Tag: Erdogan
Turkey’s Erdogan hopes to rebuild US ties despite pastor row
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Turkey hoped to rebuild relations with its NATO ally the United States following a bitter standoff...
Turkey’s Erdogan says US has taken wrong path
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the United States had taken the wrong path by threatening and using blackmail instead of dialogue,...
Rival rallies as Erdogan opens mega mosque in Cologne
COLOGNE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to open one of Europe's largest mosques in Cologne on Saturday as he wrapped up a controversial...
Merkel, Erdogan plan Syria moot in October
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she and the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France planned to hold a summit next month on...
Germany beats Turkey for right to host Euro 2024
BERLIN: Germany on Thursday won the race to host the 2024 European Championship as UEFA backed a bid seen as safer than the rival...
Turkey’s Erdogan calls on Germany to list Gulen group as terrorist
BERLIN: President Tayyip Erdogan, arriving in Germany for a three-day state visit, urged Berlin to designate as a terrorist organization the movement of Fethullah...
Putin, Erdogan hold talks on Syria’s rebel-held Idlib
SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Monday to try to come to an agreement over the Syrian...
Erdogan: Turkey came under ‘economic attack’ after US statements
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey came under a "heinous economic attack" after statements from the United States.
At a speech to...
Erdogan urges Russia, Iran to stop ‘disaster’ in Idlib
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming "humanitarian disaster" in Idlib, saying Syrians there...
Turkey jails filmmaker for movie portraying execution of Erdogan
ANKARA: A Turkish filmmaker was convicted on Friday of membership of a terrorist group for a feature film that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan having...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Turkey needs S-400 missile defence systems
ANKARA: Turkey needs Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries and will procure them as soon as possible, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
The United States...
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Iran on Sept 7
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran on Sept 7, his office said on Monday, on a trip expected to include a three-way...
May Almighty Allah help you in your tenure: Erdogan to PM...
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated Imran Khan after he assumed the office of the prime minister of Pakistan.
“I extend you my heartfelt...
Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Saturday that his country would not be cowed by the United States, his latest broadside in the...
Imran Khan lends support to Turkey in economic crisis
PM-in-waiting assures President Erdogan of support amid US sanctions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and prime-minister-in-waiting Imran Khan tweeted on Tuesday to lend support to...
Erdogan says US ‘wrong’ to threaten Turkey
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats,...
Turkey’s Erdogan says to continue with border operations until all threats...
ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday to continue security operations along all of Turkey's borders until security threats are completely removed, adding no...