US imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over detention of Pastor, causes Turkish currency ‘Lira’ to slide

US imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over detention of Pastor, causes Turkish currency ‘Lira’ to slide

Washington/Ankara: Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian conflict and its cooperation with Russia has caused serious stress on its relations with the U.S. The U.S. has now declared sanctions on Turkish officials as the country failed to act on the detention of the U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, despite requests from the U.S. The US Treasury Department […]

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US playing psychological warfare with Turkey, alleges President Erdogan

US playing psychological warfare with Turkey, alleges President Erdogan

Ankara: New dimensions have been added to the already existing tension between the United States and Turkey over the issues of cooperation with the Kurds in the Syrian conflict and the purchase of S-400 air defence system from Russia. ‘The United States is playing a psychological warfare by imposing economic sanctions upon Turkey for the […]

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Turkey should consider US concerns before the purchase of Russian S-400, says newly appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Turkey should consider US concerns before the purchase of Russian S-400, says newly appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Brussels: Mike Pompeo who attended the NATO conference for the first time, issued a warning to Turkey soon after being sworn in as the US Secretary of State. ‘Turkey, a NATO member, should consider the United States’ concerns before buying the S-400 air defence system from Russia,’ warned Pompeo. Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu has said […]

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US to move its embassy to Jerusalem in two months

US to move its embassy to Jerusalem in two months

Washington/Jerusalem/Ankara: After declaring Jerusalem as the Israeli capital two months ago, the United States has now also announced the date of shifting its embassy to Jerusalem. The United States Department of State has announced that the US embassy in ‘Tel Aviv’ will be shifted to Jerusalem on 14th May, the day of establishment of Israel. […]

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US and Turkey want to improve relations, claims Turkey Foreign Minister

US and Turkey want to improve relations, claims Turkey Foreign Minister

Ankara: ‘An agreement has been reached, to make efforts for improving the relations between NATO members US and Turkey, which had reached a ‘Critical Level’’, declared Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. The Turkish Foreign Minister also clarified that the United States and Turkey will have a combined military base in ‘Manjib’. Cavusoglu gave this information […]

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Netherlands will have to pay a price for hurting Turkish interests – threatens Turkish President Erdogan

Netherlands will have to pay a price for hurting Turkish interests – threatens Turkish President Erdogan

Istanbul : Turkish President Erdoğan has threatened they will make Netherlands pay a heavy price for its decision of putting their relationship with Turkey at stake due to the upcoming elections The Netherland government had sent back the ministers in the Turkish Government by denying permission for rallies. The Turkish President has warned Netherlands blaming that […]

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