President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to send back foreign citizens who supported the Islamic State is handing Western Europe a problem it had hoped to avoid.
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ISIS Suspect Trapped at Turkish-Greek Border Is to Be Deported to U.S.
Turkey said it had received assurances from Washington that the American would not be refused entry.
Behind the Scenes, Erdogan’s Friendly White House Visit Had Tense Moments
The Turkish leader clashed with a Republican senator and returned President Trump’s pointed letter warning against a military incursion into Syria.
‘I’m a Big Fan’: Trump Gives Warm Welcome to Turkey’s Erdogan
President Trump seemed unbothered by Turkey’s recent invasion of Syria, which prompted outrage in Congress and among some in his administration.
U.S. Struggles to Keep Allies in Fight Against ISIS in Syria
Trump praises mission to protect oil fields while top national security aides seek to retain allies in Syria after death of top ISIS leader.
Turkey Detains a Top Journalist Again, Signaling a Continuing Crackdown
Ahmet Altan is one of the most prominent journalists to be detained in the widespread, and heavily criticized, government crackdown that followed a failed 2016 coup.
Behind Trump’s Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power
Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey’s leader.
James Le Mesurier, Backer of Syrian White Helmets, Is Found Dead in Turkey
The death of Mr. Le Mesurier, a Briton who provided training and equipment for the civil defense group, is under investigation.
Turkey Starts Sending Captured Foreign Fighters Home From Syria
One of the first repatriated was an American said to be an Islamic State fighter. Western countries have strongly resisted taking back militants who went to fight in the region.
Turkey Vows to Send ISIS Militants Home
The interior minister declared that Turkey was “not a hotel” for captured Islamic State fighters as it began to pressure reluctant European states to take back their citizens.