Tayyip Erdogan

It is not unusual for the United States to demolish its own bases before departing a battlefield. It has done so in Afghanistan and Iraq. But that work is normally done by bulldozers or explosives in a calm, orderly way, not with last-minute airstrikes. And t…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the United States has accepted "the importance and functionality" of a "safe zone" long-pushed by Turkey and says Turkish Armed Forces will control such a zone under an agreement reached with the United States. …

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Ece Tok…

ANKARA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Thursday there was “great news out of Turkey” after a U.S. delegation held talks in Ankara over Turkey’s military incursion into northeast Syria. “Thank you to (Turkish President Tayyip) Erdo…

Welcome to the second day of the terrifying Trump letter saga. For those who have been shielding their eyes from the news, on Wednesday the public learned that Trump sent a deeply concerning letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address the dan…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it was concerned by the humanitarian situation in northern Syria following Turkey’s decision to launch a military operation there. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was worried in particular about th…

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary would have to “use force” at its southern border with Serbia to protect the European Union’s frontier if Turkey delivers on a threat to open the gates for refugees through the Balkans towards Europe, Hungary’s prime minister said.…

US Ambassador Gordon Sondland is in the House Democrats hot seat U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland will testify on Thursday before congressional committees conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Congressional inves…

President Donald Trump admonished the president of Turkey in a surreal personal letter sent last week in which he threatened to be "responsible for destroying the Turkish economy" and said his fellow leader should not be "a tough guy" or a "fool." Interested…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Jerusalem and Brussels after his visit to Turkey on Thursday with Vice President Mike Pence, the State Department said on Wednesday. Pompeo will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benja…