Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Heavy fighting on second day of Turkish assault in Syria

Turkish forces are stepping up air strikes and a ground offensive, as their incursion into Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria enters a second day. Turkey's military said it had seized…

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Erdogan threatens to flood Europe with 3.6 million refugees if EU calls Syria operation an ‘invasion’

Turkey’s president threatened to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe if the European Union labelled its military operation in Syria an “invasion”. “We will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your…

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Kurdish fighters feel betrayed by U.S.

On Monday the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - who occupy former IS territory in the north-east of Syria - said US forces had begun to withdraw from border areas,…

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Turkey announces incursion into northeast Syria

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Erdogan threatens military action in Syria

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country will soon launch an “air and ground military operation” east of the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria, prompting the U.S.-backed…

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Erdogan says Syrian refugees in Turkey and Europe can be resettled in ‘safe zone’ in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host 2-3 million Syrian refugees that have settled in Turkey and Europe after eight years of…

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Ex-Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu leaves Erdogan’s party

Turkish former-Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has resigned from the ruling AKP party, saying he will start a "new political movement." On announcing his resignation, Davutoglu said the party had moved…

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Greek PM criticizes Turkey for its threat to reopen its borders to refugees

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sent a strong warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, telling him not to threaten Greece and Europe in order to secure more money from…

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Erdogan says it’s unacceptable that Turkey can’t have nuclear weapons, warns may open gates for migrants to Europe

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey may have to open the route for migrants into Europe if Ankara does not receive enough international support to deal with Syrian…

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Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister resigns Erdogan’s Party over deep differences

Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan said on Monday he was resigning from President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party over “deep differences” with the party’s direction and said that Turkey…

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Erdogan threatens Haftar that Turkey ready to take necessary action over detained Turks in Libya

Turkey warned that forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar would become a “legitimate target” if a group of Turkish citizens that were detained over the weekend were not released immediately.…

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Erdogan loses capital in local elections

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a major setback in local elections after his party lost the control of the capital Ankara. The opposition party is also claiming victory…

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Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing – Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Washington Post

The following is the full text of the article written by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published on The Washington Post The story is all too familiar: Jamal Khashoggi, a…

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Erdogan takes oath of office after re-election

Hurriyet: Turkey has officially switched to an executive presidency after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the oath of office on July 9. Erdoğan was re-elected as the country’s president in the June…

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Erdogan seeks support in his Presidential election bid in Sarajevo

Euronews and Al Jazeera report that Turkey's President Erdogan held a rally in Sarajevo ahead of next month's election in his country. On his arrival, he was greeted by the…

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Erdogan : Muslim leaders should unite and confront Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslim leaders to unite and confront Israel. Speaking at an extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday, Erdogan said Israel…

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Arab League calls for an international probe into the violence in Gaza

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit called for an international probe into alleged "crimes" committed by Israeli security forces against Arab rioters and terrorists during mass infiltration attempts along the…

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