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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during his ruling AK Party’s group meeting in Ankara on April 21, 2021. (Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images/TNS) 47792402W 47792402W

May 13, 2022 at 4:58 pm

Turkey pins NATO expansion on support in Kurdish conflict

Turkey doesn’t favor Sweden and Finland joining NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Istanbul on Friday, potentially dashing the two countries’ hopes of a...

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Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president,during the inauguration ceremony for the TurkStream natural gas pipeline in Istanbul on Jan. 8, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Kerem Uzel.

February 6, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Putin Swallows Irritation at Erdogan as Syria Strains Ties

The worst tensions between Moscow and Ankara since the 2015 downing of a Russian warplane by Turkish fighter jets are testing the marriage of convenience...

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October 10, 2019 at 7:41 am

Turkey contradicts Trump on custody of jihadists jailed in Syria

Turkey will take custody of Islamic State prisoners only in areas of northern Syria where Turkish troops are trying to create a buffer, Foreign Minister...

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October 9, 2019 at 7:27 am

Turkey Says Hundreds of ‘Terrorists’ Killed So Far: Syria Update

(Bloomberg) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would "open the doors" for 3.6 million refugees currently in Turkey to seek shelter in Europe, should...

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