The US has condemned a decision by Turkey to increase tariffs on American cars, alcohol and tobacco imports, calling the move, step in the wrong direction. Turkey took the action in response to what it [ More … ]
The threatening language of the United States will not benefit anyone, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as relations between the NATO allies soured over the case of a U.S. pastor jailed in Turkey [ More … ]
Turkish forces will press their offensive against Kurdish YPG fighters along the length of Turkey’s border with Syria and if necessary into northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkish troops and [ More … ]
Turkish president says Jerusalem is a ‘red line’, but Saudi Arabia and allies send only low-level representatives to heads of state summit A call for a unified Islamic world to speak in one voice for [ More … ]
Turkish President said that he hopes Turkey and the U.S. will open a new page under Trump and that Turkish-backed forces should be used to retake Raqqa from ISIS rather than Kurdish militia Ankara views as [ More … ]
By: Nedret Ersanel * The telephone discussion between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım being described as “it was a talk in which everyone understood each other,” reveals that both [ More … ]
By: Alev Alatlı * On July 15 our beloved country suffered a most violent physical assult. Seven bombs were dropped on The Grand National Assembly which was then in session. As the right wing of the [ More … ]
By: Dr. Yasin Aktay After each hour that passes we can better understand the kind of calamity this country would face if the coup attempt that failed after being blown up by the complete resistance [ More … ]
Turkey has outlined its possible moves if Germany does not correct its “mistake” following Bundstag’s non-binding resolution recognizing Armenian “genocide” claims, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. In remarks made to reporters late Wednesday at [ More … ]
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