Tayyip Erdogan

ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the launch of Turkey’s “Year of the Family” on Monday with an attack on the LGBTQ community and the announcement of measures to boost birth rates. Citing the “historical truth that a strong family paves the way for a strong state,” Erdoğan unveiled a series…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Kurdish militias in Syria on Wednesday to either lay down their arms or be “buried.” On the same day, the Turkish military said it killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq – including members of the People’s Defense Units (YPG), the leading…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday to discuss regional issues, with a particular focus on the situations in Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Syria. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Developing-8 (D-8) Summit for Economic Cooperation being held in Cairo’s…

HADERA, Israel — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was behind the rapid fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria last week, as Israeli officials cautioned the US to keep a watchful eye on the Sunni authoritarian leader. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort,…

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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday during his visit to Ankara, a Turkish official said on Sunday. Russia struck Ukraine with a new hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile on Thursday in response to Kyiv's…

As Qatar has reportedly evicted Hamas leaders, they appear to have found a new home in Turkey. Is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan replacing the Supreme Leader of Iran as the new benefactor of Hamas? read more Former Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Source: Turkish Directorate…

washington —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among the first foreign leaders to congratulate U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on his early November election victory. President Joe Biden has not hosted Erdogan at the White House though the two have met on sidelines of international summits and spoken by phone.…