• Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey approves Sweden's bid to join NATO

    Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey approves Sweden's bid to join NATO

    Oct 24, 2023 05:57 PM EDT

    However, speaking from New York before a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, said the ratification process by Turkey’s parliament “does not change anything,” and that Hungarian lawmakers “will make a sovereign decision on this issue.” Last month, Orbán said ...

  • Turkey's Erdogan takes key step toward ratifying Sweden's NATO admission

    Turkey's Erdogan takes key step toward ratifying Sweden's NATO admission

    Oct 23, 2023 04:47 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification, his office said Monday, bringing the Nordic country a step closer to membership in the military alliance. Erdogan had been delaying ratification of Sweden’s membership ...

  • NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application

    NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application

    Oct 12, 2023 06:53 PM EDT

    Erdogan dropped his opposition in July after the Biden administration signaled it would let Turkey buy 40 new F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits from the United States. Ankara also received assurances from Sweden that it would help revive Turkey’s own quest to join the European Union. Under ...

  • Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack

    Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack

    Oct 01, 2023 05:42 PM EDT

    ... packages. The two police officers were being treated in a hospital and were not in serious condition, Yerlikaya said. Egypt, which has normalized ties with Turkey after a decade of tensions, condemned the attack. A terse statement from the Foreign Ministry offered Egypt’s solidarity with Turkey.The U.S ...

  • Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’

    Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’

    Sep 18, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... answering those questions, sir. If I can, what would you like the American people to understand about the current relationship between the U.S. and Turkey? Recep Tayyip Erdogan (through interpreter): The American people, I believe, are following Turkey. And so long as you produce healthy news and coverage, I ...

  • Death toll rises to 12 in severe rainstorms hitting Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria

    Death toll rises to 12 in severe rainstorms hitting Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria

    Sep 06, 2023 02:47 PM EDT

    ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to 12 Wednesday after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered five more bodies. A flash flood at a campsite in northwestern Turkey near the border with Bulgaria killed at least five ...

  • Turkey's president is meeting Putin in a bid to revive the Black Sea grain deal. Here's what's at stake

    Turkey's president is meeting Putin in a bid to revive the Black Sea grain deal. Here's what's at stake

    Sep 03, 2023 05:56 PM EDT

    ... plant. Ankara’s relations with Moscow have frequently alarmed its Western allies. The 2019 acquisition of Russian-made air defense missiles led to Washington kicking Turkey off the U.S.-led F-35 stealth fighter program. Russia-Turkey relations in fields such as energy, defense, diplomacy, tourism and trade have ...

  • Russia attacks Ukrainian port in Odesa region before key grain deal talks with Turkey

    Russia attacks Ukrainian port in Odesa region before key grain deal talks with Turkey

    Sep 03, 2023 03:35 PM EDT

    ... will discuss renewing the Black Sea grain initiative, which the Kremlin pulled out of six weeks ago. The deal — brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July 2022 — had allowed nearly 33 million metric tons (36 million tons) of grain and other commodities to leave three Ukrainian ports safely ...

  • EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks

    EU lawmakers dampen Turkey's hopes of reopening accession talks

    Jul 18, 2023 08:09 PM EDT

    ... bid to join the bloc “cannot resume under the current circumstances.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week agreed to put Sweden’s accession before Turkey’s parliament for ratification but tied the move to Turkey joining the European Union. “When you pave the way for Turkey, we’ll pave ...

  • UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

    UN ends aid to northwest Syria from Turkey after Security Council fails to renew approval

    Jul 11, 2023 09:32 PM EDT

    ... in 2014 from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan through four crossing points into opposition-held areas in Syria. But over the years, Syria’s close ally Russia, backed by China, had reduced the authorized crossings to just Bab al-Hawa from Turkey — and the mandates from a year to six months.