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Bolton Exclusives 2: Trump left ISIS, Kurds to Erdoğan, ignoring Macron, own advisers, Bolton says
World
June 18, 2020
Bolton Exclusives 2: Trump left ISIS, Kurds to Erdoğan, ignoring Macron, own advisers, Bolton says
President Donald Trump pulled U.S. troops out of Syria and allowed Turkey to take over the battle against Islamic State…
Greece draws up 4 deterrence plans for Turkey’s expected east Med drilling: report
World
June 15, 2020
Greece draws up 4 deterrence plans for Turkey’s expected east Med drilling: report
In anticipation of a crisis in September, when Turkey says it plans to begin drilling on Greece’s continental shelf, Athens…
European Commission official calls Turkey’s east Med activity ‘unacceptable’
World
June 12, 2020
European Commission official calls Turkey’s east Med activity ‘unacceptable’
A top-ranking European Commission (EC) official on Friday condemned as “unacceptable” the actions of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean, noting…
Erdoğan aide angry at Twitter’s decision to suspend state-linked accounts
Turkey
June 12, 2020
Erdoğan aide angry at Twitter’s decision to suspend state-linked accounts
Turkey’s Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun criticized Twitter’s decision to suspend thousands of state-linked accounts from Turkey, posting a statement…
Twitter removes state-linked accounts in China, Russia, Turkey
World
June 12, 2020
Twitter removes state-linked accounts in China, Russia, Turkey
Twitter said Thursday it had removed more than 170,000 state-linked accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey, according to Deutsche…
US Senate committee authorizes Air Force to keep six F-35s sold to Turkey
World
June 12, 2020
US Senate committee authorizes Air Force to keep six F-35s sold to Turkey
The US Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized the US Air Force to keep six F-35…
Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years: report
World
June 11, 2020
Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years: report
A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a US Consulate General employee in İstanbul of membership in an armed terrorist organization…
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
World
June 11, 2020
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political…
Turkish, US presidents agreed on ‘some issues’ related to Libya: report
World
June 9, 2020
Turkish, US presidents agreed on ‘some issues’ related to Libya: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he discussed the conflict in Libya with US President Donald Trump in a phone…
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
World
June 8, 2020
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
The orchestrators of violence and looting during US protests against the death of a black man in police custody were…