On Dec. 8, WikiLeaks released a confidential cable originating from the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul—titled “Reflexive Turkish Nationalism Ensnares Mastercard”—documenting the “public relations nightmare” that ensued after MasterCard, the corporate sponsor of the UEFA Champion’s […]
While Turkish reaction to WikiLeaks is varied, the belief that Turkey has been explicitly targeted is widespread, and many commentators and politicians have pointed the finger at Israel. Tensions between Turkey and Israel were already […]
LOS ANGELES—In a confidential cable dated July 9, 2009—and leaked by WikiLeaks this month—Philip Gordon, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs, reportedly said that “Resolving Nagorno-Karabakh is the key to […]
A U.S. Embassy cable from Baku, leaked by WikiLeaks, gives a report on Azerbaijan’s Heydarov family, “the second most powerful commercial family in Azerbaijan,” noting the lobby efforts of Tale Heydarov, the head of the […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—A report by the U.S. ambassador to Armenia to the State Department filed in January 2009 noted that she had “positive and constructive” meetings with Armenia’s president and other officials on the issue of […]
ANKARA (Reuters)—On Dec. 5, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused U.S. diplomats of spreading “gossip” and “slander” after leaked State Department cables alleged corruption in his government and portrayed him as an Islamist. The […]
The most recent confidential cables released from the U.S. Embassy of Baku describe Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as a cross between fictional mafia bosses Michael Corleone and Sonny Corleone, from the quintessential mob film “The GodFather.” […]
On Dec. 1, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to the claims made in the cables leaked by WikiLeaks—specifically that from then-U.S. Ambassador Eric Edelman that alleges the PM has eight Swiss bank accounts—reported […]
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Barack Obama’s spokesman is labeling as “ridiculous” an assertion by the founder of WikiLeaks that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should resign if she was involved in asking U.S. diplomats to gather […]
ANKARA (AFP)—Turkey’s Islamist-rooted prime minister “simply hates Israel” on religious grounds, U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks say, reflecting growing U.S. misgivings over Ankara’s foreign policy. The scathing assessment comes in a memo on a conversation […]
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