Turkey criticizes U.S. request to delay PM's Gaza visit

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By Jonathon Burch and Gulsen Solaker ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Monday criticized U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for asking Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to delay his planned visit to the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in a blunt put-down that underlined often prickly ties between the NATO allies. Erdogan, who has for years spoken of his desire to visit the Palestinian enclave, said last week he planned to go in late May after an official visit to the United States earlier in the same month. ...




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