Tayyip Erdogan

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107932/77/1079327718_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_76b10f64ad360464789f5a3aac367c02.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006091079560408-situation-in-syrias-idlib-stabilizing-turkeys-erdogan-says/ANKARA (Sputnik) - The situation in Syria's Idlib is stabilizing, despite isolated incidents in the area of ​​the M4 highway, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said."Sometimes problems arise in Idlib on the M4 highway, but in general, things are going well, 200,000 refugees have already returned home", Erdogan said…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed the conflict in Libya with U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Monday and that the two leaders agreed on "some issues" related to developments there.Turkey supports the internationally recognised government of Fayez al Serraj, whose forces have…

FILE PHOTO: U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles MostollerISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Monday ordered the detention of 149 people, mainly from the security forces, over suspected links to the network Ankara says orchestrated a failed coup in 2016, state-owned…

FILE PHOTO: Enis Berberoglu, the first lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) jailed amid government purges following a failed military coup in 2016 and released from prison last month takes his oath at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ISTANBUL (Reuters) -…

TRIPOLI/ANKARA (Reuters) - Libya’s internationally recognised government regained control of Tripoli on Thursday, driving eastern forces out of the capital after a year-long battle in which foreign powers poured in arms and fighters. Airplanes are seen at Tripoli airport after Libya's internationally recognised government regained control over the city, in…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey issued detention warrants for 118 people, mostly members of the military and security forces, suspected of links to the network that Ankara says was behind a 2016 coup attempt, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Authorities have carried out a sustained crackdown on alleged followers…

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey resumed mass prayers at a limited number of mosques on Friday after a break of more than two months, as Ankara eased restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Worshippers wearing face masks keep their social distance as they attend the Friday prayers at the…

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107944/83/1079448350_0:44:3527:2027_1200x675_80_0_0_99c383f6fc58f6c38013cf503f096e55.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202005281079448264-erdogan-announces-prayer-in-hagia-sophia-to-commemorate-anniversary-of-constantinople-fall/ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the prayer to commemorate the 567th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople (currently, Istanbul) would be held in Hagia Sophia on Friday.Last year, Erdogan suggested that Hagia Sophia (formerly, the Church of the Holy Wisdom), which used to be…

Air power has played an increasingly important role in the Libyan conflict. The relatively flat featureless desert terrain of the north and coast means that ground units are easily spotted, with few places to hide. The air forces of both the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and eastern-based…

Libya's internationally recognised government has made new gains on the outskirts of the capital, Tripoli, capturing three military bases from renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA). In a statement on Saturday, military spokesman Mohamed Gnunu said the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) now controlled the Yarmouk,…