Sep 07 Turkey's president says country has no capacity for more refugees By Associated Press Turkey's president says his country does not have the "strength or capability" to host millions of more refugees from Idlib. Continue reading
Aug 20 Suspect detained after shots fired at U.S. Embassy in Turkey By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn on Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 22:30 August 18, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Aug. 18, the world mourns the death of former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan, and tensions rise between the Turkey and the United States as the Turkish economy continues to fall. Also, an unfiltered look… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:14 Turkish lira falls as U.S.-Turkey tensions escalate By PBS News Hour Tensions continue to rise between the U.S. and its NATO ally Turkey after both countries imposed sanctions on one another over the release of a U.S. pastor held in Turkey since 2016. The spat has caused the Turkish economy to… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 4:10 Trump's tariff tweet inflames Turkey's economic crisis and strained U.S. relations President Trump turned a simmering conflict with Turkey to a boil, tweeting that he would double tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was at economic war, as the country's currency tumbled as much… Continue watching
Aug 01 Trump imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over detained American pastor By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. Continue reading
Jul 26 Pence says U.S. will sanction Turkey unless American pastor freed By Susannah George, Associated Press The United States threatened NATO ally Turkey with sanctions Thursday over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 24, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 24, the Trump administration says it has a plan to reunite separated immigrant families, and violence in Nicaragua as citizens demand the president's resignation. Later, Tony Hawk reflects on a half-century of skateboarding. Hari… Continue watching
Jun 24 Turkey: Erdogan claims victory in presidential election By Associated Press Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory after unofficial election returns Sunday showed him with enough votes to serve another term that carries new executive powers. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 3:45 Rivals challenge Erdogan's iron grip on eve of Turkey's election By PBS News Hour Even though Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has acquired a fervent voter base since he became prime minister in 2003 and then president in 2014, opponents ahead of the election on Sunday are proving that his victory is no longer a… Continue watching