Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Merkel aide ‘sad’ about Ozil’s wedding invite to Erdogan
BERLIN: Angela Merkel's chief of staff on Monday joined the growing chorus of criticism of Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil for reportedly inviting Turkish President...
Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria’s Manbij
ISTANBUL: Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria’s Manbij, where four US citizens died in an Islamic State-claimed bombing last week, President...
Erdogan points finger at Saudi ‘puppet masters’ in Khashoggi case
--Turkish president says Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer regarding the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the order...
Erdogan terms Khashoggi’s killing a ‘political murder’
Turkish president demands 18 suspects, detained in Riyadh, be tried in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for the trial in...
Erdogan to reveal ‘naked truth’ on Khashoggi’s death
INKARA: The Turkish president has vowed to reveal the "naked truth" about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,...
Erdogan says Turkey to ‘boycott’ US electronic goods
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods in retaliation for punitive sanctions by Washington against Ankara over the...
Erdogan says Turkey to ‘boycott’ US electronic goods
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Turkey would boycott US electronic goods in retaliation for punitive sanctions by Washington against Ankara over...
Erdogan telephones Imran, congratulates him on victory
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday telephoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to congratulate him on his party's successful performance in the...
Erdogan: Turkey will stand its ground faced with US sanctions
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will stand its ground after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara if it...
Erdogan credits Shehbaz for his efforts to improve Pak-Turk ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has underscored Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif for his efforts in fostering ties between Pakistan and Turkey.
In a letter,...
Erdogan assumes new presidential powers, tightening control over Turkey
ANKARA: Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan will fulfill a long-held ambition on Monday when he is sworn in as president with sweeping new powers over a...
Turkey transfers some powers to president
ISTANBUL: Turkey issued a decree on Wednesday transferring some powers to the president, in line with its move to an executive presidential system resulting...
PM phones Erdogan, congratulates him on victory in presidential elections
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk made a telephonic call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday and congratulated him on his victory in the...
Erdogan starts campaigning for June elections
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan unofficially kicked off his re-election campaign on Saturday, vowing to defeat the secularist opposition in “historic” snap elections that he...
Gabon returns three suspects to Turkey over Gulen links, says Erdogan
ANKARA: Three Turkish nationals detained in Gabon over links to the Fethullah Gulen movement that Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup have been...
Turkey orders 186 detained on suspected links to Gulen network
ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 92 teachers and 94 others in three operations against people suspected of links to the network which...
Helped evacuate 13 civilians from Eastern Ghouta, says Russia
MOSCOW: The Russian military has announced that it has aided in the evacuation of 13 civilians from Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday. The civilians were...
