Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey's Family and Social Affairs Minister Kaya speaks during a news conference at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul — Osman Orsal ANKARA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A deputy chair of President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party stepped down after an opposition politician accused her of making a large profit on…

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on Sept. 22, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images. (Sept. 24, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday accused Turkish President Recep…

FILE PHOTO: 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City — Mike Segar ANKARA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was unrealistic to expect all countries to make the same progress on climate policy while inequalities in access to financing and technology…

81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City — Brendan McDermid ANKARA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that attacks by Russia and Ukraine on commercial vessels in the Black Sea were inexplicable and steps must be taken to…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. — Reuters The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye is significant not because Muslim countries have never…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS — Turkish Presidential Press Offic ANKARA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - NATO member Turkey would consider taking its…

Field Marshal Munir, DPM Ishaq Dar arrive in Istanbul ahead of planned meeting By Reuters | Web Desk | Published August 30, 2026 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing the joint defence agreement in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, August…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently accused Netanyahu of "genocide". Author of the article: Published Aug 21, 2026  •  1 minute read Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to cast his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October in…

ANKARA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions between the two countries, and offered Ankara's support for peace efforts, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday. Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest army and…

Turkey last week took its most concrete legal step yet towards ending more than four decades of conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK. But while this is generating a rare political consensus and cautious optimism, suspicions about the intentions of the government overseeing the process run deep. For many…