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German arms exports to Turkey highest since 2005: report

Germany sent €250.4 million ($277 million) worth of weapons to Turkey in the first eight months of 2019, Deutsche Welle English service reported, citing German press...

Greek opposition leader calls on EU to impose harsh sanctions on Turkey: report

Head of the Greek SYRIZA opposition party Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday urged the European Commission to impose stiff sanctions on Turkey over its hydrocarbon drilling off...

US vice president meeting with Erdoğan in bid to end Turkey’s Syria incursion

US Vice President Mike Pence landed in Ankara on Thursday in a bid to persuade Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to halt his country's military incursion...

Trump warns Erdoğan in letter: Don’t be a tough guy or a fool!

US President Donald Trump warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in a letter about Turkey’s incursion into Syria, “Don’t be a tough guy” and “Don’t be a...

Erdoğan holding 50 US nuclear weapons ‘hostage’ at Turkish air base: report

US officials from the State and Energy departments are quietly reviewing plans to evacuate up to 50 US tactical nuclear weapons that have long been stored...

71 civilians killed during Turkey’s Syria incursion: observer

Seventy-one civilians, including 21 children and local journalists, have been killed since the start of Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory...

Trump’s personal lawyer pushed president to extradite Gülen to Turkey: report

Rudolph Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, repeatedly urged President Donald Trump to arrange for the deportation of a Turkish cleric, Fethullah Gülen, calling him a violent...

Erdoğan says Turkey will never declare ceasefire in northeastern Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump that Turkey will never declare a ceasefire in northeastern Syria and that it will not negotiate with...

US military support to Turkey to be cut in congressional sanctions bill

The US Congress will press ahead with a broad package of sanctions on Turkey, including cutting military support, after measures announced by the Trump administration were...

UN: Turkey could be held responsible for summary executions in Syria

Turkey could be deemed responsible for summary executions by an affiliated armed group of captured Kurdish fighters and a politician, acts that may amount to war...

Russia patrolling between Turkish, Syrian forces after US withdrawal: report

Russia announced on Tuesday that its units were patrolling between the Turkish and Syrian militaries near the northern Syrian town of Manbij in a sign that...

Trump demands Syria ceasefire from Erdoğan, orders sanctions on Turkey

US President Donald Trump spoke directly to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in Syria while announcing a series of...

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