Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Tuesday as saying that positive developments on the U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, and on Canada’s arms embargo, would help Turkey’s parliament move toward ratifying Sweden’s NATO membership bid. CBC | World News
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Fury after SNP’s Humza Yousaf meets with Erdogan as David Cameron threatens cut-off
David Cameron has made threats after Humza Yousaf “broke protocol” by meeting the Turkish president. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Erdogan threatens to declare war on Israel and send military to Gaza in chilling warning
The Turkish president suggested in a speech at a pro-Palestine rally this afternoon that Turkey can “come at any night unexpectedly”. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »With Nazi reference, Turkey’s Erdogan escalates dispute with Greece over migrants
Turkey’s president makes the incendiary claim that the Greek authorities’ alleged mistreatment of migrants at its border was comparable to “what the Nazis did,” and says he would denounce Greece’s action at international platforms. CBC | World News
Read More »Brussels nightmare: EU braced for imminent standoff as Erdogan threatens to unleash fury
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Brussels on Monday amid mounting tensions with the bloc over the intensifying migrant crisis on the continent. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkish offensive in northern Syria only ‘a matter of time,’ Erdogan says
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan says a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in northwest Syria is now only “a matter of time” after talks with Russia failed to halt the assault. CBC | World News
Read More »World war 3 horror: Turkey and Israel on brink as Erdogan reiterates support for Hamas
TURKEY is enabling terrorist attacks on Israel by giving sanctuary to Hamas operatives. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Trump meets with Turkish President Erdogan, no breakthrough on mounting differences
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the Turkish president that his country’s purchase of a Russian missile defence system was a “very serious challenge” for the United States but that he hoped the NATO allies would be able to resolve that dispute. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to allow ISIS fighters to be released into Europe
President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with the bloc, and warned Turkey could send captured ISIS fighters to Europe. CBC | World News
Read More »Syria ceasefire nears end as Putin, Erdogan meet in Russia
The presidents of Turkey and Russia meet in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, hours before a five-day ceasefire between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria was set to expire. CBC | World News
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