Tayyip Erdogan

ISTANBUL—Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed the central bank governor as the country is beset by its second currency crisis in two years. In a decree published in the early hours of Saturday, Mr. Erdogan ended the mandate of Murat Uysal, who had led the institution since the summer of…

Agbal had been finance minister from 2015 until 2018, when he was appointed to head the directorate of presidential strategy and budget.An official from Erdogan’s AK Party said Agbal faced a “difficult test” at his new post but that he was a “strong name” who could help alleviate some of…

/ Shows / Reporters Issued on: 06/11/2020 - 18:13 REPORTERS © FRANCE 24 By: Marine PRADEL | Ludovic DE FOUCAUD 18 min Located in the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Kastellorizo ​​is a rocky outcrop of 9 km² surrounded by turquoise waters. Three months ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision…

PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - Slights and barbs have marred relations between France’s Emmanuel Macron and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan for years, but the row over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad has dragged them to a new low which could have more lasting consequences.Officials on both sides describe a series of behind-the-scenes frosty…

Buhari commiserated with the families in the City of Izmir, Turkey and Greek islands of Samos and Greece who lost their loved ones. He also expressed sympathy with the government and people of the two countries, as they made efforts to save lives, while recovering from the shock of the…

PARIS — The cartoon aimed to provoke — and it worked.A front-page illustration published by the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday showing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lounging in his underwear, pulling up the skirt of a woman wearing a hijab to reveal her bottom, has escalated an…

Updated 2 weeks ago · Published on 28 Oct 2020 10:43PM · Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has not seen the Charlie Hebdo drawing as he does not want to 'give credit to such immoral publications'. – EPA pic, October 28, 2020. TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today…

Last Updated: 28th October, 2020 17:49 IST Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its cover-page cartoon mocking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and accused it of sowing "the seeds of hatred." Turkish officials on Wednesday railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo over its…

ANKARA — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey had the legitimate right to act again if militants are not cleared from its border with Syria, where it has carried out several incursions in the last four years.“If the terrorists here are not cleared as we were promised, we…

France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check-up that Paris condemned as unacceptable. France and its NATO ally are at loggerheads over a range of issues including…