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Fulya Ozerkan
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
People check currency exchange rates at a currency exchange office on August 11, 2018 in Istanbul. (AFP/ Yasin AKGUL)
August 13, 2018, 6:22 am
Turkey promises to calm market jitters over lira nosedive
Finance minister says Ankara rolling out action plan to stabilize sectors affected by currency's drop, as Erdogan threatens to say 'goodbye' to US partnership
By Fulya Ozerkan
(FILE) In this photo taken on July 11, 2018 US President Donald Trump (L) talks to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) as they arrive for the NATO summit, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Tatyana ZENKOVICH)
August 11, 2018, 3:20 pm
Erdogan warns Turkey’s partnership with US ‘in jeopardy’
Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif wades into the mounting row, tweeting that Washington has an 'addiction to sanctions and bullying'
By Fulya Ozerkan
This undated photo made available by the Dogan News Agency on March 13, 2018, shows American pastor Andrew Brunson in Izmir. (AFP Photo/DHA/STR)
April 16, 2018, 5:48 pm
US pastor detained in Turkey rejects terror charges at trial
US officials on hand for start of case against Andrew Brunson, whose imprisonment has strained ties between Washington and Ankara
By Fulya Ozerkan
Syrian opposition fighters drive past Turkish troops in Syria near the Syrian border in Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC)
January 22, 2018, 4:37 pm
Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militia in Syria
US, Russia, urge restraint, France calls for UN Security Council meet, as Syrian rights group reports 21 civilian dead, including 6 children
By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish army troops gather near the Syrian border at Hassa, in Hatay province on January 21, 2018. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
January 22, 2018, 4:09 am
Turkish tanks roll into Syria to fight Kurdish militia
18 civilians reported killed so far in two-day operation, including 8 members of same family sheltering in building flattened by airstrike
By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish-backed fighters from the Free Syrian Army stand in the Tal Malid area, north of Aleppo, as they fire toward Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) positions in the village of Um al-Hosh, in the area of Afrin, on January 20, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / Nazeer al-Khatib)
January 21, 2018, 1:31 am
72 Turkish jets pound Kurdish militia in new Syria offensive
Seven civilians, including a child, among 10 killed in attack, YPG spokesman says
By Bulent Kilic, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
A photo made available by the Dogan New Agency shows Turkish army military trucks transporting armored vehicles to reinforce the border units close to the Syrian border on January 16, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / DHA / DHA)
January 20, 2018, 3:28 pm
Erdogan says Turkey has launched new ground operation in Syria
Ankara defies US warnings that action against Kurdish militia risks destabilizing the area
By Kadir Demir, Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with the Greek prime minister in Athens on December 7, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Louisa GOULIAMAKI)
December 13, 2017, 5:11 am
Erdogan seeks to galvanize Muslim leaders over Jerusalem
Turkish president hopes to unite 57 members in tough response to Trump's recognition of Israeli capital, but boilerplate condemnation is more likely
By Fulya Ozerkan and Ezzedine SAID
In this Wednesday, April 12, 2017 photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a referendum meeting in Istanbul. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)
November 4, 2017, 12:22 am
Critics fear for Turkey’s secular foundations as religious marriage law passes
Legislation signed by Erdogan allows 'muftis' to perform and register weddings; critics say it will also exacerbate problem with child marriages
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish paramilitary officers escort defendants, among them Kemal Batmaz (first row, C) and Akin Ozturk (second row, C), as they arrive for their trial at Sincan Penal Institution at the 4th Heavy Penal Court near Ankara on August 1, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)
October 30, 2017, 1:16 pm
Mass trial of alleged Turkey coup ringleaders resumes
Amid ongoing crackdown, hearings also set to begin for journalists accused of supporting terror groups
By Raziye AKKOC and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference in Ankara on September 28, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)
September 30, 2017, 7:14 pm
Erdogan claims Mossad played a role in Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence vote
Administration in northern Iraq 'hand-in-hand' with Israel, claims Turkey's president, citing Iraqi Kurds flying Israeli flags after referendum
By Fulya Ozerkan
This file photo taken on May 9, 2017, shows the Russian S-400 missile defense system during a Victory Day military parade in Moscow's Red Square. (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)
September 12, 2017, 3:10 pm
Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems
Facing NATO opposition to purchase, Erdogan says defense decisions are a matter of national sovereignty
By Fulya Ozerkan
People wave Turkish national flags as they stand near the "July 15 Martyrs Bridge" (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul on July 15, 2017.(AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)
July 16, 2017, 12:50 am
Marking coup defeat, Erdogan vows to ‘chop off traitors’ heads’
Mass nationwide rallies held in Turkey one year after failed putsch; some protesters brandish nooses in support of capital punishment
By Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Supporters of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C) walk alongside him on the 24th day of the "March for Justice" in Istanbul on July 8, 2017. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
July 9, 2017, 8:49 am
Turkish opposition chief to finish march with mass rally
Kemal Kilicdaroglu is reaching the end of unprecedented 280-mile trek in protest of the arrest of one of his MPs
By Fulya Ozerkan
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