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1/6 U.S. President Joe Biden is greeted by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda as he arrives at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania on Monday. Photo courtesy of Lithuanian President Press Office | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pushed for his country to gain…

CNN  —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Brussels should clear the path for Ankara’s accession to the European Union, before his country approves Sweden’s bid for NATO membership. “First, let’s clear Turkey’s way in the European Union, then let’s clear the way for Sweden, just as we…

Back to homepage / Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union. Issued on: 10/07/2023 - 05:11Modified: 10/07/2023 - 20:47 4 min 01:51 File photo:…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday emerged from his toughest election test unbowed and in strong position to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule by another five years in a historic May 28 runoff. The 69-year-old leader defied pollsters and his country's most dire economic crisis since the…

When the leaders of NATO nations gather in Lithuania this week, President Biden and his closest allies will endeavor to send Russia a forceful message: that the West is united against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. But jeopardizing their show of cohesion will be some of the same…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Turkey on Friday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan on the Black Sea grain deal and developments in the war in Ukraine, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Thursday. Turkey and the United Nations brokered last year's deal, which allows for…

Published July 4, 2023 2:20am ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey will not lift its opposition to Sweden joining NATO unless it stops harboring groups Ankara considers to be terrorists, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership last year, ditching long-held policies of military non-alignment after…

LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday spoke to the President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan and felicitated the government and the people of Turkiye on the auspicious occasion of Eidul Azha. Reciprocating the prime minister’s sentiments, President Erdogan extended warm Eid greetings to the people…

ActivismJune 28, 2023With his opposition defeated and demoralized, Turkey’s autocratic president now has a free hand. June 28, 2023 On the day he was reelected president for a third five-year term, Turkey’s resilient autocrat Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hopped on the roof of a campaign bus outside his Istanbul mansion and…

The Central Bank of Turkey nearly doubled its benchmark interest on Thursday, the first increase in two years, with the move reversing the country's monetary policy in a bid to fight spiralling inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee raised its policy rate, the one-week repo auction rate, by 650 basis points…