With Biden visit, US seeks balance with truculent Turkey
When US Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck a difficult balance between showing support for a NATO ally faced with multiple...
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Rumblings of US nukes transfer from Incirlik
THE US Department of Defence on Thursday declined to comment on media reports that Washington was preparing to relocate over 20 nuclear warheads nukes from...
Turkey set to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup, dismisses more than 2,000 police officers (Update 1)
By Daren Butler Turkey will release some 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced on Wednesday as the arrests of tens of thousands of people...
Turkey’s ruling AKP orders purge of members linked to “Gulenist terror group”
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Friday ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric whom the government holds responsible...
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to choke off businesses linked to the U.S.-based cleric he blames for an attempted coup, describing his schools,...
US general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge (Updated)
America’s highest-ranking military officer sought on Monday to soothe strained ties with NATO ally Turkey, which was angered by the West’s response to a failed...
Turkey expels nearly 1,400 personnel from armed forces (Updated)
Turkey dismissed nearly 1,400 members of its armed forces and stacked the top military council with government ministers on Sunday, moves designed by President Tayyip...
Turkish Cypriots fear delayed impact of coup in the north
‘There is a real risk of a witch hunt as the uninformed point fingers without really knowing what is going on’ CONCERN, relief, and a...
Turkey says U.S. could extradite cleric Gulen quickly if wants to
The United States does not need to take years to extradite the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed military coup, Turkish...
After Zaman, Cihan news agency under state control – agency
Turkish authorities have seized control of the Cihan news agency, according to a statement from Cihan, widening the crackdown against supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric...
Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘dark alliances’ behind graft inquiry
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ece Toksabay Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denounced “international groups” and “dark alliances” on Saturday for entangling Turkey in a corruption scandal...
