calcott raises 2,000 Christmas turkeys each year at Calcott Turkeys in Tamworth, England. He bought his turkey chicks — known as poults — in February and March, and it was too ...

  • Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test

    Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for weapon test

    Oct 23, 2020 09:56 PM EDT

    ... spokesman, Jonathan Hoffman, said in a statement. “We have been clear and unwavering in our position: an operational S-400 system is not consistent with Turkey’s commitments as a U.S. and NATO ally.” The State Department separately called Turkey's test unacceptable and a “clear step in the ...

  • E.U. criticizes Turkey for ‘backsliding’ on democracy, fundamental rights

    E.U. criticizes Turkey for ‘backsliding’ on democracy, fundamental rights

    Oct 06, 2020 06:36 PM EDT

    ... to pressure civil society, aid groups and the media, and that political power is still being concentrated in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey rejected some of the findings and branded the EU as “prejudiced.” “Turkey remains a key partner for the European Union. However, Turkey has continued ...

  • Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

    Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

    Sep 29, 2020 06:06 PM EDT

    Amid the tensions with Turkey, Greece has announced major arms purchases, including fighter jets from France, as well as warships, helicopters and weapons systems. "I was pleased to see that Mr. Pompeo shares our positions, understanding that tension between two members of NATO ultimately is not in anyone’s interest ...