Nato summit: US President Donald Trump bashed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of being “nasty” for commenting Nato was “brain dead
Relations December 3, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This US President Donald Trump has accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of being “nasty” for saying Nato was “brain dead”. Mr Trump is in London for a summit marking the Western military alliance’s 70th anniversary. Mr Trump said Nato served a great purpose, and Mr Macron’s remarks had been “very insulting”. He also […]
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Turkey-Syria war: Erdogan affirmed to complete mission for safe Zone:
Relations October 16, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to press on with an offensive in Syria until his mission to create a “safe zone” is complete. Turkish forces launched an operation to clear Kurdish fighters from northern Syria last week, after US troops allied to them pulled out of the region. The Turkish government […]
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Turkey Syria war: Dozens Kurd fighters including 11 civilians and one Turkish soldier died in assault
Relations October 11, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Casualties are increasing as Turkey presses on with its cross-border offensive on Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. At least 11 civilians have died and dozens of fighters from the Kurdish-led SDF and pro-Turkish factions have been killed, reports say. The first death of a Turkish soldier was confirmed by Turkey’s military. Tens of […]
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Exclusive Story: Turkey’s Erdogan says to discuss with Trump buying U.S. Patriot missiles
Relations September 14, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he will discuss buying U.S. Patriot missiles with President Donald Trump this month, saying his personal bond with the U.S. leader could overcome a crisis caused by Ankara buying Russian air defense systems. Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system in July raised the prospect of U.S. […]
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Share This The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus and stands ready to ramp up sanctions further. In trying to take Ankara to task over what the EU sees as Turkish interference with Cyprus’ exclusive […]
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The reasons behind annulment of Istanbul election : AK Party refused to accept elections results by highlighting irregularities:
Editor Express Daily May 7, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This TURKEY (Express Daily) – The High Election Board (YSK) decided to re-run the mayoral election in Istanbul because of unsigned result documents and some ballot box officials not being civil servants, the ruling AK Party’s representative to the board said on Monday. Recep Ozel, who had first announced the decision to annul and […]
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Turkey Re-elections: Invoked anger among victorious opposition parties
Editor Express Daily May 7, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This Government announced re-elections in local government elections has been condemned by electoral body. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party had claimed there were “irregularities and corruption” behind the opposition CHP’s slim win. But CHP’s Ekrem Imamoglu, who was confirmed as Istanbul’s mayor in April, called the decision “treacherous”. The vote, which will be […]
READ MOREAnkara Washigton confrontation:Turkey refuses to accept any pressure of US on S-400 deal:
Editor Express Daily May 5, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will never bow to U.S. sanctions over its agreement to purchase Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense systems, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday regarding a deal that has strained ties between the NATO allies. Washington says the systems are not compatible with NATO equipment and may compromise its […]
READ MORETurkey will explore other options if U.S wont provide patriots, F-35
Editor Express Daily April 10, 2020 0 COMMENTSShare This ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned on Wednesday that it could purchase jets and additional air defense systems from Russia if it cannot get Patriot missile shields and F-35 jets from Washington, raising the prospect of ever deeper defense ties between Moscow and a NATO member. President Tayyip Erdogan’s existing plans to buy Russian […]
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Share This WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that Ankara cannot have both the advanced aircraft and Russia’s S-400 air defense system. The United States is nearing an inflection point […]
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