Latest "Recep Tayyip Erdogan" stories

Turkey seeks US support to maintain troops in Afghanistan

Turkey is reported to have offered to guard the Kabul's international airport as questions remain on how security will be assured along major transport routes and at the airport, which is the main gateway to Kabul.

2 years ago

Then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they sit in front of flags for Turkey.

Biden and Erdogan to meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

The list of disagreements is unusually long for the two NATO allies: There's U.S. support for Kurdish fighters in Syria, as well as Turkey’s purchase of a Russian weapons system.

2 years ago

Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria, says official

Trump became focused on Syria’s oil in October 2019 after he abruptly announced his intention to draw down U.S. troops deployed against ISIS in the area.

3 years ago

Sanctioning Turkey over the S-400 would be mandatory in new defense bill

The NDAA would mandates sanctions on Turkey for its acquisition of the S-400 air missile defense system.

3 years ago

Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force

Turkey’s president threatened Wednesday to use force against Syrian government forces if they don’t pull back to an earlier cease-fire line in northern Syria by the end of the month.

4 years ago

Senior US envoy in Syria highly critical of American troop withdrawal

A senior American diplomat has written a highly critical assessment of the Trump administration’s abrupt withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria last month, a decision that paved the way for an attack on U.S.-allied forces in the area, officials said Thursday.

4 years ago