Turkish President Erdoğan has once again harshly criticized the United States for providing arms to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), declaring the move to be a violation of the NATO treaty. “We will [ More … ]
Turkish president says demands by Saudi-led blockade ‘breach of Qatar’s sovereignty rights’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday demands by Saudi Arabia and three other nations are “an attack to Qatar’s sovereignty right”. Erdogan [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* – Who made Sisi and Kılıçdaroğlu say, ‘Your turn will also come, Turkey’? First say it is supporting terrorism, then they suppress it, and then, apply sanctions, push it into a corner [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar as “inhumane and against Islamic values”, and said the methods used against the Gulf state were unacceptable, and analogous to a “death penalty”. [ More … ]
Turkey will back Qatar in its diplomatic row with its Gulf neighbours, as President Erdogan urges Saudi Arabia to show restraint. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he does not believe Qatar does not [ More … ]
Ankara to deploy extra troops to Qatar as Kuwait seeks to broker deal Turkey on Wednesday threw its weight behind its ally Qatar, fast-tracking plans to deploy extra Turkish troops to the Qatar as Arab [ More … ]
A number of nations, including Turkey, have been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the escalating crisis between Qatar and a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt. [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Thursday in a meeting with village headmen in the Presidential Complex that Turkey would not stay silent on a “terror state” being founded in northern Syria. Referring to [ More … ]
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree cancelling some of the economic restrictions imposed on trade and travel with Turkey on Wednesday as a major sign of improvement in relations between the two countries The [ More … ]
BY: İBRAHIM KALIN* We will not be able to establish political order and economic equality unless we establish the principles of harmony, peace and beauty within our own souls in the first place President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has shaped the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) new central executive body, which held its first meeting under Erdoğan’s leadership as AKP chairman on May 29 amid expectations that [ More … ]
Meetings between Erdogan, EU officials during NATO summit held in constructive atmosphere: European Commission chief European Commission chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas on Monday called for continued cooperation between Turkey and the European Union, according to [ More … ]
BY: SAADET ORUÇ* After a busy day with NATO and European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the country with good news regarding Turkish relations with the EU. In addition [ More … ]
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* What should we expect from the NATO leaders’ summit in Brussels that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend? The summit, held at a time when terrorism is gaining a new dimension and becoming [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç The Belgian capital of Brussels is hosting the summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government today. There is no doubt that at this summit, eyes will be turned to [ More … ]
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