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US Secretary of State Tillerson Arrives in Ankara

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Ankara on Thursday ahead of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey seeks better relations with the new administration in Washington. Tillerson is the most senior American official to visit Turkey since the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January and ...

March 30, 2017

Middle East

‘Kill Erdogan’ Banner Probed in Switzerland, Turkey

Swiss and Turkish authorities have opened separate probes into protesters in Bern who called for the assassination of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, local media in both countries reported Monday. During a Saturday demonstration in the Swiss capital, organized by Kurdish groups, some people brandished a banner showing a gun ...

March 27, 2017

Middle East

Erdogan Slams German Intelligence Chief’s Comment on Gulen’s Role in Coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the statements of German Federal Intelligence Agency (BND) chief Bruno Kahl about Turkey’s weak evidence base proving Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen’s involvement in the July 2016 coup attempt. On March 18, Kahl said in an interview with German Der Spiegel magazine that Ankara failed ...

March 25, 2017

Middle East

Turkish Minister Heads to Switzerland in Europe Row

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was heading to Switzerland on Thursday after having to call off a campaign appearance amongst diaspora voters, in a bitter row between Ankara and Europe. Relations between Turkey and Europe have been severely strained since several Turkish ministers were blocked from campaigning on the continent ...

March 23, 2017

Middle East

Turkey Asks US for Exemption from Ban on Electronics During Flights

Turkish Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan wrote to the US government asking to exempt Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport from a recently imposed ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone, media reported on Wednesday. Earlier this week, the United States announced a ban on larger electronic devices in cabin on certain direct flights to the United ...

March 22, 2017

Middle East

Turkish Soldier Killed by Sniper Shot from Territory Controlled by Syrian Kurds

A Turkish soldier was killed on Wednesday in Turkey near the Syrian border, by a shot of a sniper made from the territory controlled by the Syrian Kurds, Turkey’s General Staff said in a statement. The Turkish forces were said to have responded with fire, aiming at the area from which the shot was ...

March 22, 2017

Middle East

Turkey Seeks Reversal of US Flight Laptop Ban: Minister

Turkey said Tuesday it would ask the United States to reverse a ban on electronic devices larger than mobile phones in the cabin of flights from 10 airports in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. “We particularly emphasize how this will not benefit the passenger and that reverse steps ...

March 21, 2017

Middle East

No More Turkish Campaign Rallies in Germany before Vote: AKP

Turkish politicians will hold no further rallies in Germany ahead of April’s referendum on expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers, his AKP party said Tuesday amid a heated diplomatic row. “All future events that were planned have been cancelled. That is a decision that was made in Ankara,” said a ...

March 21, 2017

Middle East

‘You Have Lost Turkey as a Friend,’ Erdogan Tells Dutch PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte he had lost Turkey as a friend, despite beating the far-right in parliamentary elections. “Hey Rutte! You may have emerged as the number one party in the election but you must know that you have lost Turkey ...

March 16, 2017

Middle East

Turkey Says No Difference between Dutch Liberals and ‘Fascist’ Wilders

Turkey said on Thursday there was “no difference” between the ruling Dutch liberals and the “fascist” anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders, after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte defeated the far-right in elections. With Turkey locked in an explosive crisis with the European Union that erupted in the run-up to the polls, ...

March 16, 2017