Just two days after agreeing to lift deal-breaking objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession, Turkey’s leader threatened Thursday that Ankara could still block the process if the two countries fail to fully meet his expectations
Finnish president Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday that Turkey has agreed to support the NATO memberships of Finland and Sweden, and Ankara said it “got what it wanted” from the talks with the two Nordic countries
Turkey denied reports suggesting it held contacts with the regime of Bashar al-Assad to discuss the return of Syrian refugees, asserting that communications are limited to the security and intelligence services
Journalists protest across Turkey against draft bill to limit free speech
Saudi prince's state visit represents economic and regional necessities for Turkey, even as the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate remains unresolved
The Turkish dry cargo ship, Azov Concord, left on Wednesday Ukraine’s Russian-occupied port of Mariupol following a round of talks between Turkey and Russia in Moscow
Discussions between Turkey, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries' proposed NATO membership have ended inconclusively as Ankara showed no signs of abandoning its hardline position
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Turkish President Erdoğan responds that he is severing his ties with the Greek prime minister for interfering in its military purchases with the U.S. and for “harboring terrorists”
US is “deeply concerned” about the “impact on the civilian population” and warns against an invasion
