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Erdoğan went to White House with 'armored official car brought from Turkey'
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opted to use his own armored official car brought from Turkey during his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on May 16, Doğan News Agency has reported.
The official armored Mercedes was transferred to the United States by a military cargo airplane.
Trump urges Turkey to immediately release jailed US pastor
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Turkey to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was arrested on charges of "being part of a terrorist organization" last year, the White House stated on May 16 following the U.S. president's first face-to-face meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
U.S., Turkish Leaders Put Best Face on Ties Amid Tensions
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday his country would not accept Syrian Kurdish fighters in the region but stopped short of directly criticizing a U.S. decision to arm them, reported Reuters.
Nine hurt, two detained in altercation at Turkish Embassy in Washington
Nine people were hurt and two were detained during an altercation at the Turkish ambassador's residence in the U.S. capital on May 16, authorities have said.
Trump tries to reassure Erdogan after U.S. plan to arm Kurds (VIDEO)
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to repair relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is alarmed about a U.S. plan to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Israel said to be source of secret intelligence Trump gave to Russians
The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current and a former American official familiar with how the United States obtained the information.
Will Turkey burn its bridges with the US?
After U.S. President Donald Trump's hosting of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in the White House on May 16, it is not realistic to expect relations between Ankara and Washington to either go back to normal overnight or to nosedive and destroy a long-running alliance.
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The rendezvous
Ahead of the May 16 White House meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives reported to have written a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to concentrate more on Turkey's appalling retreat from fundamental rights, which constitute the backbone of modern democracies.
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White House vs the Russia House
By the time you read this article, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's meeting with President Donald Trump will be over. I wish I could be a fly on the wall to predict the discussions inside the White House, but my instinct tells me that whatever is spoken inside will be dictated by a force outside Washington - the Kremlin.
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US President Trump meets Turkish President Erdogan amid protests outside the White House (photos)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan touted “outstanding” relations with the United States on Tuesday but emphasised Turkey will not accept Syrian Kurdish fighters in the region while stopping short of directly criticising a U.S. decision to arm them.
Erdogan met at the White House with President Donald Trump, and both called relations between the two NATO allies strong.