Tayyip Erdogan

ANKARA: Controversy surrounding an official’s alleged racism during a Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir has not only fueled the simmering row between Ankara and Paris but also stirred debate in Turkey about the country’s own sporting culture. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has close ties…

ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the racist incident during the Champions League soccer game between Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was a fresh expression of racist trends in France.“This approach is unforgivable. Our determined stance will continue. (…) France has become a country where…

Article contentANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he believed that touted judicial reforms would not protect jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, former leader of parliament’s pro-Kurdish HDP party.“It is not for me to intervene in the business of the judiciary but we are not going to protect…

Egypt bans New Year celebrations to curb rising virus cases Egypt has officially recorded more than 127,000 cases, including over 7,100 deaths Updated 23 December 2020 AFP December 23, 2020 11:34 CAIRO: Egypt has called off all New Year’s celebrations in order to stem rising coronavirus cases in the country,…

Article contentANKARA — President Tayyip Erdogan criticized on Wednesday U.S. comments and actions in response to Turkey’s purchase of Russian missile defense systems, which could trigger U.S. sanctions on Ankara.Speaking at a news conference in Ankara, Erdogan also said he would talk to President-elect Joe Biden, who has criticized the…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hopes France will get rid of Emmanuel Macron as soon as possible, the latest salvo in an escalating war of words between the two leaders. Turkey is embroiled in a series of disputes with France and its EU partners, from tensions…

ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the possibility of involving other countries in efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh.Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a Russia-brokered ceasefire on Nov. 10 that halted six weeks of clashes in the mountain enclave,…

News18» News»World»Erdogan To Putin: Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Efforts Could Include Others1-MIN READTurkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he discussed in a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin the possibility of expanding efforts to maintain the NagornoKarabakh ceasefire to include other regional countries.Reuters Last Updated: November 25, 2020, 15:18 ISTFOLLOW US…

(Bloomberg) — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus for celebrations marking the anniversary of the breakaway enclave’s founding, as he pushes for a permanent two-state solution on the divided island. Erdogan joined Ersin Tatar, the newly elected Turkish-Cypriot president, for what’s been described as a…

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