Tayyip Erdogan

In India, politicians are generally perceived to be corrupt and marred in scandals. Yet, prime minister Narendra Modi has managed to break that perception and emerged as one of the most admired people in the world. Ranked the sixth most admired person on the…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge is allowing the trial of a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn to go forward even though he says the evidence is weak. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of Bijan Kian . …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For some U.S. officials, the Trump administration’s failure to persuade Turkey not to buy a Russian air defense system may have its roots in a coup attempt against President Tayyip Erdogan three years ago this week. While they recogni…

In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defence system that would aid Russian intelligence. The decision has s…

The White House says the U.S. won't allow Turkey to buy the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, after Turkey defied its NATO allies by acquiring a sophisticated Russian missile defense system. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Five days after…

(IRBIL, Iraq) Unknown gunmen opened fire inside a Turkish-owned restaurant in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Wednesday, killing at least one Turkish diplomat stationed in Ankara's consulate and one Iraqi civilian, Turkish officials and Kurdish security f…

An Istanbul court has acquitted the Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners on charges of making "terror propaganda" for Kurdish fighters, according to the media freedom group.   RSF representative Erol Onderoglu w…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Sebnem Korur Fincanci, chairwoman of Turkey's Human Rights Foundation, as she walks free A Turkish court has acquitted two journalists and a human rights activist of terrorism charges. The three defendants had been accused …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Donald Trump has the authority to waive possible U.S. sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and that the U.S. president should find “middle ground” in the dispute, broadc…

xinjiang uighur pray Kevin Frayer/Getty 22 countries wrote a joint letter on Wednesday condemning Beijing's oppression of the Uighurs, a Muslim minority living in western China. China has installed an unparalleled 21st century police state…