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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

US-Turkey relations

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after speaking to the press in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 16, 2017. (AFP/ Saul Loeb/ File)
May 5, 2025, 11:17 pm
Trump, Erdogan discuss Gaza, Syria in ‘good and productive’ phone conversation
US president says Turkish leader will visit DC in future, touts potential for working together to end Ukraine war; Ankara’s readout stresses issue of humanitarian aid to Gaza
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
In this July 2016 photo, Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Chris Post)
October 21, 2024, 12:51 pm
Turkish cleric Gulen, accused of orchestrating coup against Erdogan, dies in US at 83
Website affiliated with the influential Islamic leader, who lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999, says he died Sunday at the hospital where he was being treated
By Daren Butler
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) is welcomed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan prior to their meeting at the foreign ministry in Ankara, on November 6, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
November 6, 2023, 9:09 pm
Ending Mideast tour, Blinken says US ‘very aggressively’ pushing for more aid to Gaza
Top American diplomat says US has ‘very concrete ways’ to expand humanitarian assistance, as he meets Turkish counterpart, who urges immediate ceasefire in Strip
By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
People clash with Turkish anti-riot police officers during a protest to show solidarity with the Palestinians outside the US - Turkish Incirlik military air base in Adana, southern Turkey, November 5, 2023. (Mehmet Sancakzade/AP)
November 5, 2023, 10:42 pm
Turkish police tear gas pro-Palestinian protesters at air base used by US forces
Hundreds march on Incirlik Air in southeast of country to protest US secretary of state’s visit to Ankara; officers use water cannon to keep crowds away from military facility
By AFP and ToI Staff
Kurdish forces withdraw past Russian forces in an area near the Turkish border with Syria near the town of Amuda, October 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
June 12, 2023, 2:50 pm
Turkish shelling in north Syria said to kill Russian soldier, wound others
Incident comes a day after violence between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops left several Kurds dead
By AP
The logo of the Turkish Halkbank in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
April 20, 2023, 1:05 am
US Supreme Court rejects immunity for Turkish bank in Iran sanctions case
Halkbank faces charges over alleged scheme to launder billions of dollars worth of Iranian oil and natural gas
By AFP
People walk on the Metro Bridge in Istanbul on January 24, 2023. (OZAN KOSE/AFP)
January 30, 2023, 12:15 pm
US warns citizens of ‘imminent’ terror threat to synagogues, churches in Istanbul
State Department advisory urges caution around areas frequented by Westerners, fearing retaliation for recent Quran desecrations in Europe
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The logo of the Turkish Halkbank in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
January 17, 2023, 10:37 pm
Turkish bank appeals to US Supreme Court over claims it violated Iran sanctions
Department of Justice says it is one of the most serious sanctions-breaking cases it has seen, but Halkbank claims immunity under the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
By AFP
Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed "Syrian National Army" fire rounds while standing above a dirt barrier at a position near Azaz in the rebel-held north of the Aleppo province, opposite the town of Menagh, along the frontlines with areas under control by Syrian government forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on November 29, 2022. (Aaref Watad/AFP)
November 29, 2022, 11:47 pm
US warns Turkish ground operation in Syria would ‘jeopardize’ gains against IS
Pentagon says offensive by Turkey ‘would destabilize the region,’ urges restraint; adds that US forces have reduced joint patrols with SDF
By AFP
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and US President Joe Biden shake hands at the start of the first plenary session of the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 29, 2022. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP)
June 29, 2022, 10:48 pm
Biden thanks Erdogan on NATO decision as US signals support for Turkish F-16s
US president applauds Turkey for dropping opposition to Finland and Sweden entering defense alliance, and official says Washington supports Ankara’s ‘modernization plans’
By AFP
US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the opening session of the G20 summit at the La Nuvola conference center, in Rome, on October 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool Photo via AP)
June 28, 2022, 2:18 pm
Erdogan to meet Biden at NATO summit for crucial talks on Russian invasion
Analysts say talks aimed at getting Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden’s and Finland’s membership bids over accusations that they shelter Kurdish militants
By Fulya Ozerkan
US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the opening session of the G20 summit at the La Nuvola conference center, in Rome, on October 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool Photo via AP)
March 10, 2022, 11:27 pm
In phone call with Biden, Erdogan stresses importance of Ukraine war mediation
Conversation comes following failed negotiations in Turkey between Ukrainian and Russian top diplomats, and President Herzog’s visit to Ankara
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 leaders summit, October 31, 2021, in Rome. (Evan Vucci/AP)
October 31, 2021, 5:00 pm
Biden meets Turkey’s Erdogan, urges avoiding a crisis between their countries
US president reaffirms Turkish value to NATO but raises concerns over country’s purchase of a Russian missile defense system
By Zeke Miller and Josh Boak
US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the opening session of the G20 summit at the La Nuvola conference center, in Rome, on October 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool Photo via AP)
October 31, 2021, 12:32 pm
Biden to meet with Erdogan, discuss ways for US and Turkey to avoid crises
After weeks of tensions, leaders to hold meeting at G20 where they will also discuss regional issues involving Syria and Libya
By AP and ToI Staff
(L-R) Then Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. participates in an interview at a forum held by the The Atlantic in Washington on Oct. 2, 2018 and Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey during his State of the State address in Phoenix on Jan. 13, 2020. (Composite/AP)
October 27, 2021, 1:23 am
Senate confirms anti-Trump Republicans Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake to envoy posts
Wife of late senator John McCain will serve as US ambassador to UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture; former Arizona senator will serve as ambassador to Turkey
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