Tag: Erdogan
Erdogan wants to broaden definition of terrorists to include journalists
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was necessary to broaden the definition of terrorists to include journalists, who are equally guilty.
Speaking after...
Erdogan moots building ‘refugee city’ in northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested building a new city in northern Syria to house some of the millions of refugees escaping the...
EU chief meets Erdogan as asylum requests hit record 1.25m
EU head Donald Tusk meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday for talks to tackle the migrant crisis, as new figures showed a record...
Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘has no respect’ for court decision to release...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said he has “no respect” for a decision by the Constitutional Court to order the release of...
Erdogan says saddened by US arming of Syrian Kurdish militia
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was saddened by the West’s refusal to call the Syrian Kurdish PYD a terrorist group and would speak...
Erdogan says despite denials, Syrian Kurdish PYD behind Ankara attacks
Turkey’s findings indicate that the Syrian Kurdish PYD was behind the Ankara bombing that killed 28 people, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday,...
Turkey to open its border to Syrian refugees ‘if necessary’: Erdogan
Turkey is ready “if necessary” to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border after fleeing a regime assault, Turkish...
Erdogan says Saudi executions ‘internal legal matter’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday refused to condemn Saudi Arabia for its execution of 47 convicts including a prominent Shia cleric, saying...
Turkey needs Israel, says Erdogan
Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal...
Erdogan says Hitler’s Germany exemplifies effective presidential system
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for executive powers, cites Hitler's Germany as an example of an effective presidential system, in comments broadcast...
Erdogan accuses Kurdish party chief of ‘treason’ over autonomy call
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the leader of the main Kurdish party Selahattin Demirtas of “treason” over his call for autonomy...
Erdogan accuses Iran of ‘sectarian’ policies in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused Iran of sectarian policies in neighbouring Syria by putting its weight behind Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
“Had...
Erdogan warns against Mideast sectarian divisions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Al Arabiya News Channel that the Middle East is suffering from sectarian plots to divide the region.
In...
Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off Istanbul's Bosphorus...
Erdogan says Iraq troop pullout ‘out of the question’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkish troops deployed in Iraq for training purposes in the fight against the militant Islamic State (IS)...
Erdogan and Putin: ex-pals turned sworn foes who won’t back down
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, leaders with remarkable similarities who built a new era of cooperation between Turkey and Russia, have suffered a...
Turkish court asks ‘Gollum experts’ to decide if Erdogan looks like...
A Turkish court has asked experts to analyse the “Lord of the Rings” character Gollum to decide whether a doctor should be jailed for...
