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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
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...
... 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 ...
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