President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan says relations with Egypt are always at a place of peace and respectful dialogue
Egypt
August 22, 2022
Erdogan says relations with Egypt are always at a place of peace and respectful dialogue
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan explained the level of official relations between his country and Egypt, after months of efforts…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
Middle East
August 3, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) — As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests…
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced the country’s strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools, limiting travel…
Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment,…
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
Egypt
March 11, 2021
Turkey detains 13 for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on Women’s Day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 13 people who participated in a Women’s Day march for allegedly insulting…
Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac
Middle East
December 3, 2020
Turkey announces vaccination plan for Chinese CoronaVac
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister has announced a vaccination plan starting with an experimental “inactivated vaccine” later this month…
Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya
Middle East
January 2, 2020
Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government…
Leaders of Greece, Israel, Cyprus to sign gas pipeline deal
Middle East
January 2, 2020
Leaders of Greece, Israel, Cyprus to sign gas pipeline deal
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Athens on Thursday to sign a deal…
Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push
CAIRO (AP) — The prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-supported government on Friday shrugged off threats by his rival, the commander…
U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
Middle East
December 13, 2019
U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings…