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What you need to know about Turkey’s rival leader Ali Babacan
Former Turkish economy minister Ali Babacan is emerging as a new rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party ... Economy -
Erdogan leans on Turkish central bank for ‘single digit’ rates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan heaped pressure on the central bank on Tuesday to continue slashing interest rates, after it already cut by 1,000 ... Business -
Turkey’s Erdogan in Qatar on first Arab trip since Syria offensive
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Qatar Monday on his first official trip to an Arab country since Ankara’s forces intervened in ... Gulf -
Turkey needs to ‘get rid of’ S-400s to overcome impasse - State Dept official
Turkey needs to “get rid of” the Russian S-400 missile defense system it purchased, a senior State Department official said on Thursday, ... Middle East -
Turkey re-convicts journalists despite higher court ruling
A Turkish court confirmed the convictions against former journalists from Turkey’s oldest newspaper on Thursday, despite their sentences being ... Middle East -
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party calls for early elections, won’t leave parliament
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party called on Wednesday for an early election but ruled out withdrawing from parliament to protest the ... Middle East -
Erdogan says told Trump Turkey will not give up on Russian S-400s
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he told US President Donald Trump during talks in Washington last week that Turkey would not ... Middle East -
After meeting Turkey’s Erdogan, US senator blocks genocide measure
A US Republican lawmaker who met with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blocked a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian ... World News -
Turkey’s Erdogan says US proposal to drop Russian defenses not right: Report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a US proposal for Ankara to get rid of the Russian S-400 missile defenses it purchased is not right ... Middle East -
US politicians criticize Erdogan’s visit, call for sanctions over Russian S-400s
US congressmen and senators have criticized the recent state visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington, with some calling on him ... Features -
Trump meeting with Erdogan made no progress in US-Turkey relations: Experts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington on Wednesday made no real progress on US-Turkey relations and was a slap in the ... Features -
Trump: Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 system creates ‘serious challenges’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that his country’s purchase of a Russian missile defense system was ... Middle East -
Trump greets Erdogan at White House, says Syria ceasefire holding
President Donald Trump told reporters that the Syrian ceasefire is holding very well, as he hosted a high-level White House meeting with ... Middle East -
US has no intention of ending alliance with Syrian Kurdish fighters, says official
The United States has no intention to end its alliance with Syrian Kurdish SDF militia, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, effectively ... World News -
Turkey’s Erdogan says will tell Trump US failed to keep Syria promise
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he would tell President Donald Trump that the United States has not fulfilled its agreement last ... Middle East -
Bipartisan House members urge Trump to rescind Erdogan invite to Washington
Fifteen US House Democrats and two Republicans urged President Donald Trump to rescind an invitation he extended to Turkish President Recep Tayyip ... World News -
Erdogan says Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out
Turkey will not leave Syria until other countries pull out, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday, and Ankara will continue its ... Middle East -
Turkish patrol kills protester amid shaky truce in northeast Syria
A Syrian protester was killed after he was run over by a Turkish military vehicle conducting a joint patrol in northeastern Syria with Russian troops ... Middle East -
Erdogan: Al-Baghdadi’s inner circle trying to enter Turkey
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that members of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s “inner ... Middle East -
Erdogan says US not fulfilling Syria deal ahead of Trump talks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday the United States was not fulfilling its pledge to remove Kurdish-led forces from a Syrian border ... Middle East -
President Erdogan says Turkey has captured al-Baghdadi’s wife
Turkey has captured a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, more than a week after the former ISIS leader ... Middle East -
US congresswoman Omar criticized for refusing to back Armenian Genocide bill
Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been criticized for refusing to vote in favor of a bill recognizing the mass killings of Armenians at the ... Features -
Lawmaker resigns from Turkey’s AK Party at Erdogan’s request
A lawmaker in Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party said on Wednesday he was leaving the party at the president’s request after ... Middle East -
Erdogan: US’s Armenian genocide recognition is ‘worthless’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed the recognition by the US House of Representatives of the “Armenian genocide” ... Middle East -
Turkey says Kurdish YPG still in Syria border area as deadline looms
Kurdish YPG forces have still not fully withdrawn from a strip of land in northeast Syria from which Ankara says they must leave, Turkey’s ... Middle East -
Erdogan threatens to clear Syria border area if Russia does not fulfill duties
Turkey will clear the Turkish-Syrian border area of “terrorists” if Russia does not fulfil its obligations under the recent Sochi accords, ... Middle East -
Erdogan should be prosecuted over Syrian offensive: ex-UN investigator del Ponte
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be investigated and indicted for war crimes over his country’s military offensive in Syria, former ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Erdogan: Northeast Syria is suitable area for Arabs, not Kurds, to live
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that northeastern Syria is suitable for Arab people to live, but not Kurdish people, because ... Middle East -
Russia’s Putin explains results of talks with Turkey to Syria’s Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin has explained to Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad by phone the results of his talks with Turkish President Recep ... Middle East -
Erdogan warns Syria offensive will resume unless Kurds complete pull out
Erdogan threatened to resume Turkey's military offensive in Syria “with greater determination” unless the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters ... Middle East