Turkey’s candidacy, already contentious due to concerns over the country’s size, its human rights record, and the stability of its economy, has come to a halt amid President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s growing authoritarianism, and further expansion efforts have all but stalled. . . . . . . . ..…

On October 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed memorandum of understanding that asserted YPG militants must withdraw from Turkish-controlled zone in northeastern Syria within 150 hours, after. ..…

TEHRAN - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that United States was conducting joint patrols with Kurdish militants in the security zone Northern Syria. ..…

But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would only say that they will be held at repatriation centres in the future. . ... The legal process against them will be in accordance with our laws,' Erdogan told reporters in parliament, state news agency Anadolu reported. ..…

By undertaking the ethnic cleansing in piecemeal fashion, Erdogan disguised his intentions, first with Operation Euphrates Shield and then, starting January 2018, with Operation Olive Branch. Joint U.S.- Turkish Statement nowhere defined the length or even the depth of the safe zone, allowing..…