Washington Post | US-Turkey tensions boil over after arrest of consulate employee Washington Post When they met last month in New York, President Trump hailed what he called his “personal relationship” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and said the United States and Turkey were “as close as we have ever been.” Erdogan called Trump “my ... US relations with Turkey take another turn for worse Turkey summons US diplomat in escalating visa spat US and Turkey Try to Prevent a Diplomatic Dispute From Growing |
New York Times | Kim Jong-un, Catalonia, Turkey: Your Tuesday Briefing New York Times A diplomatic standoff between the U.S. and Turkey sent the lira tumbling more than 4 percent against the dollar on Asian markets. Following the arrest of a Turkish employee of the American Consulate in Istanbul, above, both declared they would stop ... |
Aljazeera.com | Rebels: Turkey operation in Idlib likely to go smoothly Aljazeera.com Syrian rebel commanders say they expect Turkey's operation to implement the so-called de-escalation zone in the northwestern province of Idlib "to go smoothly" and without much resistance from Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham. Idlib is largely controlled by the ... Turkey says Turkish troops move into Syria's Idlib province US, Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons Turkey shells Syria's northern Idlib province |
Vox | Trump is battling Turkey. American tourists are paying the price. Vox The increasingly tense relationship between the US and Turkey has deteriorated further, with each country abruptly imposing sweeping new travel restrictions against the other's citizens. The move marks an unsettling new milestone in the slow but steady ... 'Hostages' in Erdoğan's new Turkey It's been a year, and NC pastor is still imprisoned in Turkey |
Daily Sabah | Turkey's Erdogan supports Ukraine over Crimea ABC News Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko, right, shakes hands with Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The Associated Press. Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, right, shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prior to their meeting ... Erdogan arrives in Belgrade for two-day visit as Turkey, Serbia boost cooperation Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on economic offensive in Serbia Ukraine, Turkey Sign Action Plan for Bilateral Ties' Development |
New York Times | Catalonia, Turkey, Harvey Weinstein: Your Monday Briefing New York Times The U.S. and Turkey suspended non-immigrant visa services at their respective consulates days after the arrest of a consulate employee in Istanbul over alleged ties to Fethullah Gulen, the exiled Islamist cleric who Turkey says orchestrated a failed ... |
BBC News | Turkey coup: Soldiers on trial for bridge deaths BBC News Turkey has put 143 soldiers on trial over the deaths of civilians on an Istanbul bridge during the July 2016 coup attempt by military officers. The indictment says 34 civilians and seven coup plotters died in the clash on the bridge over the Bosphorus ... |
Wall Street Journal | US, Turkey Curb Visas Amid Growing Differences Wall Street Journal The U.S. and Turkey on Sunday stopped issuing nonimmigrant visas to each others' citizens on Sunday as differences between the NATO allies escalated into measures that could affect thousands of travelers. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara made the first move ... |
Bloomberg | Turkey Debt Investors Face Rude Awakening After US Spat Heats Up Bloomberg "Sizeable positioning built up by foreign investors in Turkey this year" may exacerbate the feedback loop facing the lira, where selling begets more selling, Murat Toprak and Dominic Bunning, strategists at HSBC Holdings Plc, wrote in a note Monday. |
The Sun | England amputee team lose to Turkey in last SECOND in Euro final… in front of packed Besiktas stadium The Sun ENGLAND'S amputee football team suffered heartbreak in the last SECOND as they lost to Turkey in the European Championship final. With the score at 1-1 after England had levelled things up on 50 minutes - full time in amputee football - Turkey went up ... |