Tag: Turkey
Report: Erdoğan turns a blind eye as Hamas plots in Turkey to attack Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is turning a blind eye to the fact that senior Hamas officials based in Istanbul are actively plotting terrorist attacks against Israel, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
Citing transcripts of...
Erdoğan threatens to close key US bases over threat of sanctions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sunday that he might decide to close the Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in retaliation for U.S. sanctions threats and aa U.S. Senate resolution recognizing...
US Senate passes resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
The 1915 Turkish massacre took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians.
The resolution had previously been blocked by Republican senators, reportedly at the request of...
Hamas chief arrives in Turkey on first leg of foreign tour
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Turkey on Sunday as part of the first leg of a foreign tour, the terrorist group announced according to a report in the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
Haniyeh is also set...
If NATO is going to fight terrorism, it needs Israel
President Donald Trump thought the 70th anniversary celebration of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held earlier this week was going to be a political triumph that would help distract Americans...
After meeting with Erdoğan, Graham blocks resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday recognizing the 1915 Armenian Genocide after being part of a White House meeting of Republican senators with U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep...
In White House visit, Trump touts US alliance with Turkey; Erdoğan slams critics
WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump, standing alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, touted at a White House press conference on Wednesday that the relationship between the United States and Turkey, a fellow NATO ally, has...
Report: Ahead of White House visit, Trump offers Erdoğan package aimed at easing US-Turkey...
U.S. President Trump has offered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a package aimed at easing tensions between Ankara and Washington ahead of the latter’s visit to the White House on Wednesday, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday.
In...
Turkey-Qatar relations: From bilateral ties to strategic partnership
This month, a new Turkish military base is to be inaugurated in Qatar by the leaders of the two countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This...
Members of Congress call on Trump to cancel Erdoğan’s White House visit
A group of 17 members of the U.S. House of Representatives has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the White House on Wednesday.
In a letter, the...