Tayyip Erdogan

President Biden on Tuesday held an unannounced meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid strained relations between the two North American Treaty Organization allies. The surprise meeting — which was not announced in advance by the White House — took place on the sidelines of the Group of 20…

ANKARA: World leaders condemned an explosion on Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue Sunday that left at least six people dead and injured 81 others, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. According to Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya, the blast occurred at around 4.20 pm local time, with police and emergency officials cordoning off the scene.…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A bomb rocked a bustling pedestrian avenue in the heart of Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding several dozen and leaving panicked people to flee the fiery blast or huddle in cafes and shops. Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene on Istiklal Avenue, a popular thoroughfare…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is committed to seeking a peace dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish media cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Saturday, as he accused the United States and other Western countries of provoking Moscow. State broadcaster TRT and other media quoted Erdogan as saying: “The West,…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey’s effort to complete its purchase of F-16 jets would be “much easier” if Republicans end up controlling the U.S. Senate, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by Turkish media as saying on Saturday. NATO member Turkey requested in October to buy 40 Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighters and…

CAIRO: A “Feminists for Climate” initiative is setting out to educate Egyptians about the effects of climate change on women in general and Egyptian women in particular. The initiative’s founder, Marihan Fouad, said: “Women are the weakest and most vulnerable group, and the issue of climate change and its consequences…

LONDON: An Australian engineer jailed in Iraq has sent a letter to his family from prison warning that he is facing a “death sentence” over potential untreated skin cancer, The Guardian reported on Monday. Robert Pether, who was detained in Iraq last year after a contract dispute surrounding the work…

/ Europe Issued on: 04/11/2022 - 21:38 A handout photograph made available by the Turkish Presidency Press Office on November 4, 2022 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) posing during their meeting in Istanbul. © Murat Cetin Muhurdar, AFP Turkey will not…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy by phone on Wednesday the ability of Ukraine and Russia to sell grain was of critical importance for the whole world, Erdogan's office said. Speaking after Russia said it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up…

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news briefing with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not seen), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File PhotoReuters (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he thanked Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for his…