Sep 19 Watch 10:25 Turkey President Erdoğan on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the future of NATO By Judy Woodruff, Dan Sagalyn World leaders have begun assembling in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Among the leaders who sit at the crossroads of many issues of global importance is Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. From Ukraine, to Russia, to NATO, he… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 8:13 Turkey demands extradition of former Kurdish militia member living in Sweden By Malcolm Brabant Following elections in Sweden, a right-wing coalition with an anti-immigrant agenda has a narrow enough majority to form a government. The seismic shift in Swedish politics could have serious implications for dozens of Kurds in the country who fear extradition… Continue watching
Jun 04 NATO chief seeks to curb Erdogan’s resistance to Finland, Sweden joining alliance By Associated Press Stoltenberg, who visited Washington this week, tweeted that he met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin while there and discussed “the need to address Turkey’s concerns and move forward” with the Finnish and Swedish membership applications. Continue reading
May 29 Turkey’s Erdogan remains opposed to Finnish, Swedish NATO bids By Associated Press Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Continue reading
May 23 Turkey’s President Erdogan threatens new incursion into Syria By Associated Press Speaking following a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Erdogan said the aim of the operation would be resume Turkish efforts to create a 30-kilometer (20 mile) safe zone along its border with Syria. Continue reading
May 21 Turkey’s Erdogan speaks with Swedish, Finnish leaders on NATO By Associated Press Erdogan called upon Sweden to lift defensive weapons export restrictions it imposed on Turkey over Turkey's 2019 incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan also said he expected Stockholm to take “concrete and serious steps” against the Kurdish Workers’ Party, or PKK,… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:25 Why a vocal Turkish activist’s prison sentence is a ‘nail in the coffin’ for free speech By Geoff Bennett, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery, Emine Yücel A Turkish court last week sentenced activist and businessman Osman Kavala to life in prison for attempting to overthrow the government during 2013 protests. Kavala's sentencing is just another example of President Erdogan's crackdown on free speech. Ece Temelkuran, a… Continue watching
Aug 13 Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38 By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding. The missing include 12-yaer-old twins who were trapped with their grandparents inside an eight-story residential building. Continue reading
Aug 04 Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Authorities have said safety precautions have been taken at the Kemerkoy power plant and its hydrogen tanks had been emptied. Local reporters said late Wednesday the wildfires had also prompted the evacuation of the nearby seaside area of Oren. Continue reading
Jul 31 Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported. Continue reading