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Stuart Williams

Stuart Williams , the Istanbul Correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP), has appeared in Business Insider, Albany Times Union, Military.com, Yahoo, MSN, The Times South Africa, Sydney Morning Herald, France 24, La Presse, and Japan Today Istanbul, deputy bureau chief for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Turkey. Previously Frankfurt, Paris, Nicosia, Tehran and Moscow.

Saudi Arabia
Turkey: Saudis “Not Cooperating” on Khashoggi Probe; Trump Threatens Riyadh

Turkey: Saudis “Not Cooperating” on Khashoggi Probe; Trump Threatens Riyadh

Stuart Williams

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey on Saturday accused Saudi Arabia of failing to cooperate with a probe into the disappearance of a journalist inside its Istanbul consulate, as US President Donald Trump threatened Riyadh with “severe punishment” if it turns out he was killed. Comments by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu represented a hardening of Ankara’s […]

Turkey
Five Reasons Why Erdogan Won Turkey’s Election

Five Reasons Why Erdogan Won Turkey’s Election

Stuart Williams

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in weekend elections, scuppering predictions that his popularity was on the wane

Israel/ Palestine
Turkey recalls Ambassador from “Apartheid State” Israel, Israelis expel Turkish Consul

Turkey recalls Ambassador from “Apartheid State” Israel, Israelis expel Turkish Consul

Stuart Williams

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter by calling Israel an “apartheid state”

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