Tayyip Erdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday it would deem the forces of Libyan General Khalifa Haftar “legitimate targets” if what it termed their attacks on its interests and diplomatic missions in Libya persisted. FILE PHOTO: Libyan transport minister Milad Matouq walks as he inspects damages at Tripoli's Mitiga airport…

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettySo this is the way that one of aviation’s greatest leaps of technology comes to an abrupt ending, thanks to the coronavirus:In late April, a small crowd gathers at the edge of the airport at Alice Springs, Australia—known in Australia colloquially as simply “Alice.”…

Turkey has entered a new phase in the battle against coronavirus in which it aims to eliminate the disease and reopen businesses, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday. New social behavior guidelines will be set to prevent any resurgence of the outbreak.The government will publish guidance for businesses to…

Recep Tayyip Erdoga­n was among world leader­s taking part in Corona­virus Global Respon­se confer­ence PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The head of the European Commission thanked Turkey’s president for attending and contributing to the international Coronavirus Global Response conference. In a Twitter post, Ursula von der Leyen thanked all countries’ leaders for…

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions in seven provinces and easing a curfew imposed on senior and youth citizens. People wearing face masks shop at Eminonu district, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in…

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions in seven provinces and easing a curfew imposed on senior and youth citizens.Turkey has about 130,000 confirmed coronavirus cases - the highest total outside Western Europe, the United States and…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - It took 16 judges to convict Kurdish politicians Gultan Kisanak and Sebahat Tuncel of belonging to a terrorist organization last year. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) following their talks in Moscow, Russia March 5,…

By: AP | Ankara | Updated: April 29, 2020 4:45:47 pm US President Donald Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the annual NATO heads of government summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Peter Nicholls)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to stand in solidarity with the United States in its struggle against the coronavirus pandemic as it recovers from the outbreak. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Erdogan also said he was following "with appreciation" the US president's efforts to control the…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to stand in solidarity with the United States in its struggle against the coronavirus pandemic and as it recovers from the outbreak.In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Erdogan also said he was following “with appreciation” the American…