Tag: Erdogan
Netanyahu hits back at Erdogan, says Turkey ‘becoming dictatorship’
JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Turkey was becoming a "dark dictatorship" as he hit back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's...
Erdogan, Trump discuss Manbij roadmap
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Monday and discussed the importance of implementing the joint...
Erdogan names army chief top general in military shake-up
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday promoted Turkey's army commander to overall armed forces chief in a radical military shake-up after the outgoing top...
Erdogan sworn in as Turkey president under new ruling system
ISTANBUL: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been sworn in as Turkey's first president under a new governing system that gives him sweeping executive powers.
Erdogan took...
Turkey’s Erdogan to name cabinet as signals action on economy
ANKARA: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he would name the cabinet he has selected on Monday, as he renewed a promise to...
President felicitates Erdogan over victory in election
Mamnoon Hussain says historic, unparalleled bilateral relations between Pakistan, Turkey will continue to grow
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has extended felicitations on behalf of...
Turkey’s Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies
ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a...
Turkey’s Erdogan says may seek coalition if fails to get majority
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his ruling AK Party could seek to form a coalition if it fails to secure a parliamentary majority...
Putin, Erdogan stress preservation of Iran nuclear deal
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the preservation of the Iran nuclear deal is of fundamental...
Erdogan, Putin launch construction of Turkey’s first nuclear plant
ANKARA: The groundbreaking ceremony of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, was held Tuesday in Turkey's southern Mersin province with the...
Erdogan condemns Israel’s deadly attack on protesters in Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned Israel over its “inhumane attack” in Gaza after a major demonstration there led to clashes that...
US funding of Syrian-Kurd militia will affect Turkey decisions: Erdogan
ANKARA: A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s decisions, President Tayyip Erdogan said...
Erdogan warns international companies over gas search, Aegean islets
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a warning to Greece, Cyprus and international companies exploring for gas in the Mediterranean not to...
Turkey army chopper shot down by Kurdish militia in Afrin: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, President Tayyip Erdogan said...
Putin and Erdogan discuss military coordination in Syria
MOSCOW/ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to strengthen coordination between the countries' military and security services in...
Trump, like Obama, lies to Turkey about Kurdish forces, says Erdogan
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused former US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barrack Obama of not fulfilling the promise they'd made to...
Rome bans protests ahead of Erdogan talks with pope
VATICAN CITY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Pope Francis on Monday, with a protest ban imposed in central Rome as feelings run...
