Tayyip Erdogan

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…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks during a news conference following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 18, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a letter to President Donald Trump he hoped the U.S. Congress would better understand the…

ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday threw his weight behind Turkey’s top Muslim cleric, who caused a storm by claiming homosexuality “brings disease and causes this generation to decay.”In his first sermon during the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, Ali Erbas also maintained that hundreds of…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said a three-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities as of Friday, and similar weekend restrictions would continue until after the Eid al-Fitr holiday in late May. Speaking to reporters through a video link following a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said on Monday that…