Turkey celebrated incoming British prime minister Boris Johnson’s Turkish heritage on Wednesday, with politicians and media proclaiming that the “Ottoman grandson” could strengthen ties between two countries on Europe’s fringes. The former London mayor is the great-grandson of the Ottoman Empire’s last interior minister, Ali Kemal, and his ancestry has ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday Ankara is set to retaliate against the sanctions that Washington intends to impose on Turkey over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system. “If the United States slaps sanctions, we will respond in kind. A [relevant] step can also be taken ...
