President Erdoğan’s push for a rerun of local elections in Turkey’s biggest city pushed the lira lower while rattling investors. Onur Ant at Bloomberg talks about the raising concerns about the nation’s democracy.

Turkish and Russian Strengthening in Syrian Theater

Turkey and Russia say they are finalising the S-400 missile defence system deal, despite Washington's threats. The leaders of the two countries met in Moscow and vowed to take defence cooperation to new levels.

In Turkey, what's been billed as the largest move in aviation history has taken place overnight in Istanbul. Planes and tons of equipment were shifted from the old Ataturk International Airport to one of Turkish President Erdogan's megaprojects, the new Istanbul International Airport.

Turkey's interior minister recently announced that his country had launched a joint military operation with Iran, against the PKK terror group along Turkey's eastern border.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is hosting the final day of NATO meetings in Washington. He's expected to meet with Turkey's foreign minister over the country's proposed missile defense system deal with Russia.

Foreign ministers of all 29 NATO countries met on Thursday in Washington, DC to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance’s founding. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg condemned Russia’s “violation” of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty and US Vice President Mike Pence denounced Turkey’s plan to buy Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/ Or watch us online: http://rt.com/on-air/rt-america-air/ Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTAmerica Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_America #NVHughes #QuestionMore #RTAmerica

Istanbul mayor-elect: vote re-count could damage Turkey's democracy. CHP's Ekrem Imamoglu is calling for the country's election board to confirm him so he can get down to business.…

Turkey says S-400 is a 'done deal' amid US threats. Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite its suspension from the F-35 fighter jet programme by the US, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.

As NATO leaders gather in Washington, tensions between two of its members, the U.S. and Turkey, are on the rise. U.S. officials object to Turkey’s decision to purchase a top-of-the-line arms detection system from Russia. The two countries were already at odds over U.S. support for Kurdish rebels in Syria. Judy Woodruff talks to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu about the strained alliance.

25 March - 1 April 2019