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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan, and three Central Asian republics are, via Slovakia, pushing to get Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov removed from the European Union’s sanctions list ahead of a 15 March rollover of the bloc’s extensive blacklist. Slovakia, backed by Hungary, has for weeks lobbied to get Usmanov,…

By Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - The trial of Istanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, is a purely political affair aimed at preventing him from challenging President Tayyip Erdogan in the next election, Turkey's main opposition leader told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. Imamoglu, 55,…

ANKARA, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the war in Iran must be stopped before the whole Middle East region is "thrown into the fire", adding that diplomacy must be given a chance. NATO air defences have in the last week intercepted two Iranian…

News Investigators/ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said that the war triggered by attacks on Iran must be halted before it expands and sets the entire region on fire. He stressed that diplomacy still offers a path to de-escalation. “This war must be stopped before it grows and…

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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday with more than 400 other defendants accused of widespread corruption in a case critics see as a politically motivated move against Turkey's opposition. Imamoglu, who has been behind bars for nearly a year, is the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip…

ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu goes on trial on Monday in a sweeping corruption case that could extinguish the ambition of Tayyip Erdogan's main rival to become president at Turkey's next election. Imamoglu, 55, is the chief suspect among more than 400 defendants linked to…

 President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has faulted the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Erdogan said this on Monday, at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in Ankara, the nation’s capital city, describing the attack as a clear violation of international law. He stated that Turkey shared ‌the pain of the Iranian…

Saudi Arabia will help Turkey build solar plants capable of powering more than two million homes, under a deal the two countries signed Friday that aims to deepen energy cooperation between the key regional players. The signing ceremony at an Ottoman-era palace by the waters of the Bosphorus Strait in…

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a joint news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 30, 2025   -   Copyright © africanews AP Photo Last updated: 17/02 - 17:14 Ethiopia President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Ethiopia for his first official visit since…