Turkey

Europe 03/06/20, 08:45

The Turkish government is promoting its "open door" policy to allow the immigrants it houses to enter Europe, and to prevent them from returning it is sending 1,000 special agents to the border. Greece has a land border with Turkey and has closed its borders and is denying the entry of ...

World 12/27/19, 04:40

President Donald Trump on Thursday, Dec. 26, issued a warning to Russia, Syria, and Iran that are waging a military offensive to regain a rebel stronghold that relief groups said has displaced thousands of civilians. “Russia, Syria, and Iran are killing, or on their way to killing, thousands of innocent civilians ...

U.S. 11/27/19, 12:41

Muslim-American groups are backed by the Turkish government to meddle in domestic politics, according to Daily Wire. Among the organizations that most support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are those that oppose President Donald Trump in all his policies, from immigration to the transfer of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Working together under ...

Inspired Stories 11/22/19, 20:11

New developments in the search for Noah’s Ark have experts optimistic that we will soon have definitive evidence that Noah’s Ark is buried in Turkey. In 1959, expert cartographer Capt. İlhan Durupınar discovered an unusual formation in the mountains of Eastern Turkey that resembles a massive ship. For 60 years scientists ...

World 11/06/19, 10:54

Turkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. Erdogan made the announcement while delivering a speech in the capital of Ankara but gave no other details. He did not say when or how the woman ...

Asia & Pacific 11/04/19, 16:18

Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who called the arrest an intelligence "gold mine." Little is known about the sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Turkish official said the 65-year-old known as ...

U.S. 10/24/19, 08:52

The military leader of the Syrian Kurds, Gen. Mazloum Abdi, thanked President Trump on Wednesday, Oct. 23, for his tireless effort that stopped the brutal Turkish attack. In the statement that was announced via Twitter by Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the SDF, Mazloum said:  GEN.Mazloum: 1- I just spoke with President Trump ...

World 10/15/19, 05:48

President Donald Trump said he would rather focus on the U.S. southern border than the northern border of Syria and announced Monday, Oct., 14 he would issue an executive order imposing economic sanctions on Turkey. "After defeating 100% of the [Islamic State] Caliphate, I largely moved our troops out of Syria. ...

Politics 10/14/19, 19:13

Targeting Turkey's economy, President Donald Trump announced sanctions Monday aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria. The United States also called on Turkey to stop the invasion and declare a ceasefire, and Trump is sending Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser Robert O'Brien ...

World 10/14/19, 13:59

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday, Oct. 13, tweeted commending President Donald Trump’s administration for plans of imposing “crippling” sanctions against the Turkish economy as punitive measures against Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The South Carolina senator criticized Trump days before for withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria, but turned to ...

Politics 10/13/19, 05:39

President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Oct. 12, that he is an "island of one" for removing U.S. forces from northeastern Syria. But he remained steadfast and defended a move that drew widespread bipartisan criticism that he has endangered stability in the Middle East and risked the lives of Syrian Kurdish ...

10/11/19, 17:42

The Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 11, has called on Turkey to cease military action from targeting U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, warning of “serious consequences” should it not comply. President Donald Trump openly called the Syrian operation a “bad idea” and said that “The United States does not endorse this attack.” Trump announced earlier ...

U.S. 10/11/19, 13:01

President Trump said on Thursday Oct. 10  that he wishes to mediate between Turkey and the Kurdish people, after Turkey attacked U.S.-allied Kurds in northeast Syria even amid Democrats' efforts on impeachment and the betrayal of certain GOP supporters in the House. “We have one of three choices: Send in thousands ...

Politics 10/09/19, 19:36

Two British militants believed to be part of an Islamic State group that beheaded hostages and was known as "The Beatles" have been moved out of a detention center in Syria and are in American custody, U.S. officials said Wednesday. President Donald Trump said earlier Wednesday that the U.S. has moved ...

Politics 10/08/19, 08:41

President Trump tweeted on Monday, Oct. 7, that he would "totally destroy and obliterate" Ankara's economy if Turkey goes "off limits" following his firm decision to pull U.S. forces out of Syria. "As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great ...

Europe 08/06/19, 15:05

U.S. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper on Tuesday, Aug. 6 commented on North Korea’s rocket test launch and the Turkish-Syrian crisis. Esper said the United States is monitoring North Korea's recent missile activity and keeping the door open for diplomatic dialogue and told reporters that Turkey’s unilateral invasion into northern Syria ...

U.S. 07/18/19, 05:10

In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday July 17, said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defense system that would aid Russian intelligence, according to AP. According to AP, the decision has significant ...

U.S. 06/19/19, 16:30

The Trump administration is considering sanctions to punish Turkey over its purchases of the Russian S-400 missile-defense system, according to Bloomberg. The U.S. and Turkey have disputed over the purchases of S-400 missile-defense system in recent years since Turkey has expressed its interest in the defense system. The U.S has repeatedly ...

Asia & Pacific 06/18/19, 13:26

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing to Russia and Turkey to stabilize the situation in Syria's last rebel-held territory in the Idlib province area, where Bashar Assad's forces have launched an offensive "without delay."The U.N. chief expressed deep concern Tuesday at the escalation in fighting, calling the situation "especially dangerous given ...

Europe 06/15/19, 12:54

Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jetliner flying to Sudan had to subdue a man who started screaming a few minutes after takeoff and began smashing an oxygen mask box and then a cabin window before pushing flight attendants aside and rushing toward the cockpit. Associated Press photographer Hussein Malla was on ...