Posts Tagged: Tayyip Erdogan
Greek, Turkish Warships in ‘Mini Collision’ Ankara Calls Provocative
A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mild collision on Wednesday during a standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, in what a Greek...
Turkey and Greece Exchange Harsh Words Over Hagia Sophia Prayers
Turkey and Greece exchanged harsh words on Saturday over the conversion of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque, a day after Islamic prayers were...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Egypt’s Actions in Libya are Illegal
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Friday for supporting forces based in eastern Libya, after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah...
Erdogan, Trump Discuss Middle East Conflicts, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump discussed conflicts in Libya and Syria, as well as a US peace plan for the Middle...
Turkey Will Clear Syria Border Area of Kurdish Fighters If Russia Fails to Act: Erdogan
Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfill its obligations under an accord that helped end a Turkish offensive...
Turkey Will Resume Syria Assault If US Promises Not Met: Erdogan
Hundreds of Kurdish forces remain near Syria's northeast border despite a US-brokered truce demanding their withdrawal and Turkey could resume its offensive in the area...
Turkey and Russia to Discuss Removal of Kurdish Militia From Syrian Towns
Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in...
Erdogan Says Turkey to Resume Syria Offensive If Truce Deal Falters
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey would press on with its offensive into northeastern Syria and "crush the heads of terrorists" if a deal...
Scrambling to Limit Damage, Trump Tells Turkey to Stop Its Syria Invasion
President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Turkey stop its military incursion in Syria and imposed new sanctions on the NATO ally as Trump scrambled to...
Qatar’s Emir Heads to Turkey for Talks With Erdogan
Qatar's emir headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is dealing with a collapse of the lira currency and...
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Boycott US Electronics, Lira Steadies
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey will boycott electronic products from the United States, retaliating in a dispute with Washington that has...
Erdogan Says Turkey Seeking to Open Embassy in Eastern Jerusalem
Turkey intends to open an embassy in eastern Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders...
Turkish, Israeli Generals Have First Meeting Since Rapprochement
Turkey’s chief of General Staff, Gen. Hulusi Akar, has met his Israeli counterpart for the first time since the two countries normalized their ties in...
Erdogan’s Russia Problem (and Vice-Versa)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's growing Islamist tendencies and his crackdown on the military and the media have upset many in Turkey. Revelations of...
