Posts Tagged: Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Mobster’s Videos Targeting Top Politicians Draw Millions of Views
When Sedat Peker, a convicted Turkish mob boss, began posting videos on social media earlier this month in which he made uncorroborated claims of corruption,...
US Condemns Erdogan Comments on Jewish People as Antisemitic
The United States on Tuesday strongly condemned recent comments by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the Jewish people as antisemitic, State Department spokesman Ned Price...
EU Set to Call for Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks with US, Russia
European Union foreign ministers are set on Tuesday to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, offer more humanitarian aid, and...
Biden Told Erdogan he Plans to Call 1915 Massacres of Armenians Genocide
US President Joe Biden on Friday told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire...
Greece Says Wants Positive Agenda With Turkey After Ministers’ Spat
Greece said on Friday it wanted a "positive agenda" with Turkey despite differences, a day after their foreign ministers clashed during a news conference, while...
‘How Can We Not Be Tense?’ Turkey’s Coronavirus Infections Soar
The red letters scrolling across the front of Fikret Oluk's bus say: "Stay Home Turkey". But the Istanbul driver said passengers are ignoring rules and...
Ukrainian, Turkish Presidents Hold Talks Amid Donbass Tensions With Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday, amid tensions between Kyiv and Moscow over a...
Turkey Records 44,756 New Coronavirus Cases, Highest Level Yet
Turkey recorded 44,756 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Saturday, the highest level since the beginning of the...
Turkish Women Protest Over Erdogan’s Decision to Exit Domestic Violence Treaty
Several thousand women took to the streets in Istanbul on Saturday to demand Turkey reverses its decision to withdraw from an international treaty against domestic...
Erdogan Sacks Another Central Bank Chief After Sharp Turkey Rate Hike
President Tayyip Erdogan abruptly sacked Turkey's central bank chief on Saturday, two days after a sharp interest rate hike to head off inflation, replacing him...
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Expand Operations Against Kurdish Militants
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey will expand its cross-border operations against Kurdish militants after 13 captured Turks were killed in northern Iraq. Turkey said on Sunday militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) killed the captives, including...
Turkish Minister Says US Behind 2016 Failed Coup: Hurriyet
Turkey's interior minister accused the United States on Thursday of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher,...
Turkey in Weekend Lockdown with Coronavirus Cases at Record Highs
Turkey has entered its first full weekend lockdown since May as deaths from coronavirus more than doubled in less than three weeks to hit record...
Istanbul Mayor Wants Lockdown to Restrain Second Virus Wave
Istanbul's mayor called on Saturday for a lockdown of at least two weeks to contain an "out of control" rise in coronavirus cases, and said...
