Harvard Institute of Politics

It is not the first time U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Brett McGurk raised eyebrows in Turkey.

Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın on July 31 criticized statements by U.S. anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) coalition envoy Brett McGurk that linked Turkey to terror groups operating in northwestern Syria.        

Ankara and Washington have been engaged in a fresh debate over terrorism support, after a top U.S. official claimed there was a link between Turkey and the presence of al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria's Idlib.

Turkey has condemned remarks by Brett McGurk, U.S. special envoy for the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), who claimed there was a link between Turkey and the presence of Al-Qaeda-affiliated groups in Syria's Idlib province. 

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The U.S. State Department spokeswoman, said in a statement that McGurk "has the full support and backing" of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the White House, and that he had done "tremendous work" so far to coordinate the coalition on May 19.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on May 18 that Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy to the coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), should be removed from his post as he "supports terrorist groups."

Former Greek PM George Papandreou was voted in as the president of the Socialist International for a second term. Mr. Papandreou, who has largely been associated for inviting the IMF to Greece in 2010, was unanimously re-elected as the head of the movement during the body’s conference in Colombia. During his acceptance speech Mr.

An Athens prosecutor Thursday brought criminal charges of breach of faith and fraud against Rovertos Spyropoulos, the former head of the Social Security Foundation (IKA) who was responsible for the finances of the PASOK party when George Papandreou was prime minister (2009-11).

U.S. President Barack Obama's Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Brett McGurk was in Baghdad on March 3 to hold talks. 

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said in a statement that McGurk arrived in Baghdad to meet with senior Iraqi government and security officials, along with representatives from the U.S.-led coalition.