Thousands of people have died in the aftermath. State Department spokesperson Ned Price discussed the department’s response to the massive earthquake that hit the country of Turkey. The…
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Turkey and Syria Quake Toll Exceeds 11,000
President Biden offered condolences to President Erdogan. A massive 7.8 earthquake that occurred along the Anatolia–Arabia geological plate lines, affecting both Turkey and Syria, has claimed the lives…
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U.S. and Turkey Join Forces to Curtail Financing of ISIS
Turkey imposes a financial freeze while the U.S. implements sanctions. The governments of the United States and Turkey took simultaneous joint actions to disrupt an ISIS financial facilitation…
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State Department Responds to Kavala Conviction
Leading critic of Turkish President Erdogan receives life sentence. The Department of State responded to the conviction of Osman Kavala last week, expressing how “deeply troubled and disappointed”…
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President Biden Pardons Turkeys
White House ceremony held in the Rose Garden. Each year since President Truman was in office, the National Turkey Federation has provided a turkey (or two) for the…
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CIA Director Visits Ukraine
He meets with President Zelenskyy after connecting with a Russian intelligence chief in Turkey. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin,…
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Turkish President Wants U.S. Forces Withdrawn from Syria
President Erdogan responds to U.S. drone strike in Syria. Last week, the U.S. military carried out a drone strike in Syria that officials said killed a top Islamic…
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Russia and Ukraine Sign Grain Export Deal
White House responds to the agreement that will increase the global food supply. Russia and Ukraine have signed separate deals with the United Nations and Turkey to export…
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President Biden Supports Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey
He says it is not a “quid pro quo.” On Thursday, President Joe Biden said, after the NATO summit in Madrid, that he supported selling F-16 fighter jets…
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President Biden Meets with Turkish President Erdogan
Praises him for working with NATO on Sweden and Finland. President Joe Biden commended Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for the agreement signed with Sweden and…
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