• Erdogan visits Trump, amid friction between U.S., Turkey

    Erdogan visits Trump, amid friction between U.S., Turkey

    May 15, 2017 01:01 PM EDT

    ... effort. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish group, known as the YPG, a terrorist group because of its ties to the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party inside Turkey. The United States, the European Union and Turkey all agree the PKK is a terrorist organization. The Turks fear any weapons the U.S ...

  • What will Erdogan’s new power mean for Turkey?

    What will Erdogan’s new power mean for Turkey?

    Apr 17, 2017 11:44 PM EDT

    ia, the groups that are fighting ISIS, and that -- they are linked to PKK. And that's a significant problem in U.S.-Turkey relations and on several other relations. But I think both sides will need Trump administration. Turks see Trump administration as a new opportunity. And they will ...

  • Turkey votes to expand presidential powers

    Turkey votes to expand presidential powers

    Apr 16, 2017 09:01 PM EDT

    ... the effect of rallying nationalist voters to his cause. It made them think that President Erdogan was the only person standing up for them and Turkey and for that reason they needed to vote for it. So he was very aware of what people thought of Turkey and he played ...

  • Struggling to scrape by, Syrian refugees take low-paying jobs in Turkey

    Struggling to scrape by, Syrian refugees take low-paying jobs in Turkey

    Mar 29, 2017 12:01 AM EDT

    ... children earn far less. BOY (through interpreter): In Syria, they are all dead or living with death. BOY (through interpreter): We are better off in Turkey compared to Syria. There's no fighting. We are comfortable here. AHMED MOHAMMED KHALAF, Syrian Refugee (through interpreter): I came to Turkey to work ...

  • Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey

    Turmoil and terrorism breed economic uncertainty for Turkey

    Mar 27, 2017 11:15 PM EDT

    ... been wrecked by terrorism. But the impact of contagion is plain to see. And restaurant worker Levent Demir is hoping for an antidote. LEVENT DEMIR, Turkey (through interpreter): First of all, for things to get better, Syria is critical. Order needs to be restored in Syria, because Turkey is suffering ...

  • Erdogan: Turkey might hold referendum on EU membership

    Erdogan: Turkey might hold referendum on EU membership

    Mar 25, 2017 09:18 PM EDT

    ... up the proposal at a Turkish-U.K. forum in the southern city of Antalya, referring to the British departure from the EU and saying Turkey "might" hold a similar referendum after the April 16 vote to expand the powers of the Turkish presidency. The negotiation process for Turkey's ...

  • Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

    Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

    Mar 09, 2017 02:01 PM EDT

    ... available to meet and they got in touch with him," said Alptekin, who owns several businesses in Turkey. Among those officials, the documents said, were Turkey's ministers of foreign affairs and energy. Flynn's company did not name the officials but reported the two worked for Turkey's government ...

  • Greece-Turkey relations under pressure amid Erdogan’s extradition calls

    Greece-Turkey relations under pressure amid Erdogan’s extradition calls

    Jan 04, 2017 12:30 AM EDT

    ... shelter to people he calls terrorist soldiers. Despite international concerns about Turkey's attitude towards human rights, NATO has been at pains not to upset Turkey and its unpredictable president. Such is its strategic importance. At a recent news conference, the NATO secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, expressed solidarity with Turkey ...

  • Turkey faces daunting two-front terror threat

    Turkey faces daunting two-front terror threat

    Jan 03, 2017 12:33 AM EDT

    What's behind the latest deadly rampage in Turkey, one in a string of terror attacks there in the past year? William Brangham speaks with Bulent Aliriza from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the two-front attack facing Turkey and how President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of government officers following the summer’s coup is...

  • Turkey nightclub attacker still at large; ISIS claims responsibility

    Turkey nightclub attacker still at large; ISIS claims responsibility

    Jan 03, 2017 12:22 AM EDT

    In Turkey, a nationwide manhunt is underway for the attacker who opened fire on an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 39. Turkey has been a key player in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria, and the attack comes two weeks after the assassination of the Russian...