Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

• Monday, July 10th 2023 - 22:03 UTC

  Sweden in NATO, if Turkey joins the European Union, Erdogan insists

  

  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday added European Union membership o the list of demands he wants fulfilled in exchange for finally backing Stockholm's accession to NATO.

• Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Turkish secret service guns down ISIS leader

  

  Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday announced that his country's secret service -known as MIT- had “neutralized” ISIS leader Abu al Husein al Qurashi, in an operation in Syria.

• Monday, November 14th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Bomb goes off in Istanbul, killing at least 6 people

  

  At least six people were killed Sunday in a terrorist attack in a key district of Istanbul, while 81 others have been reported injured.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Turkey blames Egypt's “tyrants” for the death of ex elected president Morsi

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday blamed Egypt's “tyrants” for the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi who died in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a court session.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Turkey and France clash over remembrance of the 1915 Armenian genocide

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan upped his war of words with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for creating a day of remembrance for the 1915 Armenian “genocide”.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 10:02 UTC

  Erdogan voices Turkey's support to Maduro in Caracas

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday said in Caracas that his country could cover most of Venezuela's financial needs and the government of President Nicolás Maduro invited him to boost new Turkish investments in areas such as gold mining and tourism. The main item between the two countries is gold marketing.

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 10:42 UTC

  Turkey, Paraguay close ties with presidential meeting in Asunción

  

  The presidents of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Mario Abdo Benítez, of Paraguay, Sunday agreed in Asunción to join efforts against terrorism and transnational crime as well as to further commercial and business alliances between their two countries.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 09:04 UTC

  Khashoggi murder: Top US official meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

  

  A senior US official has held talks with Saudi Arabia's crown prince in Riyadh, despite growing concern over the Saudis' role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.

• Thursday, August 16th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Qatar to the rescue of Turkey with US$ 15bn in direct investments

  

  Qatar has come to the rescue of Turkey and its ruler Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued directives to support the Turkish economy with a host of economic projects, investments and deposits worth a total of US$ 15 billion. This follows a meeting of the Amir with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in Ankara.

• Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  EU parliament Armenia resolution “mutilates history and law” blasts Turkey

  

  Turkey’s Foreign Ministry slammed the European Parliament’s decision to adopt a resolution that urges all EU member states and Turkey to recognize the 1915 events as ‘genocide’ and accused the resolution of mutilating history and law, Daily Sabah reports.