Tayyip Erdogan

After President Donald Trump abruptly withdrew U.S. forces from Kurdish-held northern Syria last month, he hastily (and fruitlessly) penned a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning the leader against sending Turkish troops into the region. …

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Turkish forces recently moved into northern Syria Turkey has begun deporting foreign nationals alleged to be linked to the Islamic State group, even though some European countries are reluctant to take back their citizens. …

When the public phase of the impeachment hearings began on Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. Wednesday, President Donald Trump was at the White House, where, according to press secretary Stephanie Grisham, he was too busy with work to watch the proceedings. Was he bus…

President Trump is poised to release a transcript of his "other call" with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky a conversation he claimed Wednesday will be shown to be "a perfect one" because "great lawyers" like Fox News' Gregg Jarrett and Mark Levi…

Career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, Nov. 13. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo WE ARE ABOUT THREE HOURS into the first open impe…

French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed US President Donald Trump for unilaterally withdrawing from Syria — a decision that has upended power structures in the Middle East — without even telling his NATO allies. "You have no co-ordination whatsoever of …

Istanbul (AFP) - The wife of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi revealed "a lot of information" about the jihadist group's "inner workings" after she was captured last year, a Turkish official said. The official said that Baghdadi's spouse ident…

President Donald Trump President Donald Trump on Wednesday celebrated success at getting conservative judges confirmed and said Turkeys president would visit the White House next week. JUDGES In a White House ceremony, Trump touted the confirmation by the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the ceasefire in northeastern Syria where Turkey has sent in troops to clear the area of Syrian Kurdish militia forces has held very nicely. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump al…

GENEVA/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will eliminate any Syrian Kurdish YPG militia fighters that remain in a planned “safe zone” in northeastern Syria after the expiration of a 150-hour deadline agreed upon by Ankara and Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu …