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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends the parliamentary group meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on November 6, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey. (ADEM ALTAN / AFP)
November 6, 2018, 2:55 pm
Erdogan: US Iran sanctions are aimed at ‘upsetting global balance’
Turkish president and foreign minister criticize re-imposition of trade embargoes lifted under 2015 nuclear deal as unilateral, unwise and dangerous
By AFP
Turkish police crime scene investigators, looking for possible clues into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, walk toward an underground parking lot, where authorities had found a vehicle belonging to the Saudi consulate, in Istanbul, October 23, 2018. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
October 24, 2018, 3:14 pm
Turkey ‘shares all evidence’ with CIA chief relating to Khashoggi killing
Pro-government media says video images, audio tapes, and other material gathered from the consulate and the consul’s residence were shared with Gina Haspel
By AFP
Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson (L) prays for US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2018. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
October 14, 2018, 12:15 am
Freed US pastor home from Turkey, meets Trump at White House
Andrew Brunson prays for president, thanks him for helping secure his freedom; Trump says no economic deal was struck with Ankara to secure his release
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI
Pastor Andrew Brunson, center left, and his wife Norine Brunson arrive at Adnan Menderes airport for a flight to Germany after his release following his trial in Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 12, 2018 (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)
October 13, 2018, 11:00 am
Trump expected to meet American pastor released by Turkey
Andrew Brunson’s return is a triumph for the US president after failure of attempt to secure cleric’s freedom by asking Israel to release a Turkish Hamas terror suspect
By Agencies and TOI staff
US pastor Andrew Brunson, center, sits inside a car as he arrives for his trial in Izmir, Turkey, early Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
October 12, 2018, 6:53 pm
Easing frayed ties, Turkish court allows US pastor to go free
Andrew Brunson on his way home after court convicts him on terror charges and sentences him to time served; Trump hails release
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
British billionaire Richard Branson visits a Zumba Step dance class at Virgin installations in Madrid, Spain, December 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, file)
October 12, 2018, 3:29 pm
Global business leaders suspend ties with Saudi Arabia
Pressure grows on Riyadh to explain fate of missing regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
By DANICA KIRKA
Protestors hold pictures of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a demonstration in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 8, 2018, in Istanbul. (AFP Photo/Ozan Kose)
October 12, 2018, 9:18 am
Turkey says it has recordings of Saudi journalist being tortured and killed
Washington, London and Ankara up pressure on Saudi Arabia to explain fate of missing regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
By AFP and TOI staff
Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, July 25, 2018. (Emre Tazegul/AP)
October 11, 2018, 10:56 pm
US pastor held in Turkey may be released under secret deal — report
Andrew Brunson, held by Ankara since October 2016 on espionage and terrorism charges he denies, is at the center of a diplomatic and trade crisis between the one-time allies
By TOI staff and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen in a combination of photos. (Ronen Zvulun and Ozan Kose/AFP)
October 11, 2018, 12:52 am
Netanyahu reportedly says ‘reckless’ Erdogan ruining Turkish democracy, economy
PM tells Greek, Cypriot ministers that Turkish leader is making ‘economic decisions that make no sense,’ says Israel ‘worried’ he will sabotage gas drilling in Eastern Med.
By TOI staff and Agencies
In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, US pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is escorted by Turkish plainclothes police officers to his house on in Izmir. (AFP Photo)
October 3, 2018, 1:41 pm
US pastor held in Turkey appeals to country’s highest court
Lawyer for Andrew Brunson, whom Trump reportedly tried to free with deal involving Israeli release of terror suspect, says in petition that his continued detention is unlawful
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative image of Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems deployed at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, December 16, 2015. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
August 22, 2018, 2:05 am
In latest strain on US-Turkey ties, Russia to deliver S-400 to Ankara by 2019
US officials see Erdogan’s increasingly cozy relations with Putin as a threat, and Trump has signed a law prohibiting delivery of F-35s if Turkey follows through on purchase
By TOI staff and AFP
The damage to a security booth by a shot fired outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
August 20, 2018, 8:50 am
Shots fired at US embassy in Turkey, shattering window
No injuries as bullet hits security booth; police searching for white car used in drive-by shooting
By AP and TOI staff
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin takes part in a Cabinet meeting at White House on August 16, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
August 17, 2018, 12:27 am
US threatens further Turkey sanctions if pastor not freed
Warning from Treasury Secretary Mnuchin comes as Turkish counterpart vows country will weather its currency woes
By Andrew BEATTY and Fulya Ozerkan
A Turkish man smashes iPhones in a video posted on August 16, 2018, after the Turkish president called for boycotting US products. (Screenshot: YouTube)
August 17, 2018, 12:00 am
Turks smash iPhones, pour coke down drain amid spat with US
Some are heeding Erdogan’s call for boycotting American goods by destroying products with sledgehammer
By Agencies
Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, July 25, 2018. (Emre Tazegul/AP)
August 15, 2018, 12:12 pm
Turkey court rejects new appeal to release detained US pastor
Ankara’s continued detention of Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges has sparked a severe diplomatic crisis between the NATO allies
By Agencies and TOI staff
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