Turkey has long been critical of U.S. support for the Syrian Kurdish group YPG, which Turkey considers an extension of the PKK. The YPG and allied Kurdish militias were instrumental allies to the ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has been pressing for the internationally recognized name Turkey to be changed to "Türkiye" (tur-key-YAY), as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish.

Turkey's request to join two international organizations headed by Russia and China has added to questions about its role in NATO with which it has clashed in recent years. Ankara asked this week ...

World News Powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey, killing at least 1 as people jump from windows amid panic By FOX Weather Published June 3, 2025, 9:52 a.m. ET ...

My InsiderIt's a major step forward for Turkey's efforts to acquire a fifth-generation fighter. The country was previously kicked out of the US-led F-35 program in 2019 as a consequence for ...

Trump expressed an intent to help finalize the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and is open to the idea of selling Turkey its true prized goal, F-35 jets, if the two sides can come to an ...

Turkey continues to host the world’s largest number of refugees, around 3.6 million from Syria granted temporary protection status, and over 320,000 from Afghanistan, Iraq, and other non ...

As with any country, Turkey needs to care about its relationships with the rest of the world. And other democracies, including the European nations, Canada, Japan and India, have reason to be ...

Why has Turkey’s candidacy been frozen? Turkey applied to become a member of the then-smaller European Union in 1987; it was granted candidate status in 1999 and began negotiations to join in 2005.