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Turkey detains 88 in nationwide raids over alleged links to group accused of 2016 coup attempt

Turkish authorities detain 88 suspects in nationwide operation targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, linked to the 2016 coup attempt.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A Turkish police officer and armored vehicle outside Istanbul Courthouse, March 26, 2019; illustrative.
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting in Brussels in March.

US shifts Turkey strategy as it condemns Erdogan-Hamas meeting

The US State Department pointed out that Hamas is a designated terrorist organization and that the officials that Erdoğan met with are “special designated global terrorists.”

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US President Donald Trump alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey's Erdogan expected to spit fire at OIC meeting on Jerusalem

FM Cavusoglu: "Some countries are very timid about the US."

|ByHERB KEINON
SUPPORTERS OF Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags as they wait for his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

Is Turkey turning to Iran and if so, why?

Ankara and Tehran have long sought closer relations, but their new meeting comes as Saudi Arabia's king is visiting Moscow.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

There must be a rational explanation for Obama’s regional 'strategy'

JULY 27, 2015ByDAVID TURNER
The Jerusalem Post

In blow to Erdogan, AKP falls short of outright majority in Turkish election

The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was on track to take more than 12 percent of the vote.

JUNE 7, 2015ByREUTERS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Watch: Erdogan claims Muslims discovered America before Columbus

"Muslim sailors had arrived in the shores of America in 1178," Turkish president says.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Turkey President Recep Tayyip erdogan

Erdogan offers to host Muslim Brotherhood leaders ousted from Qatar

Turkey has also been reported as a possible destination for Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014ByREUTERS
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.