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Airforce One sits on the tarmac before US President Donald Trump departs following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 13, 2026, 2:09 pm
Flying on Air Force One, unwittingly under threat – and without Trump
‘But if I go, you go. Right?’ the US president told us reporters who flew from Ankara believing he was aboard, as Secret Service carried out covert operation amid apparent security threat
By Gram Slattery
A catering truck is visible parked on the opposite side of Air Force One on the tarmac after US President Donald Trump boarded the plane following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 12, 2026, 5:06 pm
Trump’s Air Force One Ankara decoy flight put top officials, reporters at deadly risk — report
NYT says Rubio, Bessent, and key aides were among those on the plane when it departed Turkey; US knew of ‘specific threat’ of surface-to-air missile against plane; someone near NATO summit had been seen with shoulder-fired missile
By ToI Staff
Turkish riot police standing guard outside the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara, on May 24, 2026. (Adem Altan/AFP)
May 24, 2026, 4:04 pm
Turkish police storm opposition party’s offices, fire tear gas and rubber bullets
CHP chair Ozgur Ozel was ousted by an appeals court that many say was aimed at neutralizing the party ahead of the next election
By CINAR KIPER
Robbie Williams performs in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2023. (Koko/Flash90)
October 5, 2025, 5:38 pm
‘Zionist Robbie Williams’ has Istanbul concert canceled over safety concerns
UK pop star says move ‘beyond our control’ as local authorities nix performance, scheduled for Oct. 7, after pro-Palestinian activists protest, call for him to be kicked out of Turkey
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Garo Sandrouni in his studio, August 28, 2025. (Nava Freiberg/The Times of Israel)
August 31, 2025, 8:02 am
Genocide recognized? Netanyahu’s words stir old wounds in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter
As PM breaks precedent on Ottoman-era massacre, community members question his motives, and say his off-the-cuff comments fall short of official government recognition
By Nava Freiberg
Debris is scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on a military airbase near Hama, Syria, April 3, 2025. (AP Photo)
April 10, 2025, 4:55 pm
Israel confirms talks with Turkey on Syria aimed at preserving ‘security stability’
Jerusalem said to reject any change in deployment of foreign forces on Syrian territory, and in particular the establishment of Turkish bases in Palmyra
By Lazar Berman, Nava Freiberg and Reuters
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) is received by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani), in Damascus on December 22, 2024. (Photo by TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
April 10, 2025, 5:32 am
Israel and Turkey hold Syria deconfliction talks to avoid military clash
Israeli source confirms talks after recent airstrikes on Turkish-scouted sites; Netanyahu says Israel seeks no confrontation but will defend itself; US and Azerbaijan offer to mediate
By Nava Freiberg and Reuters
Turkish police officers gather as an armored personnel vehicle moves along a road in Kahramankazan, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Ankara on October 23, 2024, near the gate of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), after a huge explosion outside the headquarters left a number of people dead and injured (Adem Altan/AFP)
October 23, 2024, 7:06 pm
Attackers kill 4, injure 14 at Turkish Aerospace Industries HQ
Officials say incident was a terror attack; identity of perpetrators not yet clear
By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan
Turkish ruling and opposition lawmakers fight each other after a scuffle between former footballer Alpay Ozalan (unseen), a lawmaker from Erdogan's ruling AKP party and Turksih Workers Party (TIP) deputy Ahmet Sik (unseen) at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 16, 2024. (Adem Altan/AFP)
August 17, 2024, 2:17 pm
Turkish lawmakers draw blood in parliament brawl
Female lawmaker struck after opposition representative calls Erdogan’s ruling party a ‘terrorist organization’ during debate on jailed colleague
By andrew wilks
File: Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
October 3, 2023, 1:31 pm
Nearly 1,000 arrested as Turkey cracks down on Kurdish group after suicide blast
55 detainees suspected of being part of ‘intelligence structure’ of outlawed PKK, another 928 held for firearms offences in related sweeps across country, minister says
By Agencies
Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023, leaving two police officers injured. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
October 2, 2023, 3:22 am
Turkish jets strike Kurds in northern Iraq after Ankara suicide bombing
Defense ministry says 20 sites hit, several people ‘neutralized’ after rebel group claims attack on government building; Erdogan pushes Syria buffer zone plan in parliament speech
By Susan Frazer
Members of Turkish Police Special Forces secure the area near the Interior Ministry following a bomb attack in Ankara, on October 1, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
October 1, 2023, 11:37 am
Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital, wounding 2 police officers
Second assailant is killed in a shootout; Interior Ministry says bomber attacked outside building housing general security directorate
By Agencies
President Isaac Herzog meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the presidential complex in Ankara on March 9, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
March 9, 2022, 5:50 pm
Hosting Herzog in landmark visit, Erdogan lauds ‘turning point’ in relations
With Israel, Turkey attempting détente, Israeli president tours Ankara, wishes for a ‘safer and more stable world’; Israeli anthem plays in Ankara for first time since 2008
By Tal Schneider, Agencies and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks to reporters before departing for a visit to Turkey on March 9, 2022. (Haim Zach/GPO)
March 9, 2022, 5:39 am
Herzog lands in Turkey to ‘restart relations’ as Jerusalem-Ankara ties warm
President making first high-level state visit to country in over a decade, in major step toward taking ties out of deep freeze, but distrust remains after years of bad blood
By Tal Schneider
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, listens to his Kosovo counterpart Behxhet Pacolli during a joint press conference in Pristina, Kosovo on October 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 6, 2020, 1:28 pm
Turkey ‘disappointed’ by Kosovo’s move to recognize Israel
‘Even the thought by Kosovo officials of taking such a step — which is a clear violation of international law — is disappointing,’ Ankara says
By AFP
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