RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN
Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Will Be Converted Into a Mosque, Inflaming Religious Sensitivities
The move is a big win for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdoğan Stopped His Oval Office Meeting to Show Trump an Anti-Kurd Propaganda Video
Republican senators in the room reportedly pushed back on the video, which seems tailor-made to appeal to Trump's taste for a simple Hollywood narrative.
Erdoğan Threw Trump's Wild 'Warning' Letter in the Trash and Invaded Syria Anyway
The response doesn’t bode well for Vice President Pence, who has gone to Ankara to persuade Erdoğan to halt his assault on the Kurds.
Turkey Warns the U.S. Not to Interfere With Syria Invasion: 'No Power Can Stop Us'
The Turkish president has ruled out a ceasefire and refused to meet with Mike Pence. Meanwhile, Russia is filling the vacuum left by Trump's troop withdrawal.
Trump Is Scrambling to Undo the Chaos He Unleashed in Northern Syria
A week after green-lighting Turkey's invasion of northern Syria, Trump is demanding an end to it, and threatening to wreck the Turkish economy with sanctions.
Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is as Incoherent as It Is Dangerous
The Turkish incursion into Syria is almost certain to be a tragedy for the region’s vulnerable minorities, but the chain of events it is liable to set into motion are far easier to dread than accurately foresee.
Turkey Issues Yet Another Arrest Warrant for Enes Kanter
The Turkish New York Knicks center has been an outspoken critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdoğan is happy to talk about Khashoggi, but not the hundreds of Turkish journalists he's thrown in jail
Hundreds of journalists have been imprisoned and roughly 200 media outlets shuttered under Erdoğan's watch.
U.S. relations with Turkey are so bad the American Embassy now has bullet holes
Anti-American sentiment has been on the rise in Turkey in recent weeks amid a bitter dispute between Washington and Ankara.
Turkey's ailing currency is no match for Trump's tweets
“We will pay nothing for the release of an innocent man, but we are cutting back on Turkey!”
Everything you need to know about Trump and Erdogan's dangerous feud over a jailed American pastor
"This issue could really escalate into a more serious confrontation between NATO allies.”