Tayyip Erdogan

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media before talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File PhotoBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary would strengthen the protection of the southern border after Turkish President Tayyip…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will tell U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call Friday that verbal support related to Syria’s Idlib region is not enough, and that Ankara expects “actual” support, a Turkish official said. In comments to reporters after 33 Turkish troops were killed by…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of refugees and migrants in Turkey have begun heading for the country’s land and sea borders with Greece, buoyed by Turkish officials’ statements indicating they will not be hindered from crossing the frontier to head into Europe.The move comes a day after a deadly Syrian…

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leaves after the Global Refugee Forum at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 17, 2019, REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will speak with leaders of the United States, France, Germany and Britain, following an air strike that killed…

FILE PHOTO - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Umit BektasMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish…

At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces in northwestern Idlib province as Turkey vowed "to respond in kind" with attacks on "all" their positions. The rapid escalation of the conflict on Friday also threatened another refugee crisis as media reports cited Turkish…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had no plans to meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on March 5 to discuss the situation in Syria’s Idlib region despite statements by Erdogan saying such a meeting was likely. The Turkish president said on Wednesday he would…

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States had not yet provided support to Turkey in Syria’s Idlib region and that he would need to speak to U.S. President Donald Trump about the issue again, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on his return flight…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that two Turkish troops were killed in Libya, where Turkey supports the internationally-recognized government in the north African country’s conflict. Turkey provides military backing to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been trying to fend off an offensive…

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said he will speak by phone with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday evening and, based on those talks, will determine Turkey’s…