The Department of State and the Department of Treasury are imposing sanctions on more than 120 entities and individuals across more than 20 countries and jurisdictions in connection with the Russian Federation’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, including facilitators of sanctions evasion. Read More»
Secretary Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Deposit of Türkiye’s Instruments of Ratification of Finland’s NATO Accession
Secretary Blinken: It’s, as always, a pleasure to see my friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, the foreign minister of Türkiye. But this is not just any day; this is a historic day because we are soon going to celebrate Finland’s membership in our NATO Alliance, and that is truly a historic occasion. But we’ll also have an ... Read More»
Ambassador Flake Recognizes Women’s History Month and Honors the Awardees of International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award
Ambassador Jeffry L. Flake hosted a reception on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at his residence in Ankara to honor Women’s History Month, and Dr. Zakira Hekmat and Canan Güllü, who were awarded respectively for the years 2023 and 2021 as “International Women of Courage.” Read More»
Ambassador Flake’s remarks in Hatay
Ambassador Flake: Last year my wife and I were able to come here to Hatay and visit the good people here, so it was really heartbreaking for us to see what happened here and the devastation that this earthquake brought. Not just one earthquake, but several since, making it difficult for people to get back ... Read More»
U.S. Department of Defense completes ‘Turn-key’ Hospital
U.S. Naval Forces Europe, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) facilitated the construction of the field hospital at the request of the government of Türkiye Read More»