November 13, 2019 Trump, Erdogan meet at White House amid strained relations, impeachment inquiry With relations between Washington and Ankara facing historic strains, President Trump on Wednesday held a high-stakes meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just weeks after the latter ordered a controversial invasion of northern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.
November 13, 2019 Turkey’s Erdogan arrives in DC for high-stakes meeting with Trump In addition to any fallout from public hearings on the impeachment inquiry that begin Wednesday, President Trump also faces a potentially difficult face-to-face meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
November 12, 2019 American suspected of ISIS connections trapped in no man's land between Turkish, Greek borders: reports A U.S. citizen suspected of being a member of ISIS, is reportedly stuck in a heavily militarized no-man’s land between the borders of the country that kicked him out, Turkey, and the one that refuses to accept him, Greece, officials say.Â
November 12, 2019 Boston Celtics star Enes Kanter: Turkey wants to punish me for caring about human rights –But I won't stop I wholeheartedly believe that a country that mistreats its own population at home is also a threat to its neighbors and allies.
November 12, 2019 Turkey’s Erdogan warns that it can release ISIS prisoners back to Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday issued a chilling threat to Europe over looming sanctions over Ankara's unauthorized drilling in the Mediterranean: penalize us and we'll release ISIS prisoners back to European countries.
November 11, 2019 White Helmets rescue group founder found dead in Istanbul, reports say A former British army officer who founded the White Helmets humanitarian volunteer group that performed emergency response in Syria was found dead early Monday in Turkey, officials said.
November 11, 2019 Turkey says US national sent home as Ankara begins repatriating captured IS fighters Turkey says a U.S. national who is a member of the Islamic State group has been deported home as Ankara begins repatriating captured foreign IS fighters.
November 9, 2019 Golfer Eddie Pepperell disqualified from tournament after running out of balls English golfer Eddie Pepperell was disqualified from the Turkish Airlines Open on Saturday when he ran out of golf balls.
November 6, 2019 Erdogan: Turkey arrested slain ISIS leader Baghdadi’s wife, other relatives Turkey's president on Wednesday announced the country's forces had captured multiple relatives of slain ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, including one of the terrorist's wives -- but he also used the occasion to needle the United States for making "a fuss" about the mission that resulted in the most-wanted militant's death.
November 4, 2019 Sister of slain ISIS leader Baghdadi arrested in intelligence 'gold mine,' Turkey says The older sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northwestern Syria during a raid on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine."