Tag: Erdogan
Turkey’s Erdogan says IS ‘likely perpetrator’ of Gaziantep attack
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was the “likely perpetrator” of a bomb attack on a...
Turkey formally arrested 16,000 people in coup probe
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday 16,000 people have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in connection with last month’s failed...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began...
Erdogan says would approve death penalty if parliament votes
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than a million people in Istanbul on Sunday that he would approve the death penalty...
Key events in Turkey since attempted coup
Turkey held huge rallies Sunday in a show of unity with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after last month’s failed coup which he says was...
Leader of Germany’s liberal party compares Turkey coup reaction to Nazis
The leader of Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) likened Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of state institutions to the actions of the Nazi party...
Turkey ruling party orders purge after coup attempt
Turkey's ruling party on Friday ordered a purge from its ranks of supporters of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, accused of plotting last month's...
Worried artists ponder an uncertain future in Turkey
Just a few years ago, Istanbul was one of the world’s creative capitals, a buzzing hive where visual artists, writers and filmmakers mingled.
Today, the...
Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to choke off businesses linked to the U.S.-based cleric he blames for an attempted coup, describing his...
Erdogan says sorry for failing to see Gulen’s ‘true face’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday asked forgiveness over his past alliance with US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen whom Ankara blames for last month's...
Erdogan accuses West of ‘supporting terror, coup plotters’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused the West of supporting “terror” and the coup plotters who tried to unseat him, in his...
Erdogan says Gulen a pawn backed by a ‘mastermind’
The US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen blamed by Turkey for orchestrating a failed coup this month is a pawn backed by a "mastermind", President...
Tensions as pro-Erdogan activists to rally in Germany
Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are planning to rally in the German city of Cologne Sunday, as tensions...
Erdogan tells West ‘mind your own business’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told the European Union and the United States to “mind your own business” after the West expressed alarm...
PakTurk schools to be handed over to ‘new entity’
PakTurk schools are being run by a foundation believed to be close to Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish religious scholar who has a huge following in Turkey. The Turkish government, however, has declared him a terrorist following the coup attempt by a section of Turkish Armed Forces.
Erdogan wants army under president’s control after coup: Turkish official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on...
Erdogan vows to stick to migrant deal, but questions EU’s commitment
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to keep Turkey's promises in a migrant deal with the European Union but said the EU was...
