The United States has exempted Turkey from sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank so that it can continue to pay for gas imports, the Turkish energy minister told Bloomberg. Washington sanctioned dozens of Russian banks in November,
Turkey has branded this global campaign its own "war on terror" in an echo of the phrase that came to define the period after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Turkey has also drawn extensively from the U.S. counterterrorism playbook.
Turkey has drawn extensively from the U.S. counterterrorism post-9/11 playbook to go after exiled political enemies, in particular the Gulen movement.
ANKARA — Turkey believes Syria’s new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group, which Ankara backs, will drive Kurdish YPG fighters from all territory they occupy in northeastern Syria,
Turkey and Hungary said they have received exemptions for gas payments to Russia after the United States imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, removing a major hurdle to the gas trade with Moscow.
After rebels sweep to power in Damascus, Syrian Kurdish leader asks Trump to prevent northern incursion by Ankara -- which views Kurdish factions as a national security threat
Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are threatening sanctions against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unless Ankara forces Syrian opposition fighters into a ceasefire
Turkey warned it would continue to take "preventive measures" on its border with Syria against Kurdish groups present in the Arab country.
Top diplomats from the United States, the Arab League and Turkey have met in Jordan to discuss Syria’s transition after the fall of Bashar Assad's government last weekend
Turkey has branded this global campaign its own "war on terror" in an echo of the phrase that came to define the period after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States. Turkey has also ...