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Turkey's president is making a Machiavellian move
On Thursday, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner pledged that US aircraft operating out…
Jeremy Bender
Biden Apologizes To Turkey's President For Comments About ISIS
"Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to clarify recent…
Brett LoGiurato
The White House photographers captured the presidential turkeys staying in a 5-star hotel in DC before they're pardoned
The presidential pardoning of a turkey is a Thanksgiving tradition. According to the White House, P…
James Pasley,James Pasley
Even Turkish Politicians Are Getting Behind An Independent Kurdistan
Turkey's about-face on Kurdish independence could tie directly into Erdogan's political ambitions. …
Jeremy Bender
Trump pardons 'Drumstick' the turkey and jokes about overturning Obama's turkey pardons
"As many of you know," Trump said, "I have been very active in overturning a number of executive ac…
Eliza Relman
NATO beer with 'taste of security' and 'hint of freedom' released in Finland to mark move to join alliance
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO this week. The moves were prompted by Russia's unp…
John Haltiwanger
Turkey may be heading for a political earthquake
Erdogan's project to reshape the Turkish political system in his image is at the heart of the curre…
Jeremy Bender
You Can Thank Abe Lincoln's 11-Year-Old Son For The Presidential Turkey Pardon
President George H.W. Bush was the first to actually offer a turkey pardon. On November 14, 1989, h…
Erin Fuchs
Trump says 'I am more a spy than he is' in an appeal for Turkey to release a jailed American pastor accused of supporting a failed coup
In an apparent gesture to coax Turkey into freeing Brunson, the US dropped charges against members …
Bryan Logan
The Sad Truth About What Happens To 'Pardoned' Turkeys
That's because all the previous pardoned turkeys are now dead. Well, almost all. There's one lone s…
Trump used the annual Turkey pardon to troll Adam Schiff's impeachment hearings
Trump certainly had jokes, but the opposing party may not have found them so funny. After detailing…
Ashley Collman
Vice President Mike Pence announces cease-fire agreement with Turkey in Syria
"Let me say this also includes an agreement by Turkey to engage in no military action against the c…
David Choi
WATCH: Biden pardons his first Thanksgiving turkeys, Peanut Butter and Jelly
"Instead of getting basted, these two turkeys are getting boosted today," the president joked at hi…
John L. Dorman
Turkey's president declares nationwide Eid al-Fitr lockdown
Speaking after a cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped the restrictions wou…
PTI
Trump personally congratulates Turkey's president for his referendum win
After 51.4% of voters reportedly opted to pass the referendum, protests against have erupted in the…
David Choi
A key NATO ally in the Middle East is now closer than ever to 'one-man rule'
Experts say Davutoglu's ouster as Erdogan attempts to strengthen his presidential authority represe…
Natasha Bertrand
Obama delivers a clear signal of support for Turkey's 'democratically elected government'
"The President and Secretary agreed that all parties in Turkey should support the democratically el…
Brett LoGiurato
The Sad Truth About 'Pardoned' Turkeys: They're All Dead
CNN looked into pardoned turkeys and where they go to die. Apparently they're hauled off to Mount V…
Veterans who served alongside the Kurds say Trump set dangerous precedent by abandoning these allies
The US needed the Kurds to lead the ground combat against ISIS in Syria, and to continue to detain …
Lauren Frias
How the strange 'turkey pardon' tradition got started
As the story goes, Lincoln's son, Tad, may or may not have persuaded his father not to eat the turk…