effectively greenlighting one of Turkey's crossborder operations into Syria. Around the same time Trump sought to respond to domestic criticism by publishing a letter in which he warned Erdogan against the incursion, telling him not to be a "tough guy" or ...

The Turkish president described his conversation with the US president-elect as “sincere,” revealing that it had taken place while Donald Trump was at a family dinner that included Elon Musk.

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan sought to reset Turkey's strained ties with the United States by inviting President-elect Donald Trump to visit, and said Trump spoke very positively about Turkey during a phone call.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip said he congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory during a phone call between the two and voiced hope that conflicts in the Middle East could come to an end during Trump's presidency.