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 …
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Live Twitter chat with Turkey’s finance minister
Turkey’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek will join The Wall Street Journal on Friday for a live Q&A session on Twitter. Follow the conversation on @turkiyewsj in Turkish and @turkeywsj in English. You can also find it by searching for hashtag #WSJT
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 …
Kerry and Davutoglu discussed latest developments in mideast
By: Anadolu Agency Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a phone conversation with his US counterpart John Kerry. Diplomatic sources said that the phone conversation took place at the request of John Kerry. Kerry conveyed his thoughts to Davutoglu on his Read More …