Tayyip Erdogan

As the death toll falls and talks progress, could Syria finally know peace in 2023? IRBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: Fewer Syrians were killed in 2022 than in any other year since the civil war began in 2011. What is unclear is whether this represents the beginning of the end of this…

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images President Vladimir Putin is open to dialogue over the ongoing war with Ukraine. He stated this in a conversation with Turkish leader Recep Erdogan. Putin's condition was for Ukraine to accept that territories occupied by Moscow as Russian. President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader…

RIYADH: Peruvian-American artist Grimanesa Amoros reveals the unseen beauty of everyday spaces and objects through that most ephemeral and fleeting of mediums — light. Her “Golden Waters” installation in Scottsdale, Arizona, explored the human response to bodies of water, while “Golden Array” in India focused on cable lines in Mumbai’s…

Updated 13 hours ago · Published on 25 Dec 2022 8:40PM · Turkish foreign policy adviser Ibrahim Kalin has blamed the street unrest that gripped Paris following the killing of three Kurds on outlawed PKK militants. The PKK is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey and its Western allies. – AFP pic,…

BEIRUT: The Lebanese are getting ready to welcome the holidays, but their joy is only as deep as their pockets. Some commercial streets in Beirut and major coastal cities such as Jounieh, Jbeil and Batroun were decorated with Christmas lights, powered either by solar panels or private electricity generators, in an…

ISTANBUL, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the courts would correct any mistakes in an appeal process after the jailing of Istanbul's opposition mayor, and in the meantime Turks had no right to ignore legal rulings. In his first direct comments on Wednesday's conviction…

ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in Turkey on Thursday to oppose the conviction and political ban of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, chanting slogans criticising President Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party before elections next year. A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Imamoglu, a popular rival…

/ Asia / Pacific Issued on: 14/12/2022 - 16:49Modified: 14/12/2022 - 17:29 01:08 Mayor of Istanbul metropolitan municipality Ekrem Imamoglu speaks during an interview to AFP on April 2, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. © Ozan Kose, AFP A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and…

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed their two countries' joint energy projects, especially in the gas sector, in a phone call on Sunday, Russian news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying. The two leaders exchanged opinions on the creation of…

By: Andrew Wilks, The Associated Press Posted: 6:57 AM CST Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 Last Modified: 8:55 AM CST Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a 30-kilometer (19-mile) security corridor on Turkey’s border with Syria in a phone call with Russian President…