“The Kurds did not acquire drones from Iran – this is all clear Turkish propaganda,” a Kurdish military official stated to The Jerusalem Post in a video call on Wednesday. These remarks came following an article published by Turkish outlet Yeni Safak – and echoed on the Post – which blamed Kurdish forces for … Read more
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including Islamic State and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria. According to Anadolu, Erdogan also called on Israel to halt its “aggressive actions” towards Syria: “Starting with Israel, the … Read more
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to surrender its weapons, signalling a potential breakthrough in the country’s most intractable conflicts. Speaking in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, Erdogan described what he called a “new and important window of opportunity” to resolve a struggle that has claimed tens … Read more
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan called for a complete embargo on Israel and an end to trade at the Arab League Extraordinary Joint Summit Meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday. “As Islamic countries, we must pioneer the steps that can be taken against Israel,” he said, also calling for the Muslim world to stand united … Read more
Turkish cleric Muhammed Fethullah Gulen died in Pennsylvania this week. Gulen and his movement were accused by Turkey’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) of attempting a coup against Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016. The coup attempt came at a time of transition in Turkey and was used by the government … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel. He made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was the killing by Israeli troops of a Turkish-American woman taking part in a protest on Friday against … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the regional powers during talks in Ankara, in the first such presidential visit in 12 years. Relations between Ankara and Cairo collapsed in 2013 after Egypt’s then-army chief Sisi led the … Read more
A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament on Friday when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for his colleague, jailed on charges of organizing anti-government protests but since elected an MP, to be admitted to the assembly. A fistfight broke out in Turkey’s parliament when an opposition deputy was attacked after calling for … Read more
The United States is asking Turkey and other allies that have ties with Iran to persuade it to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, the US ambassador to Turkey said. Ambassador Jeff Flake made the comments as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior members … Read more
Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two days of high-level security talks in Ankara. The neighboring countries have in recent years been at loggerheads over Ankara’s cross-border military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) … Read more
