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Turkey Says Ceasefire Not Yet Secured in Syria’s Idlib

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said a ceasefire had not been fully secured in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, despite an announcement by Moscow. “We are working hard with Russia to stop these attacks. It is not possible to say a complete ceasefire has been secured,” Cavusoglu told a ...

June 13, 2019

Middle East

Turkey Slams Pentagon’s Ultimatum on S-400s, Refuses to Reverse Decision: Russian Defence Ministry

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that ‘nobody’ is in a position to give Turkey ultimatums regarding its policy when asked to comment on US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan’s recent letter to Ankara threatening to block F-35 deliveries over Turkey’s S-400 purchase. Speaking to reporters on Thursday at ...

June 13, 2019

Middle East

Erdogan: We’ve Closed S-400 Deal, Turkey Not Just Customer but Co-producer of F-35 Jets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara has already bought the Russian S-400 missile defense systems, stressing that it is a done deal. “I’m not saying Turkey will buy S-400 defense systems, it has already bought them; we’ve closed the deal,” Erdogan told his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s ...

June 13, 2019

Middle East

Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan

Turkey Says U.S. Letter on F-35s not in Line with Spirit of Alliance

Turkey on Wednesday criticized a letter from Washington on Ankara’s eventual removal from the F-35 fighter jet program, saying the language used did not suit the spirit of alliance between the two NATO allies. Writing to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar last week, U.S. acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan ...

June 12, 2019

Middle East

Turkey Slams ‘Unacceptable’ US Bill Demanding Sanctions Over Purchase of Russia’s S-400

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has blasted a resolution by the House of Representatives promising sanctions through the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act over Ankara’s S-400 purchase. “The bill passed through the US House of Representatives on June 10 does not comply with the rooted amity and alliance relations of ...

June 11, 2019

Middle East

Three Terrorists, 9 Children Expelled to France from Turkey

Three French terrorists and their nine children returned to France on Tuesday after being expelled by Turkey, legal sources said, a day after France took back 12 children of French terrorists from camps in northern Syria. The returns mark an acceleration in the repatriation of children of French nationals who ...

June 11, 2019

World

Pentagon Chief to Suspend Turkey’s F-35 Pilot Training over S-400 Deal with Russia: FP

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is taking significant steps toward cutting Turkey out of the F-35 fighter jet program over Ankara’s plans to purchase a Russian missile system, Foreign Policy reported on Friday. The American news publication said that Shanahan told his Turkish counterpart that pilots currently training ...

June 7, 2019

Middle East

Erdogan Speaks to Saudi King after No-Show at Mecca Summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Thursday by phone with Saudi King Salman after missing a key summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, his office said. The two exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival, Erdogan’s office said, adding that they ...

June 6, 2019

Middle East

Turkey Won’t Backtrack from Russian S-400 Deal: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to an agreement with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems, saying Ankara will not step back from the deal despite US threats of “devastating” consequences. “There is a certain step that we took, there is an agreement here ...

June 4, 2019

Middle East

Turkey’s Erdogan Says No Backtracking on S400 Deal With Russia

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey would not withdraw from a deal made with Russia to buy an S400 missile defence system despite pressure from the United States. “We have made an agreement (with Russia). We are determined. There is nothing like backtracking from that,” Erdogan was quoted as ...

June 4, 2019