Tayyip Erdogan

ISTANBUL - Turkey's National Security Council met Tuesday to decide whether to launch a military offensive into Syria against the YPG Kurdish militia.  With Washington backing the YPG and warning against any unilateral action, the two NATO allies could be on…

Three congressional officials said the F-16 sales were delayed after trade advisers appealed to Mr. Trump. One of the officials, who works for a senior Republican lawmaker, said he expected Mr. Bolton and perhaps Mr. Pompeo to press Mr. Trump this week to app…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States does not sell it the F-35 aircraft, adding that Ankara planned to start using the Russian S-400 missile defence system in April 2020. The US…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the US will not sell it the F-35 jets, Reuters reports. The US decision to cut Ankara from the program would not deter Ankara from meeting its needs, he added. Spea…

(Adds quotes, background, Syria comments) ISTANBUL, July 26 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it the F-35 jets, adding that a U.S. decision to cut Ankara from t…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it F-35s, adding that the U.S. decision to cut Ankara from the jet production program would not deter it from meeting …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an attempt to consolidate his grip on power, has sought to dismantle the countrys academic sector. Since 2017, about 6,000 academics have been fired. Many have also had their passports canceled and some face legal proceedi…

* Istanbul is home to up to 1 million Syrians * Interior Minister: 1,000 Syrians detained in 2 weeks * Turkey says no Syrians have been forcibly expelled * Has taken in 3.6 million refugees from Syria war * Rumbling grievances over their prolonged presenc…

Fear of the reach of Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter to miss games, experience sadistic taunts from fans and sleep with a panic button hooked up to the FBI. Fear of a prominent dissident like Enes Kanter has…

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has been forced to cancel a free basketball camp in Long Island due to increasing pressure from the Turkish government, Kanter announced on Wednesday. In an email obtained by the New York Daily News, Kanter said his decision…