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Erdogan: Talks With Trump Yield ‘Meaningful Progress’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington produced “meaningful progress” on trade and defense. The two leaders...
225 Boeing Planes: Turkish Airlines Inks Record-Breaking Deal After Erdogan-Trump Talks
Turkish Airlines confirmed an order for 225 Boeing planes, including 75 Dreamliners and 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal, years in the making,...
Trump–Erdogan Talks: Sanctions Relief on the Table, Russian Oil in the Spotlight
President Donald Trump indicated that the U. S. might lift sanctions on Turkey and allow it to purchase F-35 jets as he began discussions...
Trump & Erdogan: Can Cordial Relations Fix Structural Issues Between Turkey and The U.S.?
When U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to the White House this week, the optics will be warm. The two leaders...
U.S.–Turkey Defense Talks: Erdogan’s Push for F-35s Tests Sanctions and Alliance Politics
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first visit to the White House in six years signals Ankara’s renewed attempt to restore access to U.S. defense...
Energy Shift: Turkey Strikes Long-Term Deal for American Gas
Turkey has signed a 20-year deal with Mercuria to purchase U. S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
This agreement...
The Politics Behind the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul Link
The plan to bring back the Tehran–Islamabad–Istanbul rail corridor feels like one of those big regional ideas that’s been floating around for ages but...
Turkey Cuts Tariffs on U.S. Goods Ahead of Erdogan-Trump Talks
Turkey announced on Monday that it has ended retaliatory tariffs imposed in 2018 on various U. S. imports, including passenger cars and fruit. This...
The Echoes of the Good Friday Agreement: The Turkish-Kurdish Peace Process
The recent announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disarm could mark the closing salvo of its four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state....
Turkish Markets, Democracy on Watch as Turkish Court Weighs Annulling CHP Congress
Background
Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), the main opposition force and party of founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, has endured nearly a year of sweeping legal...