Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
Middle East
November 13, 2019
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed…
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry fires back at Erdogan’s negative statements on Egypt
Egypt
November 11, 2019
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry fires back at Erdogan’s negative statements on Egypt
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s repeated statements comparing the situation in Egypt…
Turkish and Russian presidents discuss northeast Syria
Middle East
November 10, 2019
Turkish and Russian presidents discuss northeast Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed Turkey’s military offensive in Syria in a phone call…
At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syrian border town
Middle East
November 3, 2019
At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syrian border town
A car bomb killed at least 13 people in a Turkish-held border town in northeast Syria Saturday, as thousands of…
Turkey, Russia launch joint patrols in northern Syria
Middle East
November 2, 2019
Turkey, Russia launch joint patrols in northern Syria
Turkey started joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria Friday to verify whether Kurdish forces have withdrawn from a key…
Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Turkey will clear Syria border area of Kurdish fighters if Russia fails to act: Erdogan
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfill its obligations under…
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian…
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday,…
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
ANKARA (Reuters) – A fragile ceasefire was holding along Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, two days after President Tayyip…
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
Middle East
October 19, 2019
McConnell slams Syria withdrawal as scattered fighting flares
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has attacked President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria as “a strategic…