Turkey Will Officially Oppose Sweden Joining NATO, Erdogan Says
Turkey will oppose Sweden and Finland joining NATO, the country’s president flatly stated in a video released Thursday.
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Tony Shaffer: President Trump Is Putting Turkey on Notice
Turkey claims that Donald Trump stabbed them in the back with sanctions, tariffs, and tough talk following the illegitimate arrest of an American pastor. He didn’t. He counter-punched them, and they deserved it.
Turkey Claims Iran Supports Its Operation in Iraq Despite Baghdad’s Opposition
Turkey’s defense minister reportedly claimed Tuesday that Iran supports a new phase in Ankara’s operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) that would see Turkish troops combat the Kurds in their northern Iraq-based stronghold.
Germany: Keep ‘Door Open’ to Turkey Joining European Union
The European Union (EU) should keep the door open for Turkey and its Islamist leader to join the bloc, Germany’s EU minister has insisted.
Erdogan: Kurdish President a ‘Tribal Leader’; Kurds ‘Are Oppressing’ Minorities in Iraq
Turkish President Recep Erdogan dismissed the possibility of Kurdistan becoming an independent state on Thursday following their independence referendum this week, claiming the process will only end in “disappointment.”
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish FM: ‘We Don’t Have Any Problem with the Kurds’
WASHINGTON – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told Breitbart News that, while his country does not have “any problems with the Kurds,” they are not amenable to an independent, Kurdish state at the moment.
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish FM Claims Erdogan Has Shut Down ‘No Media Outlet or Press’
In an interview with Breitbart News, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu denied that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had personally shut down any media outlets in the country, claiming the widespread police raids against media outlets were the product of judiciary orders.
EXCLUSIVE: Foreign Minister: Turkey ‘Very Clear’ in Entering Syria to Defeat Islamic State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says Turkey has been “very clear” in explaining its presence in Syria: to defeat the Islamic State.
German Mag Mocks Erdogan With Fake Penis Cover
A satirical German magazine has published a front cover mocking Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by depicting him with a fake penis – after Chancellor Angela Merkel approved the prosecution of German comedians who insult the Islamist leader.
Turkish PM: If Israel Agrees To Solve Gaza Water And Electricity Crises, We’ll Sign Reconciliation Deal
TEL AVIV – Turkey will sign a reconciliation agreement with Israel if the latter agrees to resolve the electricity and water crises in the Gaza Strip, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in Qatar on Friday.
Netanyahu: Israel Investigating Whether Istanbul Attack Was Aimed at Israelis
The Jerusalem Post reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that officials in Jerusalem were in contact with their counterparts in Turkey in an attempt to clarify whether the suicide bombing in Istanbul was aimed at Israeli tourists. The
Erdogan Supporter: ‘We Are Ready To Invade Russia’
JAFFA, Israel – A Turkish supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by a hardline, pro-Erdogan newspaper as saying that his country is “ready to invade Russia if the President [Erdogan] orders us to” in a testament to continuing tensions
