Tayyip Erdogan

(Adds quotes, background, Syria comments) ISTANBUL, July 26 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it the F-35 jets, adding that a U.S. decision to cut Ankara from t…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey would turn elsewhere for fighter jets if the United States will not sell it F-35s, adding that the U.S. decision to cut Ankara from the jet production program would not deter it from meeting …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an attempt to consolidate his grip on power, has sought to dismantle the countrys academic sector. Since 2017, about 6,000 academics have been fired. Many have also had their passports canceled and some face legal proceedi…

* Istanbul is home to up to 1 million Syrians * Interior Minister: 1,000 Syrians detained in 2 weeks * Turkey says no Syrians have been forcibly expelled * Has taken in 3.6 million refugees from Syria war * Rumbling grievances over their prolonged presenc…

Fear of the reach of Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter to miss games, experience sadistic taunts from fans and sleep with a panic button hooked up to the FBI. Fear of a prominent dissident like Enes Kanter has…

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter has been forced to cancel a free basketball camp in Long Island due to increasing pressure from the Turkish government, Kanter announced on Wednesday. In an email obtained by the New York Daily News, Kanter said his decision…

(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A jury on Tuesday convicted a one-time business partner of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on charges he illegally acted as a Turkish agent when he and Flynn undertook a project to discredit an exiled cleric wanted by Turkey…

The UK has a new prime minister, and while Boris Johnson's biggest challenge is delivering Brexit, he will soon find plenty more on his agenda. World leaders will be eagerly studying Mr Johnson's previous opinions and positions to try to decide how he might …

That prompted prosecutors to scrap Mr. Flynn as a witness, a seeming blow to their case against Mr. Kian, who had faced up to 15 years in prison. But they were dismissive of Mr. Flynns move, saying in a court filing that they had plenty of evidence to convict…

The main suspect behind the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the Iraqi city of Erbil has been arrested, authorities in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have announced. "The Kurdistan Region announced on Saturday the arrest of a man who planned the assas…