Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
Middle East
April 4, 2020
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday…
Shops close across Turkey, dimming hopes of a boom year
Middle East
March 20, 2020
Shops close across Turkey, dimming hopes of a boom year
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) — Shops closed across Turkey on Thursday to help halt the coronavirus spread, dimming the economy’s prospects and…
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
ATHENS (Reuters) — The Greek government dismissed on Wednesday a report in The New York Times newspaper that it was…
Erdogan says Turkey will keep border open, slams ‘Nazi’ tactics
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Erdogan says Turkey will keep border open, slams ‘Nazi’ tactics
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey will keep its border open for migrants trying to travel to Europe until the European Union…
EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer
Middle East
March 10, 2020
EU, Turkey to review migrant deal as border tensions simmer
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Turkey agreed to review a 4-year-old deal on managing migrants and refugees in…
Erdogan holds Brussels talks as EU mulls taking in child refugees
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Erdogan holds Brussels talks as EU mulls taking in child refugees
Migration crisis talks were set to be held between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and senior EU officials in Brussels…
Turkey’s Babacan applies to launch new party, calls for more democracy
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Turkey’s Babacan applies to launch new party, calls for more democracy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A former close ally of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan applied on Monday to register a new political…
Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal
Syria’s war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm Friday, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months,…
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) — Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…