Tayyip Erdogan

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan's political opponents said on Sunday that his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies was a bid to divert attention from Turkey's economic difficulties, while diplomats hoped the expulsions might yet be averted. On Saturday, Erdogan said he had ordered the envoys be…

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata. The envoys, including the U.S., French and German representatives in Ankara, issued a statement earlier this week calling for a…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be declared persona non grata. The envoys, including the U.S., French and German representatives in Ankara, issued a statement earlier this week calling…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR World 23 Oct, 2021 07:00 PM2 minutes to read Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo / AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that he had ordered 10 foreign ambassadors who called for the release of a jailed philanthropist to be…

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared Saturday ambassadors from 10 western diplomats "persona non grata." File Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that 10 ambassadors from Western countries were not welcome in the country after calls to release…

An order to declare 10 foreign ambassadors persona non grata Saturday was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's response to last week's diplomatic call for the release of philanthropist and businessman Osman Kavala, jailed since 2017 without having been convicted of a crime. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen on Sept.…

FILE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech after cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex in Ankara on November 3, 2020. Adem ALTAN / AFPTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany and the United States who appealed…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he had ordered the foreign ministry to declare 10 ambassadors from Western countries "persona non grata" for calling for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala. Expelling the 10 ambassadors, seven of whom represent governments from Turkey's NATO allies, would mark the deepest diplomatic…

Updated 3 weeks ago · Published on 23 Oct 2021 11:20PM · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says 10 ambassadors appealing for a resolution to the detention of Osman Kavala are persona non grata. – EPA pic, October 23, 2021. TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today told his foreign minister…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told his foreign minister to expel the ambassadors of 10 countries including Germany and the United States who appealed for the release of a jailed civil society leader. “I have ordered our foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona non grata…