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Pompeo says Turkey should not make Russian S-400s ‘operational’: report

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday seemed to indicate the US was softening its position on congressionally mandated sanctions for Turkey over its purchase...

Erdoğan says will turn elsewhere for fighter jets if US refuses to sell F-35s

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it the F-35...

Turkey mulling military operation in northeastern Syria: report

Turkey’s top military brass and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar held a security meeting on Thursday and discussed a potential military operation in northeastern Syria, immediately after three...

First shipment of Russian S-400s complete, second system slated for Ankara

The first shipment of Russian S-400 missiles to Turkey has been completed and a second shipment is now being planned to arrive in Ankara, Turkish military...

NY Islamic center cancels Kanter’s basketball camp upon Turkey’s objections

An Islamic center in Long Island, New York, canceled NBA star Enes Kanter’s charity summer basketball camp for kids after receiving complaints from the Turkish Consulate...

Russia partially restores visa-free regime with Turkey: report

Russia's president on Thursday signed a decree partially restoring a previous visa-free regime with Turkey, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to the decree published...

Belarusian Embassy official critically injured in gun attack in Ankara

Alexander Poganshev, the undersecretary of the Belarusian Embassy in Turkey’s capital of Ankara, was seriously injured in a gun attack near the embassy building, Turkish media reports...

Trump tells senators he does not want to sanction Turkey over S-400s: report

President Donald Trump made clear to Republican senators during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday afternoon that he does not want to sanction Turkey over its purchase...

Turkish banker who served time in US for evading sanctions welcomed by Minister Albayrak

A Turkish bank executive who served a 32-month jail sentence in New York for helping evade US sanctions against Iran returned to Istanbul on Wednesday where...

Lockheed working on cutting Turkey from supply chain for F-35 production: report

Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday it was working to establish alternate supply sources for F-35 parts in the United States after the Pentagon decided last...

US, Turkey fail to agree on Syrian safe zone details, says Çavuşoğlu

New US proposals for a safe zone in northern Syria do not satisfy Turkey, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday, adding that an agreement on...

US jury convicts ex-Flynn associate of illegally lobbying for Turkey

A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former US national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent...

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