Tayyip Erdogan

ISTANBUL, June 20 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey had lost some ground in its battle with the coronavirus pandemic but a focus on hygiene, masks and social distancing will protect people and help the economy rebound in the second half of the year.“The numbers in recent…

ISTANBUL, June 20 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Turkey had lost some ground in its battle with the coronavirus pandemic but a focus on hygiene, masks and social distancing will protect people and help the economy rebound in the second half of the year. “The numbers in…

DUBAI: The race to buy one of the hottest social media apps in the market is intensifying as its current owner girds for a court battle with the US government. Some of the world’s biggest firms are huddled in talks to acquire the Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok after President Donald…

FILE PHOTO: Hamza Yerlikaya of Turkey celebrates after winning the gold medal in the greco-roman wrestling 96kg division in the European Wrestling Championships in Moscow April 27, 2006. REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s ruling AK Party defended the appointment of a former wrestling champion to the board of a major…

A long-anticipated new book by former national security advisor John Bolton contains explosive revelations about President Donald Trump’s conduct in office, including allegations that Trump tied his political ambitions to U.S. law enforcement and foreign policy and that he lurched from praising China for its early response to coronavirus to…

PARIS (Reuters) - France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey’s increasingly “aggressive” role in Libya, a presidential official said on Monday, and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo. Turkey, which backs the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, has secured…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libya’s warring sides and…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday dismissed Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his offensive to control the capital Tripoli, Hurriyet newspaper reported. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference with Libya's internationally…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will not allow Syria’s Idlib “to become a conflict zone again.” He also accused the Syrian government on Tuesday of “increasing provocations” in rebel-held areas.Syrian government forces repelled militants’ attacks on a settlement in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone,…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he discussed the conflict in Libya with US President Donald Trump in a phone call, and that the two leaders agreed on “some issues” related to developments in that country. “A new era between Turkey and the US may start after our phone…