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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara in January 2015. (Reuters)

Erdogan, Abbas Stress Adherence to Two-State Solution, Reject Israeli Practices

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the road to lasting peace in the Middle East was through the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state, criticizing Israel’s continued settlement policy in the Palestinian territories. “Israel should put an...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a rally in Turkey (Reuters)

Turkish Parliament Extends Emergency State for Another Three Months

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – The Turkish parliament approved on Monday a bill submitted by the government to extend the state of emergency in the country by three months. The Turkish government submitted the bill to the head of parliament, following a meeting with President Recep Tayyip...

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Diplomats, Experts: ‘Cold Relations’ May Persist Following Trump-Erdogan Summit

by Said Abdul Razzak | May 17, 2017 | World

Ankara – Turkish diplomatic sources said that Ankara would fail to agree with Washington on two key issues, including the extradition of Turkish preacher Muhammed Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Turkish authorities of plotting last year’s coup attempt, and the...

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Turkish soldiers on an armoured personnel carrier escort a military convoy on a main road in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border. Reuters

Ankara Confirms Concluding Euphrates Shield Military Operations in Syria

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey’s National Security Council announced on Wednesday concluding its northern Syria offensive, known as Operation Euphrates Shield. Turkish army troops had backed factions of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces in northern Syria successfully. In...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani during an official welcoming ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara on April 16, 2016 (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

Erdogan Meets Rouhani following Angry Exchanges

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 2, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey is moving towards diffusing tension with Iran, following angry exchanges between the two countries’ leaders over the past month. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Wednesday, on the sidelines of...