Tag: Ankara

  • Turkey welcomes Iran’s bid for OIC Emergency Meeting

    Turkey welcomes Iran’s bid for OIC Emergency Meeting

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkey’s foreign minister embraced his Iranian counterpart’s proposal to convene an extra ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Denmark. – Politics News – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held a telephone conversation…

  • Trkiye to give in to EU requires media

    Trkiye to give in to EU requires media

    Brussels is demanding that Ankara introduce stricter citizenship rules to prevent an influx of former asylum seekers to EU countries Türkiye will change its immigration policy to make it more difficult for asylum seekers to obtain citizenship, as Ankara tries to meet EU demands and strengthen its bid to join the bloc, Hurriyet newspaper reported…

  • Erdogan Looks West. What Does It Mean For Putin?

    Erdogan Looks West. What Does It Mean For Putin?

    In the lead-up to his toughest election battle in two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not hesitate to bash Western allies and principles, seeking to bolster support from conservative and nationalist voters and distract them from his dismal economic record in recent years. Erdogan campaigned against rights for LGBT citizens, held up NATO…

  • Türkiye delivers another interest rate hike to tackle the inflation problem

    Türkiye delivers another interest rate hike to tackle the inflation problem

    © Provided by Xinhua by Burak Akinci ANKARA, July 20 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s central bank on Thursday delivered a second rate hike in two months to combat high inflation, a fresh sign of adherence to orthodox monetary policy, experts said. The bank’s monetary policy committee said in a statement that it had decided to raise…

  • Swedish NATO membership not a done deal – Erdogan aide

    Swedish NATO membership not a done deal – Erdogan aide

    The matter will now go to the Turkish parliament, the ruling party’s spokesman has said Trkiye has opened the door to the process of Sweden joining NATO but has not yet given its approval, Omer Celik, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, said on Friday. In a live broadcast on Haberturk…

  • Swedish NATO membership is not a done deal Erdogan aide

    Swedish NATO membership is not a done deal Erdogan aide

    The matter will now go to the Turkish parliament, the ruling party’s spokesman has said Türkiye has opened the door to the process of Sweden joining NATO but has not yet given its approval, Omer Celik, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, said on Friday. In a live broadcast on Haberturk…

  • Sweden’s NATO membership not a clear deal Erdogan assistant

    Sweden’s NATO membership not a clear deal Erdogan assistant

    The matter will now go to the Turkish parliament, the ruling party’s spokesman has said Türkiye has opened the door to the process of Sweden joining NATO but has not yet given its approval, Omer Celik, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, said on Friday. In a live broadcast on Haberturk…

  • Swedish police give permission for Bible-burning protest

    Swedish police give permission for Bible-burning protest

    The similar demonstration is planned weeks after a Koran was desecrated outside the most prominent mosque in Stockholm Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among several prominent Jewish figures to strongly rebuke Swedish police after a “shameful decision” to allow a protest where a copy of the Hebrew Bible will be burned. The protest, which…

  • Biden offered Erdogan IMF money to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Seymour Hersh

    Biden offered Erdogan IMF money to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Seymour Hersh

    Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…

  • Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid Hersh

    Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid Hersh

    Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…

  • Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Hersh

    Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Hersh

    Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…

  • Biden in Finland for talks with Nordic leaders

    Biden in Finland for talks with Nordic leaders

    US President Joe Biden is in Helsinki to meet leaders from the Nordic countries on Thursday and praise Finland’s NATO membership. Biden’s schedule includes a separate meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto ahead of the larger gathering that includes Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

  • The NATO treaty is to be burned media

    The NATO treaty is to be burned media

    A Swedish activist allegedly planned to burn a Koran in the hope that Turkey would continue to block Stockholm’s attempt to join the military bloc A Swedish activist who originally planned to publicly burn a copy of the Koran has decided to replace it with NATO’s founding document in an upcoming stunt, several local media…

  • Sweden plans to burn NATO treaty media

    Sweden plans to burn NATO treaty media

    According to reports, the activist initially planned to burn a Koran in the hope that Trkiye would continue to block Stokholm’s bid A Swedish activist, who originally planned to publicly burn a copy of the Koran, has now decided to replace it with NATO’s founding document, several local media have claimed. By desecrating the Muslim…

  • Turkish President Erdogan approves Sweden joining NATO – Stoltenberg

    Turkish President Erdogan approves Sweden joining NATO – Stoltenberg

    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO after months of suspended accession./Reuters/Yves Herman. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Monday to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that had strained the bloc as the conflict in Ukraine…

  • The White House embarks on an uneasy arms deal with Trkiye

    The White House embarks on an uneasy arms deal with Trkiye

    The Biden administration has agreed to the sale of F-16 fighter jets after Ankara dropped its opposition to Sweden’s NATO bid US President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to push ahead with the controversial sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, just hours after Ankara stopped standing in the way of Sweden’s NATO membership. White…

  • The White House embarks on an uneasy arms deal with Trkiye

    The White House embarks on an uneasy arms deal with Trkiye

    The Biden administration has agreed to the sale of F-16 fighter jets after Ankara dropped its opposition to Sweden’s NATO bid US President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to push ahead with the controversial sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, just hours after Ankara stopped standing in the way of Sweden’s NATO membership. White…

  • VOA Interview: National Security Council’s John Kirby

    VOA Interview: National Security Council’s John Kirby

    The White House – As NATO leaders meet in Lithuania’s capital to finalize key agreements amid a grinding war in Ukraine, John Kirby, director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, met with VOA to discuss the main issues at the high-stakes summit. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. VOA: President…

  • NATO summit: How the alliance strengthens its eastern flank

    NATO summit: How the alliance strengthens its eastern flank

    Along with seeking a compromise for Ukraine’s entry into NATO, leaders at the Vilnius summit are on a quest to strengthen the alliance’s eastern front. World leaders gathering in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on Tuesday for a two-day NATO summit will try to articulate a unified message on Ukraine’s possible membership of the North Atlantic…

  • Kremlin tells Turkey to wise up on EU

    Kremlin tells Turkey to wise up on EU

    Nations in the 27-state bloc ?don’t want to see? Ankara as a member, Russia has warned Russia has no illusions about Turkey’s commitments to NATO but urges Ankara to look realistically at its chances of joining the EU, Moscow has said. The Turkish president had previously linked Sweden’s accession to the US-led military bloc with…

  • Unpacking the NATO-Turkey-Sweden agreement

    Unpacking the NATO-Turkey-Sweden agreement

    VILNIUS — On July 10, on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that Ankara was ready to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession protocol, potentially ending a saga that has dragged on for over a year . Previously non-aligned militarily, Finland and Sweden applied for membership in the alliance…

  • Unpacking the NATO-Sweden agreement

    Unpacking the NATO-Sweden agreement

    VILNIUS — On July 10, on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that Ankara was ready to ratify Sweden’s NATO accession protocol, potentially ending a saga that has dragged on for over a year . Previously non-aligned militarily, Finland and Sweden applied for membership in the alliance…

  • Ukraine’s NATO accession will dominate leaders’ summit in Vilnius

    Ukraine’s NATO accession will dominate leaders’ summit in Vilnius

    As NATO members, in a rare sign of discord, disagree over the US decision to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, the military alliance is expected to drop a major hurdle to Kiev’s bid for membership at a meeting in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that the two-day summit would send…

  • Biden welcomes Sweden’s acceptance into NATO as the summit begins

    Biden welcomes Sweden’s acceptance into NATO as the summit begins

    Vilnius, Lithuania – President Joe Biden welcomed news late Monday that Sweden will be admitted to NATO, overcoming objections from the last leg of the security alliance, Turkey, on the eve of a major summit of the security bloc in the Lithuanian capital. “I am ready to work with (Turkish) President (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan and…

  • Trkiye agrees to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    Trkiye agrees to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dropped his opposition to Stockholm’s application to join the Western military bloc NATO has paved the way for Sweden to join the Western military alliance by persuading Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end his opposition to Stockholm’s bid. The Turkish leader agreed to support Sweden’s application and forward the…

  • US President Biden welcomes Turkey’s agreement to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    US President Biden welcomes Turkey’s agreement to support Sweden’s NATO bid

    Washington DC [US]July 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s commitment to transfer the Accession Protocol for Sweden to Turkey’s Grand National Assembly for swift ratification. Biden expressed readiness to work with Erdogan and Turkey to improve defenses and deterrence. He stated that he was…

  • Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO application to Turkish membership in the EU

    Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO application to Turkish membership in the EU

    NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has denied that a quid-pro-quo was not part of Ankara’s initial agreement with Stockholm Ankara will sign Sweden’s accession to NATO if the EU “opens the way” for membership for Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan has reportedly asked US President Joe Biden to help pressure Brussels…

  • Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO application to Turkish membership in the EU

    Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO application to Turkish membership in the EU

    NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has denied that a quid-pro-quo was not part of Ankara’s initial agreement with Stockholm Ankara will sign Sweden’s accession to NATO if the EU “opens the way” for Turkey’s membership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan has reportedly asked US President Joe Biden to help pressure Brussels to…

  • Erdogan ties Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU membership

    Erdogan ties Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU membership

    NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has said that this quid-pro-quo was not part of Ankara’s initial agreement with Stockholm Ankara will sign Sweden’s accession to NATO if the EU “opens the way” for membership for Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan has reportedly asked US President Joe Biden to help pressure Brussels…

  • Erdogan ties Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU membership

    Erdogan ties Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey’s EU membership

    NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has said that this quid-pro-quo was not part of Ankara’s initial agreement with Stockholm Ankara will sign Sweden’s accession to NATO if the EU “opens the way” for Turkey’s membership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan has reportedly asked US President Joe Biden to help pressure Brussels to…

  • Biden pressures Turkey on NATO expansion

    Biden pressures Turkey on NATO expansion

    The US wants to push through Swedish membership in the military bloc Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, that he has not yet seen enough progress from Sweden on anti-terror measures to approve the country’s application for NATO membership. In a phone call with Erdogan on Sunday, President Biden…

  • Biden, Sunak Discuss Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit

    Biden, Sunak Discuss Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit

    London – The war in Ukraine will be high on the agenda on Monday when US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet in London as allies prepare for a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. It will be the leaders’ sixth meeting in six months. In June, Biden hosted Sunak at the…

  • Biden pressures Turkey on NATO expansion

    Biden pressures Turkey on NATO expansion

    The US wants to push through Swedish membership in the military bloc Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, that he has not yet seen enough progress from Sweden on anti-terror measures to approve the country’s application for NATO membership. In a phone call with Erdogan on Sunday, President Biden…