. bush makes its way to the u.s.in the meantn about turkey's role in the middle east. >> [indiscernible] >> let me introduce myself. my name is richard, chairman and the board of the middle east policy council. i'm pleased to welcome you on behalf of the council, for our 94th quarterly capital conference. the topic for today's program, saudi arabia and turkish rivalry in the middle east, is an issue which we feel gained quite a bit of prominence in the aftermath of the october 2 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. as information about khashoggi's state emerged in the weeks following his death, a dynamic began to play out between saudi arabia and turkey, and this dynamic suggests a kind of a rivalry between the two countries for influence in the middle east. i think it's a dynamic that maybe has been underappreciated events events inow the region. so today we will have an opportunity to delve into that topic. before i turn to the program, i would like to say a few words about the middle east policy council. our organization was established in 1981. we are an ngo. our purpose is to grow

, the rescue by this foreign intervention and the big surge and the coup in turkey helped to reshape turkish ideas about what should happen in syria to emphasize containing the growing power of kurds in the southern border of turkey. it was one of the two or three things that killed the ambition of the gulf countries to get rid of a pro iranian regime in damascus and replace it with a neutral or anti-iranian regime, therefore taking away the major iranian asset. there was a period of almost confrontation in syria where the groups that were supported directly or indirectly by most countries were on almost being targeted by turkey. there was a real confrontation of interest there. i think what you have seen is that under the rubric of a trump administration policy that is becoming more coherent in syria and is focussed on doing what the gulf countries were hoping for which was working, first of all, on the ground to block iranian interests, especially from creating a military corridor through iraq and syria to the met traditerranean. that seems to be out. but in addition there's a move

stephen sackur. the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul put turkey at the heart of a story about a shocking abuse of power and a total disregard for human rights. turkey was the accuser, saudi arabia the accused. and yet for all its appeals to the international community, the turkish government itself faces condemnation for violations of basic human rights. my my guest today is gulnur aybet, senior adviser to president erdogan. when it comes to respect for universal rights and norms, how much authority does turkey have? theme music plays gulnur aybet, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let's start with the shocking case of jamal khashoggi. is there more that turkey intends to say and do to getjustice forjamal khashoggi. there is an investigation still going on and the turkish authorities have stated that, as more evidence becomes available, as investigation continues, they are prepared to share it with the rest of the world, including the saudi authorities. they have shared all the information so far with the saudis and a number of other countries. but

next, a form on turkey's relations with other countries in the middle east. on thursday, israel announced they would not be appointing a new ambassador to turkey after turkey deported the serving israeli investor and recalled its chief diplomat in protest over the recent killing of palestinian protesters. the middle east policy council host this discussion. >> good morning, everyone. i ask everyone to take your seats, grab your last cup of coffee, and then we will get started. have just two hours and three fantastic analysts so we do want to take advantage of the time that we have. good morning and welcome. i am the president and chairman of the board of the middle east policy council. i am pleased to welcome you on behalf of the council to this, our 94th quarterly capitol hill conference. the topic for today's program, saudi arabian-turkish rivalry in the middle east is an issue which we feel has gained quite a bit of prominence in the aftermath of the october 2 murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. about his fate emerged in the weeks following his death, a dynamic began to pla

radio app. >> now a discussion about turkey and its role in the middle east. panelists talk about how the killing of the journalist has strained relations between turkey and saudi arabia. this capitol hill event was hosted by the middle east policy council.>> well good morning, let me introduce myself i'm richard shamir, i'm the president and chairman of the board of the middle east policy council. i'm very pleased to welcome you on b half of the council to this, our 94th quarterly capitol hill conference. the topics for today's program, saudi arabian turkish rivalry in the middle east. is an issue which we feel has gained quite a bit of providence -- prominence of the october 2 murder of journalist jamaal -- in the weeks following his death a dynamic began to play out between saudi arabia and turkey and this suggest a kind of a rivalry between the two countries for influence in the middle east and i think it's a dynamic that has been underappreciated by those who follow events in the region and so today we will have an opportunity to delve into that topic. i would like to first s

are housing more than 4 million refugees in turkey coming from all around the middle east and turkey is the country with the highest number of refugees. owngees are using our resources. so far, we have spent approximately $33 billion and as such, as a country, we are not confining the refugees inside concentration camps which would take us nowhere. we are not sending people the concentration of refugee camps. campse built container for them and for their needs and we have supported the refugees all around turkey so they can leave -- so they can make their own accommodations. no one can be better off by shutting down their borders and taking policing measures. and no one has the right to condemn the refugees who are fleeing bombs and oppression and tyranny and no one will be relieved -- and no one will be able to find a solution to the refugee problem around the world by taking policing measures or else they will one day face their responsibilities. this is where we need to rise to the occasion and deliver our promises. around 8.2 billion development assistance was extended by turkey

a possible turkish offensive the government has accused turkey of territorial ambitions turkey's main objective in syria is to prevent the establishment of a kurdish state along its borders so as not to inflame separatist sentiment among its own kurdish population it's not clear if turkey will accept y.p. g.'s rule to be replaced by that of the syrian government but if it does it will demand guarantees that the y.t.d. is rendered ineffective. turkey's president has promised to dr eisold and the p. y. chief from syria his military has changed its posture strengthening turkey's hand a serious players likely engage in backdoor negotiations to prevent what could be a new conflict. on the turkey syria border. sudan's doctors have voted to go on an indefinite strike any protests calling for longtime leader omar al bashir to step down the demonstrations are underway in several cities at least ten people have died since protests started last wednesday the reports that police fired tear gas to disperse rallies in in the north or just on the protests were sponsored by the rising cost of fo

turkey heavy downpours here strong winds as well and over the mountains in turkey we see some of that snow as well meanwhile for the west two miles for too much in the way of ice here but no about war we're looking at a top temperature in paris of around six degrees and in london around eight for the other side of the mediterranean well here there's more in the way of sunshine i'm warm those well so how do you is we'll get to around twenty degrees for monday but we do have this area of cloud over parts of morocco that's edging its way eastwards and that could just give us a few outbreaks of rain at times to miss that area of rain that's making its way into the northern parts of turkey quite a bit of clown pushing ahead of it as well so we could see some of that around the coast of libya to. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories . providing a glimpse into someone else's world. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness documentaries to open your eyes on al-jazeera. time for us to take a look at the top stories here of al-jazeera at l

. abandoned by the u.s. and threatened by turkey the kurds turned to bashar al assad for protection and the syrian army says it's now in control of the kurdish held city of monti but is it how would that change the dynamics of the nearly eight year long war and how will ankara react this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the northern city of one of the last remaining flashpoints in syria's war and yet another example of a complicated syrian jigsaw puzzle it was under the control of kurdish forces but syria says its army is now in the city for the first time in six years at the invitation of the kurds u.s. backed kurdish group considered a terrorist organization by turkey there's an all out offensive on monday by turkish forces and that fear has heightened after president trumps shop decision to withdraw american troops from syria turkey and russia now say they have agreed on coordinating with each other to fight with they called terrorism and syria so why is man beach so important the city lies northeast of aleppo and just thirty kilometers south of the tu

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the war in syria because of course both countries have a major presence in syria turkey and. iran iran supporting president bashar forces as they fight against the rebels there and turkey with a presence in northern syria trying to fend off the kurdish separatists in northern syria we're still waiting to fix that translation the english translation of rouhani at this point and while we're waiting for that we're going to go to the heart of who has been listening to this with us in ankara. although no mention was made of it presumably the u.s. decision to pull troops out of syria will have been on the minds of both of these leaders in in their discussions over the last couple of days. well there is no doubt the u.s. decision to withdraw its troops from north eastern syria will be high it would have been high on the agenda of the discussions between the iranian and turkish presidents these two countries maybe stand on opposing sides in syria supporting different sides but they work closely together in this so-called asked in a framework something that the turkish president referred t

already changing the battleground then a hundred reports from the turkey syria border. turkish military reinforcements are being sent deep into syria to the front lines north of the city of mumbai the message turkey is sending is that it's ready to use force if not handed over to what it calls its rightful owners the turkish deployment followed reports that the syrian army planned to move in there will be a vacuum once the u.s. begins with drawing its troops from areas across northeastern syria controlled by the syrian kurdish armed groups the white p.g. . people are afraid after reports of a possible military operation and other reports of the regime was to capture the city were preparing to escape if the regime enters or if there is military action the u.s. military in what is known as the members military council are the forces on the ground but the turkish government and the syrian opposition say the council is a front for the y.p. g a group they consider terrorists and separatists who have exploited the fight against eisel to carve out a state of their own members is among predomin

sure the good girl out of sarajevo holiday and war hotels on al-jazeera. turkey's foreign minister accuses europe of turning a blind eye to the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. oh i maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program an old quoting count as frank as president reluctantly reinstates the prime minister he fired almost two months ago. a on scuffles in georgia as opposition protest as a block from attending the inauguration of the new president. and why it's cuban cinema not hollywood blockbusters drawing the crowds of annas international film festival. turkey's foreign minister is accused many european countries of turning a blind eye to the murder of jamal khashoggi speaking at the doha for medicare said the freedom of the press was at stake following the brutal murder of the saudi chan list in istanbul in october the un chief also called on saudi arabia to investigate the case properly saying holder has the latest. it's been almost three months since she was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey continues to accu

from phailin turkey voices impatience with the u.s. over a long standing extradition request i'm tara wants to put the muslim cleric fits with a bullet on trial for all the strains in the failed to twenty sixteen coup turkey's foreign minister saying is it's time for the u.s. just saying pull and hope also coming up. growing discontent in hungary too controversial new goals mobilized thousands of anti-government protesters all the full time this week. correspondent in budapest has picked a whole bunch of government bonds to far. i'm christine one but welcome to the program turkey's foreign minister says u.s. president donald trump told turkish president richard to one that washington is working on extraditing turkey's most wanted man turkey has a long sought the extradition off the muslim cleric it's one of the man on current ses was behind the failed military coup in twenty sixteen and has lived in the united states for almost twenty years he denies any involvement in the coup attempt . foreign minister. who say discussed the matter at the g twenty summits two weeks ago this. these g

news. this is news five from berlin turkey voices in patients with the u.s. so far a long standing extradition request in turkey wants to put the muslim clerics on trial for orchestrating the failed twenty sixteen coup turkey's foreign minister says it's time for the u.s. central and whole also coming up with what we're trying to deal and roland on climate change teeth into the twenty fifteen paris agreement but many attendees are not satisfied with the results. and a film about love during the cold war ever wins big at the european film awards in spain we'll have a look at the top prizes of the one. i'm calling thanks for joining us turkey's foreign minister says u.s. president donald trump told turkish leaders. that washington is working on extraditing turkey's most wanted man turkey has long sought the extradition of the muslim cleric to look will lend a man believes was behind the failed military coup in two thousand and sixteen glenn has lived in the united states for almost twenty years he denies any involvement in the coup attempts for this guy and do the others along with t

time i want to start off with this request by turkey's chief prosecutor for arrest warrants to be issued for two of the top aides of saudi arabia's crown prince because they say saudi authorities won't take any formal action against them how realistic is this how is this going to work who is going to execute this. i don't think it really is digital. i think it's a necessary step in the process and the taxi prosecutor is quite entitled to seek arrest extradition to turkey to face trial on the basis that saudi arabia will do nothing and they have shown that they will do absolutely nothing. to establish any kind of accountability or joint research is that. it is very unlikely that the saudis would hand over these officials but i think what we're seeing no is a ramping up of pressure. deeply with the briefing yesterday. with the u.s. senate and certainly that evidence coming to light that demonstrates muhammad didn't mean settlements of involvement and but is very close to him i'm certain we are seeing the a change of rhetorical i just don't i just don't see it being critical that the

foreign minister cho show low that. turkey has more to prove that m.b.'s is playing a major role actually give the gave the order of killing so we can we can take that actually from the president once speech in meeting so as long as serkin knows that the closest aides including qahtani wasn't taking place directly in this into this murder so turkey doesn't go further actually at this point at this time to directly figuring out. prince mohammed bin so mun so turkey doesn't want to pretend to be just politically just playing a political rule and but you know why why would they even holding that information if they do have that direct link and they've been very open about releasing other information in a drip drip method through to local media why they were holding the crucial link so probably a charge he. expects more actually more backing from the other countries such as united states from. european union or international. institutions such as united nations again since the beginning turkey's repeatedly saying that this trial needs to be held in an international court international institu

detection systems turkey says it's working with several countries to take an investigation into the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi to the united nations the announcement came from the forum in a certain news conference cheeriness he's also demanded riyadh share its findings on the case with the international community was killed inside the saudi culture that in istanbul only three months ago. trade unions in sudan are calling for a general strike aimed at paralyzing the government this comes after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital hard to move on saturday nights the protests were triggered by a shortage of fuel and bread. the body of a seven year old girl who died whilst in u.s. border patrol custody has arrived back in guatemala jacqueline call's body is to be handed over to have family in her home village her father says gently lisick when they were taken into custody by the u.s. border patrol earlier this month. the pentagon has given the green light signing off on the withdrawal of u.s. military forces from northern syria it com

on trial orchestrating to fail to train the sixteen crew turkey's foreign minister saying it's time for the u.s. to send poulan home also coming up. at a time deal in poland on time a change puts teeth into the twenty fifteen paris agreement but many attendees are not satisfied with the results to you. and christine wonderwall come to the program turkey's foreign minister says u.s. president donald trump told to kish president rich of type one that washington is working on extraditing turkey's most wanted men turkey has wrong sort of the extradition off the muslim cleric fit to the man ancora ses was behind the failed military coup in twenty sixteen and has lived in the united states for almost twenty years he denies any involvement in the coup attempt. foreign minister who says trump added a one discussed the matter at the g twenty summit to be executed. this guy and the . other others in this organization eighty four names that we have to cross the united states takes a dive they say when it's over took. him a. while last time you met one it's not us the president from seoul that

military assault by turkey the syrian government says kurdish forces requested help after the u.s. announced it would withdraw all its soldiers from syria but there is doubt where the syrian troops have actually arrived and man bridge video taken on friday shows an empty city with syrian troops nowhere in sight. and for the latest from syria let's cross now to deal and shall vora who joins me from beirut high and child as serious as it has entered man bridge but there are conflicting reports about the troops location and whether they even marital what are your sources telling you well the syrian government has officially said that they were forced to the flag in mum because they have not yet said exactly where they are and how many numbers of the present people on the ground that i've been talking to very clearly see that they have not seen any city in boots on the ground yet but they are aware of the city of soldiers in the outskirts so yes they're obviously to do pull ups and they seem to be correct the syrian government has said that they will be going to munge and that perhaps

kurdish fighters that strained relations between washington and turkey the russian president has praised donald trump's decision to order troops out of syria but says he hasn't seen any sign of a withdrawal so far speaking at his annual media conference but he may put in that the u.s. military presence in syria was illegitimate. the presidential election in the democratic republic of congo has been delayed until december the thirtieth the vote had been shared tool for sunday the president of the electoral commission said violence and logistical issues meant his staff could not be ready in time the u.s. has charged two chinese nationals with involvement in a massive hacking campaign the justice department said the suspects are linked to the chinese government it says they targeted at least forty five us organizations including the us navy and nasa the pair are also accused of targeting dozens of other companies in at least twelve countries the u.k. second biggest airport has been brought to a standstill after the appearance of big drones forced all flights to be cancelled british troops h

for turkey and that i think has been kind of moscow's way to argue against this same time i think when you go to kind of middle level expert level academics level discussion there is a more cautious reaction on what kind of uncertainties these snap decision may trigger and i think. this kind of. the syrian conflict has always been a three level conflict an international regional and local and you know well we may not see that he did spat at the international level now maybe but then the you know there is a lot of chance that the regional dimension will will flare up with more dynamics let me ask you specifically about washington because i think the most typical reaction there has been that trump has once again revealed himself as a russian stooge he's actions are playing directly into the kremlin is hands is that a given because from my perception in moscow people are. excited as i said it's almost every flex to be excited about the american pulling out from somewhere but i don't seem them to be. very much certain about what it really bring well i think you know the reaction in washing

turkey has threatened an offensive in northern syria against the kurds who they view as terrorists a figure of a clash with the u.s. postponed. slots i'm happy to say. are a political analyst from istanbul joins us live on the program to go through some of that. donald trump tweeted just a number of hours ago that russia syria and iran won't be happy with his decision to a draw troops and said that the u.s. was doing its bit in the fight against islamic state what do you make all of that will these countries be unhappy with washington falling out. russia turkey and iran are absolutely ecstatic that's how happy they are that the u.s. is pulling out it allows these three countries which have extensively work together on syria as a stand up process and have had success especially russian turkey work had great success and live now to work further perhaps to the euphrates with possible turkish operation in the taking part in that region maybe against the why p.g. in the upcoming days as president i do i had previously stated and russia viewed american presence east of the euphrates as a n

follow us. all what's can pull turkey away from the brink of a new recession latest data shows industrial production plunged amidst a domestic currency crisis we go to istanbul from. also coming up india builds a new rail connection fun it paul. as the competition with china heats up who is the best neighbor a mountainous catch. hello and welcome to your business starting with techie figures out today show that industrial production in techie shot five point seven percent in october that's more than anticipated turkey's economy is struggling with a domestic currency crisis tumbled as forty seven percent against u.s. dollar or just g.d.p. expanded by only one point six percent in the set corsa rating agencies likes it expects to get into recession and the negative outlook could weigh on the upcoming regional elections. the situation in istanbul seems a bit more relaxed than two months ago back then the political differences with the usa caused a severe economic crisis inflation fell slightly to just under twenty two percent the value of the turkish lira has stabilized this was a

and president urged one of turkey he's made clear he wants to target the kurds who have fought beside the u.s. and that is more difficult to do if u.s. troops are in his way just a few months ago the president himself is fully heralded as a sacrifice the kurds have made and we're trying to get along very well we do get along great with the kurds we're trying to help them a lot so they fought with us they died with us they died we lost. tens of thousands of kurds died fighting isis now many worry what will happen to the kurds what this message says we don't stick with people our friends without the kurds in the syrian democratic forces we couldn't have beaten isis we couldn't have taken back and rock of course we were not willing to commit all of those troops that were necessary others say that should be a concern for the u.s. first time in my lifetime we have a prayer a president with the courage to declare victory and bring the troops home this came as a surprise for many on capitol hill some senators calling this a big mistake it's hard to imagine that any president would wak

future turkey has made a deal with russia to coordinate after u.s. forces withdraw the turkish military has sent tanks to its southern border with syria i'm going to as rip off took his tongue scrolling to syria. unca has been bolstering its military positions along its southam border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the cottage held city of mumbai is syria syrian rebels back by tuckey also on the move inside areas of syria under techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kaddish forces a miles from friday that they had been forced to cut a deal with the regime of president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or nonstop the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces us seen on the edge of mom beach their deployment creates a government buffer achi across north from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed

the judge. foreign ministers from russia iran and turkey agree to accelerate their efforts for a political solution in syria. electronic voting machine controversy and d.r. c. fears the people won't know how to use them and the election could be raped. and begin in yemen where a un brokered cease fire is largely holding the key port city of her data despite some reports of sporadic fighting hoofy rebels say one civilian has been killed in a shop district by coalition forces themselves say three civilians have been killed by hoofy shelling into hate a district yemen's warring sides agreed to a truce for her date at peace talks held in sweden last week when a judge and reports. as the ceasefire officially began on tuesday night sporadic fighting was reported to have continued for a time in and around the besieged port city of her data as the. past the situation appeared to become calmer but it remains fragile some worry that could block much needed aid from getting this is one of the problem of the. agreement because it has . the flow of human he did it with this it could. actually

state or that there are two of syria was russia and turkey are great ally as you leave syria is and he joined us that you can see mali thank you elias is the fellas let me bring you into this the turds the kurds pardon me say that they feel betrayed. by donald trump should they be are they. yes they are betrayed from a subject point of view. the government and the sudan government have a common target which is this the shooting the b.g. even dismembering the military security administrative system of the because if there is an entity on the syrian side on this he has tired of the turkish syrian border of for the kurds that would threaten the integrity of turkey which is not in the national security interest of turkey from the syrian side any any attempt to. independent state or. and and it kind of dependent and it is also threats the syrian and dignity so both sides have the same target now how to bring both sides together in order to realize the start get i think it's business of the russian government because so far. the political distance between the thought of the grass is very

program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also come as turkey has threatened to launch an operation against u.s. backed kurdish forces in the city of mandate the red areas to the east of man be controlled by the kurdish forces which turkey sais as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate moscow and i'm curious say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they have backing opposite opposing factions in syria's ongoing civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes . the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington's surprise military withdrawal has reshuffled the deck following their talks moscow an anchor represented a united front. to consume it today we have reached an understanding on how the russian and turkish military representatives on the ground will continue to coordinate their actions under these new circumstances with an aim and to a battle kate the terrorist threat in syria with

lead muslim clerics instead of going on trial for orchestrating the fail twenty sixteen crew turkey's foreign minister says it's time for the u.s. to send food and home also coming up. and over time deal in poland on climate change puts teeth into the twenty fifteen parents agreement fashion many attendees on satisfied with the results of. the one. i'm christine one welcome to the program turkey's foreign minister say's us president donald trump told to president rich of time but one that washington is working on extraditing turkey's most wanted man to he has a long sought the extradition off the muslim cleric fifteen of golan the man on chorus ses was behind the failed military coup in twenty sixteen glenn has lived in the united states for almost twenty years he denies any involvement in the coup attempts. now foreign minister. whose say is trump and discuss the matter at the g. twenty summit two weeks ago. this guy and the. other others in this organization eighty four names that we have to cross the united states takes a dive if you would so i took. him a. while last time when we

u.s. has said it is going to coordinate its pull out with turkey a signal that turkish troops or its local allies will move in there is a new relationship between the nato allies after years of disagreement over syria but the warming of ties is testing russian turkish cooperation u.s. withdrawal from from syria and that puts at risk relations between russia and turkey because if that is states and turkey managed to reach the deal on syrian kurds in some way or another that puts at risk. russia turkey. agreements on it or russia's plans on friday was also. it's not clear how turkey will further behave itself in asked in a forum what. russia turkey and iran have been closely working together on syria within what is known as the astronaut format over the years the u.s. has repeatedly tried to pull away from that alliance. if the u.s. hands over the area to turkey it will not be good for iran so now turkey will be on a collision course with iran. the u.s. decision to withdraw could result in shifting partnerships and a cease fire deal in syria's opposition controlled northwestern pro

as took his position on assad turkey i mean. i think was misread when it comes to his position he's he's put his or his position on assad is that if assad is elected in a fair free elections and all the parts question is very inclusive and in an ideal case if he is elected of course tokyo will respect the decision of all the syrians and trick you will not ever see in that however i mean such case is very unrealistic at the moment given the fact that thousands and thousands of people were killed by the assad regime and also millions have been displaced of course at the end of the it is the syrians as a whole without exclusion of any group if they decide it is not turkey's place or anyone's place to criticize their decision ok to me we're with that look just like just want to welcome back welcome back i want to bring an end to metering in this because he talked a lot about russia i met a dmitri as in moscow so who are talking you talk touched on this a bit earlier but what role does russia play and making sure that this doesn't escalate and become more complicated as the met said you

. now turkey's foreign minister says the country is in talks with the united nations about launching an investigation into the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi this comes as president reject tiber one renewed his call for the case to be tried under international law earlier riyadh rejected on career request to extradite the eight hundred suspects to stand trial in turkey over the killing of. meanwhile in the u.s. some congressmen are also planning to launch a full review over foreign policy with saudi arabia so we'll talk to kimberly how could in washington about that in just a moment let's start though with mohammed violinist in istanbul outside the saudi consulate and international investigation with the u.n. this would be a big win for turkey. that's right. turkey is reminding saudi arabia many times there is no day that goes by without turkish officials reminding saudi arabia that it's now time for some serious steps to be taken to give to infuse a new energy a new life in this investigation and to help come to a conclusion the foreign minister just awhile ago spoken i car

. military officials are heading to turkey to meet the turkish counterparts and discuss coordination on syria following the u.s. surprise withdrawal from the country where it has backed the syrian coast y p g forces against eisel a spokesman for the turkish president says turkey will not let up in the fight against eisel and i will work closely with the syrian ally russia in the war torn country. why are we in syria to restore freedom to our brothers kurds and turks not just to eradicate the cherished organizations and not to the syrian arab see in the grips of beisel will not leave the arabs in syria and the injustice of the units of the p.k. k. will not leave our brothers at the mercy of these terrorist organizations. so the pentagon has given the green light signing off on the withdrawal of u.s. military from northern syria it followed that conversation between the turkish president and president donald trump on the phone. someday trump says i don't want to short him he will eradicate whatever is left of my soul in syria as a new harder. it's thirty percent of syria's territory th

international film festival. turkey has accused european countries of turning a blind eye to the murder of jamal khashoggi saudi journalist was killed inside the kingdom's istanbul consulate on october second the u.n. chief renewed his call for saudi arabia to investigate the murder properly zain ahora has the latest from istanbul. it's been almost three months since she was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey continues to accuse saudi arabia of trying to cover up the crime because of its lack of transparency in the investigation turkey is also frustrated with what it sees as an action on the part of the west many european countries who are promoting the freedom of media for freedom of expression are closing their eyes and this country and the politicians you know you see this statement putting some sanctions on the people who are already in prison who will never be visiting dos countries calls are now growing louder for an international investigation what we have said since the beginning is it's absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to the pu

represented last weeks in talk last week rather in talks at the u.n. about syria along with turkey and russia and that decision by trying to pull troops out of syria is likely to figure in the talks between iranian in turkish leaders and encouraged today ryan present haasan rouhani arrived on wednesday night for talks with french a typewriter gone they'll be discussing economic ties between the two countries and a voter is in turkey's capital we are expecting a news conference from them so kind to lay out for us this complicated relationship between turkey and iran is particularly now that donald trump this made this decision. well turkey and iran don't stand on the same side in the syrian conflict but they do work together within this asked in a framework this path of negotiations the russian led past negotiations now honey's visit was unexpected it was a surprise announced just twenty four hours before it actually happened which is kind of unusual state visits are usually planned in advance so it seemed that there was a pressing issue to discuss and that was syria at the time tur

i'm carl one of the muslim clerics on trial for . the failed training sixteen clear turkey's foreign minister says it's time for the u.s. to limbo also coming up. growing discontent in hungary to controversial new rules mobilize thousands of anti-government protesters for the fourth time this week the last would have his correspondent has. mentioned gone too far. i'm christine will welcome to the program turkey's foreign minister says u.s. president donald trump told turkish president richard typo to one that washington is working on extraditing turkey's most wanted man tookie has strong source the extradition of a muslim cleric. the man uncourteous sais was behind the failed military coup in two thousand and sixteen and has lived in the united states for almost twenty years he denies any involvement in the coup attempts. foreign minister. and discussed the matter at the g twenty summits two weeks ago. this guy and the. other others in this organization eighty four names that we have aggressive united states drake said are they so weak so i preferred him a. while last time wh

russia welcomes the move turkey decries it is sending its effect. and for ministers to moscow for talks on the shifting situation following the announced u.s. withdrawal of its troops from the region. u.s. forces still patrol the flashpoint town of man beach but after last week's white house announcement it's not clear for how long. what is clear is that turkey feels emboldened and has sent troops towards the border after and cholera threatened to attack man beach to eliminate what it calls a terrorist threat the town called on the syrian army to help them as everyone waits for the next move turkey's president says he has no interest in taking territory. copra been syria's belong to syria where against the division of syria now sole aim is to remove all terrorist organizations from the. order once terrorist organizations have left didn't you most people have nothing left to do they. called us. for president has also said the kurdish forces had no right to call in the syrian army while russia which backs the syrian government has hailed the army's move. to preach it is definitely a posit

in the program turkey says the united states has agreed to this armed kurdish fighters in northern syria rescuers expand their search for survivors of last week's deadly tsunami in indonesia as authorities warned of more high tides to come and the rats shrinking christian community celebrates christmas with the government declaring it an official public. hello thank you for joining us we begin the program in sudan where police fired tear gas and live ammunition to the spurs crowds of protesters in the capital to. thousands are attempting to reach the presidential palace as they continue their call for longtime leader omar al bashir to step down they blame his government for economic mismanagement and rising food and fuel costs official government figures say twelve people have died since the unrest began a week ago the international groups say that the real figure to be as high as thirty seven allowed to see has he been more again was on the sidelines of the protest and hard to hear is what she saw. the curfew days now if. you can the amount of huge number of people protesting this