Posts Tagged: President Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey Calls on West to Take ‘Deterrent Steps’ Against Israeli Action
Attacks on Lebanon this week showed that the Israeli government planned to spread the war to the region, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday,...
Erdogan Battles Rival in Turkey’s Local Elections, Violence Flares
Turks voted on Sunday in municipal elections focused on President Tayyip Erdogan's bid to reclaim control of Istanbul from rival Ekrem Imamoglu, who aims to...
Turkish Leader Acknowledges Problems with Earthquake Relief Effort
President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted to problems with his government's initial response to a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey amid anger from those left destitute and frustrated over the slow arrival...
Turkish Business Group Calls for an End to Erdogan’s Low-Rates Policy
Turkey's largest business group urged President Tayyip Erdogan's government on Saturday to abandon a monetary policy based on low rates that has prompted a crash...
Turkey Presses Saudi to Say Who Sent Khashoggi Killers
The Turkish lawyer looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia's prosecutor to disclose who sent the team involved in the journalist's...
Turkey’s Erdogan Rebukes US over Kurdish Militia in Syrian City
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States has failed to comply with the timescale agreed for the withdrawal of Kurdish YPG militia from northern...
Erdogan Says Turkey Needs Russian-Made S-400 Missile Defense Systems
Turkey needs Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries and will procure them as soon as possible, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. The United States has...
Palestinians to Snub Pence Over Jerusalem Move; Seeking New Broker for Peace Negotiations
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet US Vice President Mike Pence during Pence's visit to the region this month in a snub over the...
Turkey Suspends, Detains More Than 50,000 in Purge After Failed Coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police...
Erdogan: Syrian Suicide Bomber Likely Carried Out Istanbul Attack
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to be responsible for an attack which killed at least ten people including foreigners in the heart of Istanbul's...
Turkey’s Erdogan Sworn Into Presidency
Reuters - Tayyip Erdogan will cement his position as modern Turkey's most powerful leader when he is sworn in as president on Thursday, advancing his...
