Driven by fear of persecution and economic mismanagement, the exodus threatens to reorder the society permanently and set Turkey back decades.
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‘I Have Seen Many Crises’: Steel Magnate Stands Firm as Turmoil Hits Turkey
Despite being hurt by inflation, a falling currency and import tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Fuat Tosyali, a Turkish industrialist, plans to expand production.
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Delay Assault on Kurds and ISIS in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that President Trump, who declared victory against the Islamic State, had asked him to finish off the group in Syria.
Kurdish Fighters Discuss Releasing Almost 3,200 ISIS Prisoners
Upset by President Trump’s order to withdraw troops, and expecting a Turkish attack, the Syrian Democratic Forces are considering freeing fighters, a monitoring group and official said.
Trump Withdraws U.S. Forces From Syria, Declaring ‘We Have Won Against ISIS’
The president overruled his military and diplomatic advisers, who warned against abandoning Kurdish allies and ceding influence in Syria to Russia and Iran.
U.S. Exit Seen as a Betrayal of the Kurds, and a Boon for ISIS
President Trump’s order for American troops to withdraw from Syria leaves behind a crucial ally in the fight against the Islamic State.
U.S. Is ‘Working On’ Extraditing Gulen, Top Turkish Official Says
“We need to see concrete steps because it has been already two years,” Turkey’s foreign minister said. He said Turkey had also requested the extradition of more than 8o Gulen followers in America.
Turkey Threatens Incursion Into Syria, Raising U.S. Concerns
Turkey moved troops to the border, raising the possibility of an inadvertent confrontation with American forces in the same area.
Train Crash in Ankara, Turkey, Kills at Least 9 and Injures Dozens
A passenger train and a maintenance locomotive hit each other on a line that a union leader said had been reopened before a signaling upgrade was finished.
Erdogan Didn’t Get All He Hoped in Khashoggi Case, but His Stature Rises
The Turkish president has successfully claimed the moral high ground vacated by President Trump, and he has kept up the pressure on Saudi Arabia.