Aug 07 Erdogan hails Turkey-U.S. efforts on Syria zone By Associated Press The Turkish and American officials ended three days of talks in Ankara to discuss plans for a safe zone on Wednesday, saying they had agreed to set up an operations center in Turkey "as soon as possible."… Continue reading
Jun 23 Landmark Istanbul loss a blow to Turkey’s Erdogan By Derek Gatopoulos, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Voters in Istanbul cast ballots Sunday in a re-run mayoral election ordered up by authorities after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party narrowly lost the mayor's office in Turkey's largest city for the first time in 25 years. Continue reading
May 07 Erdogan defends Istanbul vote redo, critics see power grab By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey's top electoral body annulled the results of the March 31 vote in Istanbul, which the opposition candidate narrowly won. Continue reading
May 06 Turkish election board orders new Istanbul vote after opposition victory By Associated Press Turkey's state-run news agency says the country's highest electoral body has ruled for a rerun of the Istanbul mayoral election after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party challenged the legitimacy of the vote an opposition candidate narrowly won. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 12:34 Turkish foreign minister slams U.S. for having ‘no clear strategy’ on Syria By Ali Rogin Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed the United States’ Syria strategy and Middle East peace plan, saying Wednesday that one was underdeveloped and the other might not exist. “It seems that there is no clear… Continue watching
Apr 02 Turkish president Erdogan’s party challenges results of local elections By Associated Press Erdogan's conservative and Islamic-based party lost its decades-old stronghold of Ankara to the opposition and is trailing in the tight race for Istanbul. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:36 New York Knicks center Enes Kanter on why he fears Erdogan New York Knicks center Enes Kanter is foregoing a team trip to London due to safety concerns. An outspoken critic of Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kanter fears retaliation from associates of Erdogan, and that he might be detained or… Continue watching
Dec 25 Turkey ‘determined’ to drive out Kurdish forces from Syria By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press For weeks, Turkey has been threatening to launch a new offensive against the Kurdish fighters, who partnered with the U.S. to drive the Islamic State group out of much of northern and eastern Syria. Ankara views the Kurdish forces as… Continue reading
Oct 26 Turkey to Saudi Arabia: Where is Khashoggi’s body? By Suzan Fraser, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor will arrive in Turkey on Sunday as part of the investigation and will meet with Turkish counterparts. Continue reading
Oct 23 Turkish president says Saudi Arabia must identify who planned Khashoggi’s death By Christopher Torchia, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a sharp rebuttal of Saudi Arabia’s widely criticized account that the writer for The Washington Post died accidentally in a brawl, saying Saudi officials had planned the killing for days. Continue reading