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Two explosions struck Saturday night outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul after fans ha... . Rescue services and ambulances rush to the scene of explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium after attacks in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016.
Navarro: Trump is a shameless racist - CNN Video - CNN.com Ana Navarro: 'Trump has turned the Oval Office into a s---hole' | TheHill Ana Navarro: I'm voting for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump ... " Iraq snapshot " : There is a lot of energy vested in the US State Dept -- therefore also in the US press -- for this round of elections to be seen as a success and a confirmation of something. But the spin suffered a blow this week when Mohamed Haidar resigned as Vice Chair of the Elections Committee.
A powerful California lawmaker wants Congress to consider moving U.S. personnel and military equipment out of Turkey into other Middle Eastern countries in the wake of an attempted coup in Turkey in July. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, the Republican chair of a House subcommittee on emerging threats, said the relationship between Turkey and the United States had changed over the past decade and that Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could no longer be counted on as an ally.
Fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces prepare to fire a mortar shell towards positions held by Islamic State fighters in northern province of Raqqa, Syria, May 27, 2016. Turkey would be ready to join any future operation proposed by the United States to liberate the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she's hopeful after meeting the Turkish president that Turkey will soon lift a ban on German lawmakers visiting their country's military personnel at a Turkish air base. Merkel met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday at the Group of 20 summit in China.
3, 2016, on ... . Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou, China, Sunday, Sept.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unhappy with the United States. Despite Vice President Joe Biden's high-profile visit to Ankara Aug. 24, the embattled leader of the key NATO nation was not assuaged that the U.S. is a reliable ally.
Behind the forced smiles and obligatory handshakes that mark what could be President Barack Obama's final encounters with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin this Sunday at the G20 lurks one undeniably inconvenient reality: These days, more divides Russia and Turkey from the United States than unites them. Where you stand in life and politics has everything to do with where you sit.
In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Syrian Kurdish militia members of the YPG make a V-sign next to a drawing of Abdullah Ocalan, jailed Kurdish rebel leader, in Esme village in Aleppo province, Syria. A Turkish military expedition into Syria has threatened a Kurdish political project just as Kurdish forces seemed on the verge of connecting their northern Syrian zones.
ISTANBUL>> President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey is normally a divisive figure, loved by his base of religious conservatives and loathed by the rest of society. But there he was recently, sipping tea and making easy chitchat with his political rivals, just before joining them in a rally this month on Istanbul's waterfront to celebrate the failure of an attempted military coup.
Turkey's state-run news agency says that police teams have mounted simultaneous raids at multiple locations in Istanbul to detain several suspected members of the Islamic State group. The Anadolu Agency reports the operations took place early on Wednesday in two Istanbul districts and were coordinated by a helicopter flying overhead.
Turkey on Monday issued warrants... . Under a portrait of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chairs the cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 25, 2016.
Social media and mobile communications also played an important role. And it wasn't the first time this combination has enabled citizens to express their will By Agencies The attempted coup d'etat by a faction of Turkey's armed forces on Friday failed for many reasons, including divisions among the military and repeated missteps by the plotters.
Turkey on Friday detained almost 300 members of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's guard and began shaking up the security forces one week after a failed coup, as US President Barack Obama denied having any prior intelligence of the putsch. An armed Turkish police officer stands guard during a funeral ceremony for victims of the failed July 15 coup attempt, in Ankara on July 17, 2016 Supporters celebrated the coup's failure to unseat Erdogan, but the Turkish strongman faced growing global criticism over the mass detentions and sackings of tens of thousands of people.
Turkey's National Security Council is holding an emergency meeting following a c... . Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after an emergency meeting of the government in Ankara, Turkey, late Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
US senator Ted Cruz, a failed challenger for the Republican nomination for the presidency, was booed at the party's convention yesterday for not endorsing his former rival Donald Trump. Cruz - who described Trump in May as "a pathological liar", "a narcissist" and "utterly immoral" - left the stage under a barrage of protest.
The failed coup attempt in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's firm crackdown on the alleged plotters have aggravated ties between Washington and Ankara, already poisoned by the war in Syria and human rights issues. Although they are NATO allies and officially partners in the fight against the Islamic State group, the United States and Turkey have seen their relations take an icy turn in recent months.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his g... . People gather at a pro-government rally in central Istanbul's Taksim square, Saturday, July 16, 2016.
I've heard the rumors already about how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged the coup himself to solidify his power. While I suppose anything is possible in an infinite universe, this sounds like it falls somewhere off the end of the bell curve in terms of conspiracy theories.
Imams attend a funeral service for victims of the thwarted coup in Istanbul at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis Istanbul: Turkish authorities on Sunday pressed on with a ruthless crackdown against suspects in the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with 6,000 people including generals and judges detained in a move that has sparked international concern.