Turkey
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland,…
Agreements between Turkey and Libya’s Sarraj ‘illegitimate’: Egypt, Greece
Egypt
December 2, 2019
Agreements between Turkey and Libya’s Sarraj ‘illegitimate’: Egypt, Greece
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias condemned on Sunday recent agreements between Turkey and the Prime…
Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions
Two deals signed by Turkey and the internationally recognized government in Libya on maritime boundaries and military cooperation have angered…
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a…
Turkey signs maritime boundaries deal with Libya amid exploration row
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Turkey signs maritime boundaries deal with Libya amid exploration row
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) — Libya’s internationally recognized government and Turkey have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea…
Russia hopes to agree on new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Middle East
November 26, 2019
Russia hopes to agree on new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first…
Erdogan says Qatar backs Turkey’s plans to settle Syrian refugees: NTV
Middle East
November 26, 2019
Erdogan says Qatar backs Turkey’s plans to settle Syrian refugees: NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) — Qatar could support Turkey’s plans to settle more than a million Syrian refugees in northeast Syria after…
Mayor says Turkish state banks shut out Istanbul after poll win
Middle East
November 25, 2019
Mayor says Turkish state banks shut out Istanbul after poll win
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Istanbul’s new mayor has said Turkey’s state banks stopped making routine loans to the city after a…
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
Middle East
November 25, 2019
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite U.S. pressure: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian…
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
Middle East
November 24, 2019
Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip…