Tag: U.S. – Turkey Relations
US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders
Washington has made it clear to Turkey that there can be no more "business as usual" with regard to the Hamas terrorist organization, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.
At a daily press...
The world must wake up to the megalomaniac in Ankara
Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Muslim Brotherhood is the enemy of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Cyprus, Greece, the E.U., the Kurds (who comprise a third of the country’s...
Erdoğan: ‘We will not allow Palestinian lands to be offered to anyone’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a video message posted on social media on Monday that “we will not allow Palestinian lands to be offered to anyone.”
In the video, which was addressed to...
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...
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...