The United States adds Turkey to its list of governments that are implicated in the use of child soldiers, saying that the country has provided "tangible support" to the Neo-Ottoman Sultan Murad Division, in Syria and Libya, which uses child soldiers. It is the first time that a NATO member state has been included in the Trafficking in Persons Report. 2021-07-1
In a statement commemorating Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, U.S. President Joe Biden formally acknowledges the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu denounces Biden's statement as "political opportunism" and "based on populism". 2021-04-24
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense reveals that a "Barbaros"-class frigate of the Turkish Navy and the TCG "Burgazada" have conducted joint military exercises with the USS "Winston S. Churchill" of the U.S. Navy in the Eastern Mediterranean, hours after Greece conducted similar exercises with France, Italy, and Cyprus in the disputed region. 2020-08-26
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to "open the gates" and allow over three million Syrian refugees to freely emigrate into Europe, unless the Northern Syria Buffer Zone, agreed between Turkey and the United States, is set up according to Turkey's plans. He further claims that the "international community, namely the European Union" fails to provide support with respect to the refugees. 2019-09-5
The United States warns Turkey of consequences if pastor Andrew Brunson isn't freed. 2018-04-22
United States consular missions in Turkey and the Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C. announce they will resume visa services. 2017-12-28
The Turkish lira (TRY) falls 3.2% intraday on worries for tourism in Turkey. 2017-10-8
The U.S. summons Turkish ambassador Serdar Kılıç after violence between protesters and Turkish security personnel outside the Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C. leaves over a dozen people injured. U.S. Senator John McCain calls on the Trump administration to expel the ambassador. 2017-05-18
The U.S Air Force deploys six F-15C fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base to help defend Turkish airspace against potential intruders. 2015-11-6