Dec 26 Here’s what to know about Turkey’s decision to move forward with Sweden’s bid to join NATO By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the alliance’s summit meeting in July that Sweden had agreed “to support actively the efforts to reinvigorate Turkey’s EU accession process.”… Continue reading
Oct 23 Turkey’s Erdogan takes key step toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO admission By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press All 31 NATO allies must endorse Sweden’s membership. Turkey and Hungary have yet to ratify it. Continue reading
Oct 01 Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in Iraq after Ankara attack By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey's defense ministry announced. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 12:09 Turkey’s Erdogan says he trusts Russia ‘just as much as I trust the West’ By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The nation of Turkey sits at a crossroads of the world, and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is its preeminent leader. Reelected to office earlier in 2023, he has now been in power for 22 years. In an exclusive interview… Continue watching
Sep 04 Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow's demands on its own agricultural exports. Continue reading
Sep 03 Turkey’s president is meeting Putin in a bid to revive the Black Sea grain deal. Here’s what’s at stake By Andrew Wilks, Elise Morton, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July. Here are some key things to know. Continue reading
Sep 01 Putin and Erdogan will meet for talks on Ukraine grain deal By Associated Press Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the talks Friday, ending weeks of speculation about when and where the two leaders might meet next as international efforts continue to patch up the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Biden and Turkey’s President Erdogan meet at NATO summit By Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday but remained mum on the deal to advance Sweden’s membership in NATO. Continue reading
Jun 13 Turkey says it’s ready to open a consulate in a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces By Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020. Continue reading
May 29 What Erdogan’s reelection means for Turkey By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Having secured another five years, Erdogan now faces a host of domestic challenges in a deeply divided country. Continue reading