Turkey won’t give up S-400 deal with Russia
The first S-400 is expected to be delivered in early 2020.
Ibrahim Kalin
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Turkey: no return’ from procurement of S-400
Turkey will not retreat from procuring the Russian S-400 anti-missile defense systems despite U.S. warnings for sanctions, the country's Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said. "Turkey will not step back …
Ankara rejects Macron's proposal on dialogue with Kurds
Turkey rejects any approach for mediation or dialogue with PKK/PYD/YPG, presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın said. In shared posts on Twitter, Kalın said Turkey expects its allies to stand "clearly" against …
Turkey Signals Readiness for Talks to Avoid Clash With Syria
Russia calls for Turkey and Syria to find a compromise
Turkey says US making "historical mistake"
The Turkish president's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin believes that the US is making a historical mistake by arming and supporting PYD and YPG in Syria. "The US policy on Syria raises many …
US will no longer supply weapons to YPG
U.S. Security Advisor Herbert Raymond McMaster said that the U.S. will no longer give weapons to Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in a phone call with the Turkish presidential aide İbrahim Kalın …
Turkey: US trying to legitimise terrorist groups in Syria
Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin denounced efforts by the US-led coalition to train a border security force in northern Syria including Kurdish YPG fighters as worrying and …
Turkey's parliament to investigate Islamophobia in Europe
Turkey's parliamentary subcommittee will begin to investigate Islamophobic attacks targeting Muslims in Western countries, which will later be compiled in a detailed report. The commission will begin to work on January 9 to examine …
Erdogan's spokesman: OIC's decision not 'retaliation’ for US move
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Istanbul declaration was not "retaliation” for the US decision recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim …
Turkish presidential spokesperson: we do not plan severe ties with NATO
Turkey is not considering severing ties with NATO after the drill incident in Norway, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said. But he stressed that an incident where the names of the Turkish …
Resignation of Fleet Commander of Turkish Naval Forces confirmed
Fleet Commander of Turkish Naval Forces Veysel Kösele resigned, Turkish Presidential Spokesperson and Deputy Secretary General İbrahim Kalın said during a press conference in Ankara. Kalin also noted that the …
U.S. Secretary of Defense to visit Turkey
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will visit Turkey within days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said. The date of visit is yet unknown, Turkish …
Erdogan spokesman: Turkey not behind story on US troop locations in Syria
Turkish government did not play a role in the publication by its state-run news agency of locations of what appeared to be U.S. military posts in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim …
Erdogan and Russian Defense Minister discuss Syrian de-escalation zones
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the creation of de-escalation zones and a conflict settlement road map, Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim …
Turkey hopeful of solution to Qatar crisis
Turkey yesterday said it remained hopeful of a solution to the Gulf crisis, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Qatar's Minister of States for Defence, Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah at the …
Turkey: We will respond to any kind of terrorist threat
Turkey said Saturday that it will respond to any kind of terror threat coming from the soil of Syria or any other country, Trend quotes Anadolu Agency. Turkey will continue to take all necessary measures to protect its national …
Russia in talks with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to send servicemen to Syria
The head of the defense committee of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, Vladimir Shamanov, on Thursday confirmed that Russia was holding talks with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to send their servicemen to …
PACE discusses degrading Turkey’s status to monitoring
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is discussing today whether to degrade Turkey’s status and reopen a monitoring process against the country. The co-rapporteurs of the monitoring committee, including PACE …
Erdogan may rejoin AKP in May
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may rejoin the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after the announcement of the official results of the referendum on constitutional changes, Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim …
Ankara presents US plan of Raqqa liberation from ISIS
Ankara presented a plan for the liberation of Syria's Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist group to the US President Donald Trump, but there has been no response yet, the Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said at a …
