Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that a 2016 agreement between his country and the European Union needs to be updated, taking into account developments in Syria. He added that Ankara was ready to work constructively on the issue.In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Cavusoglu said that EU…

Bulgaria’s defense minister has hit out at “unreasonable” Greek plans to build a camp near their border to shelter asylum seekers amid a migration surge from Turkey. “The accommodation by the Greek side of illegal migrants near our border is a pre-requisite for building up of additional tensions. This is…

ANKARA (Reuters) - The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defense system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, in what he called a significant softening in Washington’s position. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint…

The European Union is to set up a joint working group with Turkey to stop the build up of migrants at the country's border with Greece. But EU officals warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to trigger a renewed migrant crisis, during discussions between the two sides in Brussels. The talks…

A ceasefire in northern Syria agreed between Russia and Turkey came into force on Friday, aiming to halt intense fighting that has sparked a humanitarian disaster and raised fears of their armies clashing. The deal struck between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan comes after an…

Russia14:20 GMT 07.03.2020(updated 14:21 GMT 07.03.2020) Get short URLhttps://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107850/39/1078503948_0:0:3017:1699_1200x675_80_0_0_de44ebd08f5206a6f9bd4ccc1d833321.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/russia/202003071078503767-russian-foreign-ministry-says-turkish-tv-wrong-about-lavrovs-love-confession-to-erdogan/MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Turkish-language television channel misheard a compliment by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as an expression of affection, the Russian ministry said Saturday."We noticed that the Turkish media @YolTV wrongly understood words of…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that migration regulations between Turkey and the European Union were not working and needed to be revised, the Turkish presidency said. The European Union on Friday pleaded with migrants on the Turkish border to stop trying…

ANKARA (Reuters) - Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian government forces to pull back or they would not have a “head left on their shoulders”. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a…

Turkish Armed Forces in Syria’s Idlib would fight back any attack from the Syrian forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.“We would invariably stay vigilant for any attacks and violations,” Erdogan said, according to Yeni Safak.Ankara’s main goal is “implementation of UN resolution 2254 and launch of political process and end…

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, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERSANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s military observation posts in Syria’s Idlib will retain their current status with the Russian-Turkish ceasefire deal,…