US-Turkey ties
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U.S., Turkey discuss Qatar row, Syria on phone call: sources
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed developments in Syria and in the row between Qatar and its fellow Arab states on a phone…
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Turkey Holds Out Hope on Trump as Syria Strategies Finally Align
EghtesadOnline: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was fuming, but in a novel twist it wasn’t about U.S. relations.
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Turkey Said to Seek U.S. Support to Attack IS Syria Bastion
EghtesadOnline: Turkey is seeking U.S. support to lead a ground offensive against Islamic State’s main stronghold in Syria, a Turkish official said, a move that could give President Recep Tayyip…
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Erdogan, Trump agree to act jointly against Islamic State in Syria: Turkish sources
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of al-Bab and Raqqa,…
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Turkish Sources: CIA Chief to Visit, Discuss Security Issues
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo will visit Turkey on Thursday in his first overseas visit to discuss security issues, including Turkey's fight against a…
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Erdogan Seeks to Join Forces With Trump Against IS in Syria
EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to seek joint action with the Trump administration against Islamic State in its de facto capital in Syria, Raqqa.