The US embassy in Turkey said that a nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday (Sep 2) assaulted two US soldiers in the western part of the country, leading to the arrest of at least 15 individuals.

Video: ‘The way you deserve…,’ Radical group assaults US soldiers in Turkey

Turkey on Thursday rejected a US call to release jailed civil society leader Osman Kavala, accusing Washington of interference. Kavala, a businessman and philanthropist who has been imprisoned for more than three years without a conviction, is being tried on charges related to a 2016 coup attempt and 2013 protests against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey rejects US appeal to release rights leader

The United States is poised to impose sanctions on Turkey over its acquisition last year of Russian S-400 air defence systems, a report said. According to Reuters, this move is likely to worsen already problematic ties between the two NATO allies.

US set to sanction Turkey over Russian defence system

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a fraught visit to Istanbul on Tuesday that included no official meetings and an agenda focused on religious freedoms that Ankara dismissed as "irrelevant".

Pompeo in Turkey for fraught visit with no official talks

The US has suspended visa services at its missions in Turkey after it received "credible reports of potential terrorist attacks." The embassy in Ankara said in a statement on its website that consular services would be suspended at the embassy in Ankara and consulates in Istanbul, the southern city of Adana and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.

US suspends visa services in Turkey over reports of possible attacks

Shrugging off anti-United States demonstrations on a visit Saturday to Athens, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Greece can be a pillar of stability in a troubled region.

Greece can be 'pillar' for regional stability: Pompeo