Tayyip Erdogan

Muharrem Ince won 30.6 percent of the vote in Turkey's 2018 presidential election - Copyright AFP Yasin AKGUL Fulya OZERKAN Turkey’s top politicians have formed two camps heading into May’s election: those who revere President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and those united in the single goal of ending his two-decade rule.…

March 21, 2023 — Ankara (AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Tuesday to step up the flow of water along the Tigris River to drought-stricken Iraq for one month. Baghdad accuses Ankara of withholding water in dams that choke the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near their point of origin…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday.…

By BURCIN GERCEK, Agence France-Presse Published March 18, 2023 10:39am Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO. A simultaneous decision by fellow holdout Hungary to schedule a Finnish ratification vote for March 27…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement on Friday that the country’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s accession into the military alliance as well. “Sweden and Finland are both strong, capable partners that share NATO’s values…

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The United States welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's announcement on Friday that the country's parliament will begin ratifying Finland's NATO bid, and encouraged Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's accession into the military alliance as well. "Sweden and Finland are both strong, capable partners that share…

A ministerial meeting between Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran has been postponed, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source saidPresident Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre, Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP / Reuters Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated translation Syrian President Bashar Al Assad…

ISTANBUL: Flash floods killed at least 14 people living in tents and container housing across Turkey’s quake-hit region on Wednesday, piling more pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of crunch elections. Several more people were swept away by the rushing water, which turned streets into muddy rivers in areas…

Turkish auto industry is taking steps to move into European markets to rival China News Analysis Turkey, the transcontinental country with a budding automobile industry, has imposed a 40 percent tariff on electric vehicle imports from China. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had decided to impose the tariff on China, but…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally set the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled despite the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake that killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The elections could be the country’s most…