By: Emre Peker / The Wall Street Journal Turkey’s prime minister will seek to form a working group to draft a free-trade agreement with the U.S. during a state visit in May, marking an effort to counter an increasingly onerous Read More …
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Secretary John Kerry's remarks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu gave a joint statement on April 7, 2013. You can find the full video of the conference at the U.S. Department of State website here.
Statement by the Press Secretary on the visit of Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey
The White House Office of the Press Secretary released the following announcement on April 5, 2013. On Thursday, May 16, President Obama will welcome Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to the White House. As friends and NATO allies, Read More …
Kerry to Israel, Turkey in bid to boost peace process, solidify ties
By: Elise Labott / CNN Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Israel and Turkey this weekend to try to jumpstart the long-stalled Mideast peace process and build on the two nations’ efforts to repair ties, U.S. and Turkish Read More …
In last bit of diplomacy, Obama brokers an Israeli apology to Turkey
By: Mark Landler and Jodi Rudoren / The New York Times President Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel apologized in a personal phone call to Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for a deadly raid on a Turkish ship by Israeli commandos Read More …