Tayyip Erdogan

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey March 1, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Earthquake three weeks ago had cast doubt over election timingGovernment criticised over response to disasterErdogan facing major challenge as economic…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers have called on the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into alleged crimes they say were committed by Turkish authorities against thousands of opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Former Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Johan Vande Lanotte unveiled details Wednesday of…

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 01/03/2023 - 13:25 Analysts say Turkey's forthcoming elections represent the biggest political challenge yet to the country's longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. © Burhan Ozbilici, AP file photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections…

NEW DELHI: The situation in Ukraine will be high on the agenda of an upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 foreign ministers, this year’s G20 president India said on Wednesday, as top diplomats from the world’s largest economies began to arrive in New Delhi. The group’s members are 19 states…

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assumed sweeping powers in 2018, he swore the state would deliver more under a centralised system that his critics compare to one-man rule. Five years on, an agonisingly slow response to a catastrophic quake has undermined that idea, boosting the opposition's case in polls…

Erdogan claimed to have "removed building standards-related headaches" for hundreds of thousands of peopleFootage of Erdoğan campaigning in local elections in 2019 show him telling audiences that he had “removed building standards-related headaches for hundreds of thousands of citizens” with his amnesty policy, according to online news service businessinsider.com. A…

1/5 Rescue workers evacuate a victim pulled out of the rubble on February 7, the day after an earthquake hit Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Photo by Turk Jandarma/UPI | License Photo Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday more than 8,000 people have been pulled alive from the…

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A meeting of the Turkish opposition in Ankara on Jan 30 ISTANBUL: Turkey's splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power at the ballot box. But a catastrophic earthquake, which has killed more than 35,000 people in…

People stand amid rubble and damages as search and rescue operations continue, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov REUTERS President Tayyip Erdogan promises to start rebuilding within weeks, saying hundreds of thousands of buildings were wrecked ANTAKYA, Turkey – Rescuers pulled a survivor…