Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon
Middle East
December 17, 2019
Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon
GENEVA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of one million Syrian refugees in their…
Turkey to sign off on military pledge to Libya
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Turkey to sign off on military pledge to Libya
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey moved closer to military support for Libya’s internationally recognized government late on Saturday when a bilateral…
Former Turkish PM Davutoglu forms new party in challenge to Erdogan
Middle East
December 12, 2019
Former Turkish PM Davutoglu forms new party in challenge to Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Former Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, once a close ally to President Tayyip Erdogan, applied on Thursday…
U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill
Middle East
December 12, 2019
U.S. Senate committee approves Turkey sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee backed legislation on Wednesday to impose sanctions on Turkey after its offensive in…
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Middle East
December 10, 2019
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out…
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader unwell but not taken to hospital: lawyer
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader unwell but not taken to hospital: lawyer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — The jailed former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party lost consciousness after experiencing chest pains last week…
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey not ‘blackmailing’ NATO over Baltics defense plan: security source
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey is not blackmailing NATO with its rejection of a defense plan for the Baltics and Poland,…
Agreements between Turkey and Libya’s Sarraj ‘illegitimate’: Egypt, Greece
Egypt
December 2, 2019
Agreements between Turkey and Libya’s Sarraj ‘illegitimate’: Egypt, Greece
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias condemned on Sunday recent agreements between Turkey and the Prime…
Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions
Two deals signed by Turkey and the internationally recognized government in Libya on maritime boundaries and military cooperation have angered…
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a…