At the press conference he organized ahead of his visit to the NATO Leaders’ Summit in Brussels, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Turkey is the only reliable country that can prudently manage the situation in [ More … ]
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the critical importance of Turkey, saying that one can easily see it by looking at the map. “I think that we need to understand that Turkey is an important ally. [ More … ]
Erdogan questions US’ NATO alliance with Turkey, condemns sanctions over S-400s [ More … ]
Military de-confliction mechanism established between Greece, Turkey, NATO says NATO said Thursday that a military de-confliction mechanism between Greece and Turkey for the Eastern Mediterranean disputes has been established. Turkish and Greek military delegations reached [ More … ]
In the face of Turkey’s efforts regarding the resolution of the crisis in Idlib and the massive refugee flow, Ankara expects further support from both the EU and NATO while highlighting that it has met [ More … ]
NATO allies condemn continued indiscriminate airstrikes by Assad regime and Russia in Idlib, Syria, says NATO chief All NATO member states expressed solidarity with Turkey in the wake of Thursday’s deadly Assad regime attack in [ More … ]
The head of NATO on Wednesday said he welcomed a Turkish-U.S. agreement on a roadmap for Manbij, Syria. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s comment came during a press conference ahead of a meeting of NATO defense [ More … ]
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says ‘no other NATO ally has suffered more terrorist attacks’ Amid the current Turkish-led counter-terrorist operation in Syria, Turkey has genuine security concerns, NATO’s chief said Wednesday. “Turkey has some legitimate [ More … ]
BY: Dr.Said Elhaj* Since its access to power in Turkey in 2002, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has paid great attention to two important issues that were neglected before, due to their strategic [ More … ]
US military chief said Sunday that Ankara buying missile system from Moscow would be ‘concern’ for Washington The purchase of S-400 missile defense system from Russia is not “worrying”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said [ More … ]
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says any attempt to undermine democracy in any of allied countries is unacceptable NATO has reiterated its support for Turkish people as the nation marked first anniversary of the defeated coup [ More … ]
The Trump administration is starting to repair ties with NATO ally Turkey, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Monday, without acknowledging Washington still pursued some policies that have been the focus of tension. [ More … ]
Inconsistent statements from the U.S. on retriving the weapons it is providing the YPG after operations end shows that the Obama administration’s policies still dominate Washington, which could further strain U.S.-Turkish ties U.S. Defense Secretary [ More … ]
Turkish President Erdoğan has once again harshly criticized the United States for providing arms to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), declaring the move to be a violation of the NATO treaty. “We will [ More … ]
Meetings between Erdogan, EU officials during NATO summit held in constructive atmosphere: European Commission chief European Commission chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas on Monday called for continued cooperation between Turkey and the European Union, according to [ More … ]
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