Amid a growing relationship with China, Turkey has remained silent on the country’s imprisonment and population control of Uighur Muslims, the Diplomat reported last week.
As Turkey Moves Toward China, Erdogan Silent on Uighur Muslim Genocide
Turkey Floats Cutting Ties With U.A.E Over Peace Deal with Israel
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Ankara is actively weighing suspending diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates for its achievement of a historic peace deal with Israel, Haaretz reported Friday.
As Turkey Pivots Toward Russia, Congress Quietly Halts Arms Sales
The chairmen and ranking members of both the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees have been quietly exercising veto powers to block arms sales to Turkey for over a year, Defense News reported Wednesday. Atlantic Council Publishes ‘Analysis’ From Former Turkish Government Official
D.C.-based think tank did not disclose that Necmettin Kaymaz is a former Turkish official
The Atlantic Council on Tuesday published an analysis from a former Turkish economic official plugging Turkey as an attractive place for American companies to relocate—but did not disclose that the author was a foreign government official until December 2019. At the Atlantic Council, Foreign Money Talks
Sources tell the Washington Free Beacon that foreign governments exert pressure on the ostensibly independent think tank’s scholarship and programming
When Turkish president Recep Tayyik Erdogan’s bodyguards were arrested after attacking a crowd of protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May 2017, Erdogan and his crew were heading inside for a private, off-the-record meeting with Atlantic Council fellows and board members. Turkey Escalates Threats to Leave NATO
Tensions rise following naval dispute with France
A Turkish official raised the possibility of the country leaving NATO, according to a Tuesday Reuters report.
Turkey, Russia ‘Very Close’ to Second Missile Defense Deal
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey could finalize terms for delivery of a second consignment of S-400 advanced missile defenses from Russia by April when the first batch will be ready to operate, Ankara's defense industry chief said on Friday. Present at the Demolition
Column: The post-WWII order is ending—and nothing has replaced it
Economists at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund must feel pretty lucky these days. They work for just about the only institutions set up in the aftermath of Word War II that aren't in the middle of an identity crisis. From Turtle Bay to Brussels, from Washington to Vienna, the decay of the economic and security infrastructure of the postwar world has accelerated in recent weeks. The bad news: As the legacy of the twentieth century recedes into the past, the only twenty-first century alternatives on offer come from an authoritarian surveillance state. U.S. Senators Want Turkey Sanctioned Over Russia Missile System
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen called on the Trump administration on Monday to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian missile defense system, saying the failure to do so sends a "terrible signal" to other countries. Pompeo: Turkey’s Test of Russian Weapons System ‘Concerning’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey carrying out tests with the Russian defense system it purchased was "concerning," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, but added that talks between Washington and Ankara to resolve the issue were still underway. 