Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Disgraced former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, had his sentencing postponed until March on Tuesday after Judge Emmett Sullivan raked him over the coals for lying to the FBI in the White House and for intimating that he was not really guilty and had been entrapped by […]
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Turkey
Erdogan warns Trump: Drive YPG Kurds from Manbij or Turkey will Invade
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed Friday to “more effective coordination” between their countries’ operations in Syria, after Ankara threatened to launch a new offensive in the war-torn nation. The two leaders spoke after Erdogan warned of a fresh Turkish operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia that risks aggravating […]
Trump said Considering Extradition of Turkish Cleric to Quiet Erdogan on Khashoggi Murder
The US government has repeatedly denied such Turkish requests
Turkey attacks US Allies, Syrian Kurds, who are Fighting ISIL; & they go on Strike
YPG condemns Turkey’s “provocations”
Does Turkey Aim to unseat Saudi Crown Prince MBS via Khashoggi Affair?
Turkey columnist: Jared Kushner, UAE crown prince Bin Salman made up a ‘devils triangle’
Turkey Vows to Reveal ‘Naked Truth’ over Khashoggi Death
by Fulya Ozerkan with Brian Knowlton in Washington and Joe Jackson in London | – Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to reveal within days the “naked truth” over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Riyadh said it did not know the whereabouts of his body and that Crown […]
What if Khashoggi Case Turns Turkey and Saudi from Frenemies to Foes?
The Turkish government is trying to balance multiple conflicting goals
Cologne: 10,000 to Protest Turkey’s Erdogan on Human Rights
by Michelle FITZPATRICK | – Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to open one of Europe’s largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wraps up a controversial visit to Germany, with police deploying in force amid planned protests. The inauguration will be the closing event of Erdogan’s three-day state […]
Turkey calls US ‘Wild Wolves,’ vows to Dump Dollar for Russia, Iran Trade
Erdogan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan seeks more Trade, Boycott of Gulen Movement