• WATCH: Trump pardons his first Thanksgiving turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone

    WATCH: Trump pardons his first Thanksgiving turkeys, Drumstick and Wishbone

    Nov 21, 2017 08:04 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year's turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief and humorous White House ceremony, Trump extended the ...

  • Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security

    Turkey bans all LGBTI events in Ankara, citing security

    Nov 19, 2017 02:26 PM EDT

    ... that some groups may be provoked by LGBTI events and take action against participants because of "certain social sensitivities." Although homosexuality isn't banned in Turkey and numerous LGBTI associations are legally registered with the state, rights activists say LGBTI individuals face discrimination and stigma. Two Ankara-based LGBTI associations ...

  • U.S. and Turkey suspend bilateral non-immigrant visa services

    U.S. and Turkey suspend bilateral non-immigrant visa services

    Oct 08, 2017 06:32 PM EDT

    ISTANBUL — The U.S. said Sunday it was suspending non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee, prompting Turkey to halt visa services in the U.S. The U.S. Embassy in the capital of Ankara tweeted a statement from the ...

  • Germany welcomes release of writer sought by Turkey

    Germany welcomes release of writer sought by Turkey

    Aug 20, 2017 05:32 PM EDT

    ... but the author has in the past written about the mass killing of Armenians in Turkey in 1915. The killings are a sensitive subject in Turkey, which rejects the widespread view that they constituted genocide. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a statement "it would be terrible if Turkey ...

  • Turkey continues crackdown one year after failed coup

    Turkey continues crackdown one year after failed coup

    Jul 15, 2017 09:04 PM EDT

    ... New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey." He joins me now from Washington. So, in this one year period, what's happened to Turkey? SONER CAGAPTAY, WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: Turkey has actually not become more democratic unfortunately, although the coup was presented. It has become ...

  • Tillerson hopes to mend strained U.S.-Turkey ties

    Tillerson hopes to mend strained U.S.-Turkey ties

    Jul 10, 2017 12:16 PM EDT

    ISTANBUL — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday acknowledged severe strains in U.S.-Turkey relations, although he said he is hopeful of mending ties with the NATO ally and partner in the anti-Islamic State coalition. He also said he hoped that the U.S. and Turkey ...

  • Turkey rejects demands from Gulf Arab states in Qatar dispute

    Turkey rejects demands from Gulf Arab states in Qatar dispute

    Jun 23, 2017 01:50 PM EDT

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara has no plans to shut down its military base in the small Gulf country. The demand that Turkey pull out its forces was one of a ...

  • Adding to tensions with Turkey, Erdogan's security team charged in assault of D.C. protesters

    Adding to tensions with Turkey, Erdogan's security team charged in assault of D.C. protesters

    Jun 16, 2017 12:16 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: A new flash point in the tense and fraying alliance between the United States and Turkey, after Turkish security forces attacked protesters during President Erdogan's recent visit to Washington, D.C. Hari Sreenivasan has our report. And a warning: Images in this report may disturb some ...

  • Trump meets with Turkey’s Erdogan amid slew of tensions

    Trump meets with Turkey’s Erdogan amid slew of tensions

    May 16, 2017 11:51 PM EDT

    President Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House Tuesday amid increased tensions between the two allies. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, then Jeffrey Brown speaks with Soner Cagaptay of The Washington Institute and Ali Cinar of the Turkish Heritage Organization about what is likely to come from meeting between...

  • WATCH: Trump, Turkey's Erdogan vow to repair relationship

    WATCH: Trump, Turkey's Erdogan vow to repair relationship

    May 16, 2017 03:18 PM EDT

    ... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would re-establish its military and economic partnership with Turkey. He committed to backing Turkey's fight against the Islamic State group and a Kurdish insurgency known as the PKK, which the U.S., the European Union and Turkey ...