• Turkey doesn't have to choose between U.S. and Russia, foreign minister says

    Turkey doesn't have to choose between U.S. and Russia, foreign minister says

    Jun 04, 2018 10:35 PM EST

    ... agreement. It is a multiparty program. And we have been in that program, including some joint production, production of the parts of F-35s in Turkey. So, Turkey has been paying in the installments on time, on due time. And Turkey have met all the requirements, but you cannot cancel ...

  • Turkey recalls envoy to US over embassy move

    Turkey recalls envoy to US over embassy move

    May 14, 2018 09:45 PM EST

    ... called home over the Trump administration moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Turkey is also recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations. Turkey's Foreign Affairs Ministry says it strongly condemns the decision to move the embassy and deems the move "legally null and void." Turkey says ...

  • Erdogan catches Turkey off guard by calling early elections

    Erdogan catches Turkey off guard by calling early elections

    Apr 18, 2018 06:45 PM EST

    ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan caught Turkey off guard on Wednesday by calling early elections for June, in a move that could cement his grip on power a year ahead of schedule. Erdogan announced that parliamentary and presidential elections, originally scheduled for November 2019 will now be held June ...

  • News Wrap: Russia forges closer ties with Turkey

    News Wrap: Russia forges closer ties with Turkey

    Apr 03, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    ... trim benefits that date to the 1930s. ... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news: Russia moved to forging even closer ties with NATO member Turkey today. In Ankara, Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They approved plans for Russia to build Turkey's ...

  • European Union criticizes Turkey's offensive in Syrian town of Afrin

    European Union criticizes Turkey's offensive in Syrian town of Afrin

    Mar 19, 2018 03:23 PM EST

    ... On Sunday, Turkish troops and Syrian opposition fighters allied with Ankara marched into Afrin, nearly two months after Turkey began its offensive on the enclave. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish militia in Afrin a "terrorist" group and an extension of its own Kurdish insurgency within Turkey. "I am worried about ...

  • Turkey's forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin

    Turkey's forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin

    Mar 18, 2018 04:41 PM EST

    ... In an attempt to prevent such a move east, Washington began discussions to address Turkey's concerns about the Kurdish militia's presence in Manbij. Turkey wants the YPG to pull out from the town. Meanwhile, U.S. and Kurdish officials said Turkey's fight with the YPG has distracted ...

  • Why is Turkey attacking northwest Syria?

    Why is Turkey attacking northwest Syria?

    Feb 03, 2018 05:56 PM EST

    ... said. Even if the Kurds are beaten in Afrin, said Hof, it's possible that they could retaliate elsewhere in Syria, prompting further action by Turkey. The end result, he said, could be U.S. troops unintentionally caught in the crossfire. Aliriza though warns Erdogan is unlikely to abandon the ...

  • Is U.S.-Turkey relationship weakened over Kurdish conflict?

    Is U.S.-Turkey relationship weakened over Kurdish conflict?

    Feb 01, 2018 11:35 PM EST

    ... Of course. Of course. And they should collect weapons that they have even already -- I mean, as of yesterday, there have been rockets sent to Turkey, a hospital, a restaurant, a house. And they have killed and wounded scores of people. And most of those weapons, I'm confident, were ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. presses Turkey to end assault on Kurdish forces

    News Wrap: U.S. presses Turkey to end assault on Kurdish forces

    Jan 25, 2018 11:50 PM EST

    ... Judy Woodruff: In the day's other news- The United States pressed Turkey to call off its assault on Kurdish forces in Southwest Syria. The Turks are targeting Kurds around the city of Afrin, saying they're allied with rebels inside Turkey. The U.S. supports the Syrian Kurds ...

  • Turkey, Russia finalize deal on anti-missile defense system

    Turkey, Russia finalize deal on anti-missile defense system

    Dec 29, 2017 05:44 PM EST

    ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey has finalized a deal with Moscow for the purchase of Russia's S-400 anti-missile system, Turkish defense officials announced Friday, despite concerns voiced by some of the NATO member's allies. The deal, which would make Turkey the first member of the military alliance to ...