Ibrahim Kalin

Ankara opposes Kurdish independence bid amid worries of spillover effect

Turkey has expressed its disapproval of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) bid to hold a referendum for independence, warning about the spillover effect of such a move on regional countries, in reaction to KRG President Massoud Barzani's announcement for a poll to this end. 

Turkish presidential spokesperson slams German intel chief over coup remarks

Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has slammed the head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) over his comments on the July 15, 2016 failed coup attempt, which is widely believed to have been masterminded by the movement of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. 

Another Turkish rally possible in Germany before referendum, Presidential spokesperson says

There is a possibility that Turkish ministers could plan another rally in Germany ahead of an April 16 referendum on changing the constitution, presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on March 19, a move that could further heighten tension with Berlin.

Turkey, Russia to hold cooperation meeting after two-year delay

Russia and Turkey's respective presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will meet on March 10 for the sixth meeting of their bilateral high-level cooperation council in Moscow, as relations continue on the delicate path of normalization following a spat over Turkey's downing of a Russian jet in 2015 that led to the cancelation of the meeting later that year. 

US does not see YPG as terrorist group despite Turkish concerns: State Department

The United States supports the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria despite Turkey's concerns over the issue, U.S. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner has said, repeating that Washington still views the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization. 

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