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Turkey prevents the return of immigrants from Europe, employing 1,000 special agents
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 ...
President Trump urges Russia, Syria and Iran not to kill civilians in Idlib Province
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, ...
Turkish interference in US through Muslim groups denounced
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 ...
Noah’s Ark discovered in Turkey, experts say
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 ...
Erdogan: Turkey captures slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife
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 ...
Turkey says it captured slain IS leader’s sister in Syria
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 ...
Military leader of Syrian Kurds thanked President Trump for cease-fire
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 ...
President Trump says he would rather focus on US Southern border than Border of Syria
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 ...
Trump orders Turkey sanctions: I am prepared to swiftly destroy its economy
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 ...
Lindsey Graham praises Trump for working with Congress; blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for misjudgment
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 ...
President Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria
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 ...
Pentagon warns Turkey of ‘serious consequences’; Trump calls invasion a ‘bad idea’
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 ...
Trump withdraws US troops in spite of ‘peacekeeping’ mission; aims to mediate between Syria and Kurds
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 ...
US moves 2 British IS members known as ‘Beatles’ from Syria
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 ...
President said that the United States will be focused on the big picture
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 ...
US defense chief Esper discusses North Korea, Turkey
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 ...
US kicked Turkey out of F-35 fighter program
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 ...
The U.S. considers sanctions on Turkey over purchasing S-400 missile – defense system from Russia
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 ...
UN chief urges Russia and Turkey to stabilize Syria’s Idlib
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 ...
Passengers subdue chaotic man on board, who smashes cabin window, rushes cockpit
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 ...
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